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I'd like to get an SSD drive for my new I7 system. But I want to make sure that it can do the following without any problems.

1. Gaming (No stuttering)
2. Web Internet Stuff
3. Burn DVD's

I'd like a drive to truely replace my WD drive. 80gb is fine for me. Even on a full install with my games, I rarely go over 40gb. What drive would be the best for this? I want a fast stable and quiet drive.


Thanks
 
Well, let's face it -- they're ALL going to be quiet.

If 80GB is fine and budget isn't your primary concern I would suggest the obligatory X25-M G2. The Vertex is also a fine drive, though you'd have to choose between 60 and 120GB. Some people find that the Agility drives do the trick but I have no experience with them. Supposedly, the performance delta between the Agility and Vertex is small.

As long as you go with an Intel or Indilinx based drive, you should be happy. Now that the prices on the X25-M have settled back down, that's what I would suggest unless you want to save a bit of scrap and go with a Vertex.
 
I have an X-25 in my Thinkpad and they are sweeeeeeet! I don't know if I'd bother with one in my desktop, but for my laptop, it was well worth the money.
 
If it's in the original Intel packaging, it does not come with a mounting adapter. All you get is the drive itself.
 
Where could I pick one of the mounting kits up? Sorry for the noob question :)
 
Also why are their like 3 different 80GB G2 versions on ZZF's website, what are the differences?
 
Screw it I just ordered one from ZZF from the link you provided..
 
ND4SPD said:
If it's in the original Intel packaging, it does not come with a mounting adapter. All you get is the drive itself.
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what? retail packaging (ending with R5) DOES include 2.5"-3.5" adapter. OEM versions do not.
 
Just want to make a note, which I guess I didn't do enough research, that I got an 80gb Intel SSD drive, please note that the following files will be used on a Windows 7 machine, hiberfil.sys and pagefile.sys and will take gigs of space, currently both files take up almost 22 gigs of space on my 80gb SSD.

I haven't done more research, but I guess turning off hybernate will either lower or turn off the hiberfil.sys file? Not sure, you might want to do some research or I'm sure someone will chime in...
 
TehQuick said:
what? retail packaging (ending with R5) DOES include 2.5"-3.5" adapter. OEM versions do not.
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I stand corrected then. I can't remember the last time I bought a retail-boxed drive and not an OEM one.
 
When I check the properties of my HD in windows 7 it says 40 gb used. Does that mean their is another 22 gb hidden?
 
I canceled my order. I might need the space later. I'll start to save up a bit more and get the 160gb version. Anyone know where to get those cheap?
 
zod96 said:
I canceled my order. I might need the space later. I'll start to save up a bit more and get the 160gb version. Anyone know where to get those cheap?
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You can't get them cheap right now because they're in short supply... maybe in a month you'll have a better chance at finding them at lower prices.
 
zod96 said:
When I check the properties of my HD in windows 7 it says 40 gb used. Does that mean their is another 22 gb hidden?
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I should have clarified more, the hyberfill.sys files from my understanding is the same size as my ram, which is 12 gigs of ram. I see you have 4 gigs of ram, so in theory your hyberfill.sys file should be only up to 4 gigs, I am not sure about the pagefile.sys though.

To view these files go to Windows Explorer, Folder and Search Options, View tab, unclick or click "hide protected operating systems" and the "show hidden files and folders". A warning window will appear, click yes, and you will see the hyberfill.sys and pagefile.sys in the C: drive, if you are going to use the exact machine, this is what Windows 7 will use so keep that in mind with regard to space.

I see you cancelled your order, but it's always good to know.
 
I'm going to check when I get home. I want to try and figure out if 80GB would be plenty for me. Right now when I check in W7 explorer on my HD it says that I am only using 40gb that is with all my stuff installed including games. So if I factor in the 2 files your talking about say another 10GB so that's 50GB. With 30GB free.....we'll see...
 
chronic9 said:
just buy 2 of the 80s and RAID 0 em....
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Would you recommend this for an OS drive assuming I'd be using the onboard controller for awhile?

I haven't touched Raid since the Win98SE days when my OS keep getting corrupt after about a month.
 
I might pick one up on the way home from work today. CentralComputer has the 80GB G2 retail for $265. I can return it if need be....
 
IIRC I believe that when you go to manufacturer's support forums, one of the "tricks" they tell you to do is turn off hibernate in Windows 7. There's a couple other things that can be done, i just don't remember off of the top of my head. Been reading through too many forums in search of a good affordable SSD.
 
Turn off hibernate, knock the size of the system restore down, drop the size of the page file, and drop the size of the recycle bin down. That should be most of them.
 
Ok I picked one up at central computer $250. Here is my HD tune score



I have no idea if that is good or bad for this drive, any thoughts?
 
That's right where it should be. I'm only getting about half that on my Gen 1, but it's pretty fragmented right now.
 
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How long are SSD's supposed to last? Say if you use your computer about 4 hours a day 7 days a week or so..
 
Lol nice. I just don't want to replace this drive for say at least 2 years....
 
ND4SPD said:
About 825 years. :p
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Assuming this is true, why are people always discussing ways to avoid lots of data thrashing about on the SSD's? There's been a few threads about not setting up pagefiles on the SSD...are people legimately worried about their hard drives exceeding their own life expectancy?

(Don't mean for that to come off sarcastic...just trying to figure out what the issue is...)
 
AFAIK, Intel guarantees its drives to handle 100gb writes to its drives per day for 5 years. I think it was mentioned in one of the Anand articles.
 
Guy you can disable hibernation and from what I remember its recommended for SSD Drives.

Open a cammand prompt as an Admin..

powercfg -h off
 
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