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Nephron

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So, right now I currently have the system below:


Intel 2600k
SaberTooth p67
16 Gigs of PC1600 Ripjaws X series
Noctua DH-14
Corsair Force 3 series 120GB drive (Serial 1123)


So my question to you [H], right now I know that my choice in SSD's could of been better since the Force 3 drive I have is asynchronous rather then synchronous.

Would I be looking at a better overall speed with my system if I were to go with a drive such as Corsair Force Series GT series?

I've been reading and I'm a bit confused on what drives are affected by bad firmware and what drives are having straight up BSOD's and freeze issues. What do you guys suggest for a mid-high end gaming rig?

I'm looking to gain pretty much in better loading times with OS / games / apps.


Thanks guys,
 
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While a different SSD might be faster in theoretical benchmarks, I don't know that it would be noticeably faster in real world use, so unless you are having problems with the existing drive I wouldn't worry too much about it.
 
according to Anandtech possibly all Sandforce 2xxx series are affected.
Stick with Crucial, intel, Samsung
 
Nephron said:
So you're saying I won't notice a difference between my current SSD and the GT series?

What about http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/08/03/nand_flash_faces_off_synchronous_vs_asynchronous ?
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I can't say I've ever tried it personally, but in real world usage I don't think you are going to see a difference, no. I've twice switched from a "slow" SSD to a "fast" one, and both times the difference was negligible - bulk copies were faster, but the day to day random access stuff didn't have an impact.

Unless you can do it quite cheaply, I wouldn't bother changing it out right now, unless you are having other problems as well.
 
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