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Lucifer Morning Star

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Here's my current build

Intel Core i7 920 CPU
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 ATX Motherboard
Corsair CMX6GX3M3A1600C9 3 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM
XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 1GB PCI-E Video Card
Intel SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SSD
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM

I would like to to replace my current ssd with with at least a 100gig ssd that is under/around $300. I found the ssd's listed below to have the best prices on newegg.

OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal

Corsair P128 CMFSSD-128GBG2D 2.5" 128GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Kingston SSDNow V Series SNV425-S2BD/128GB 2.5" Desktop Bundle 128GB SATA II Internal Solid State

My second question has to do with compatibility, how do I make sure that the ssd's below will function with my system? Should I look at a compatibility sheet for my mobo?
 
I would get the SandForce controller.

They will all work on your system.
 
SandForce is the new SSD controller that's most prevalent with the new OCZ Vertex 2 series SSDs (among others). SandForce-based SSDs are reportedly faster than any other SSDs that are currently available. The 128GB version of the Vertex 2 SSD is available at NewEgg for $329 (though it's currently out of stock).
 
may take a look in the for sale area of the forums. i got a new intel 160GB SSD for $325 shipped just have to keep your eyes open.
 
Corsair P series is Samsung, and The Kingston SNV425 is JMicron. Agility2 is Sandforce, and the best in your list. Vertex2 is only slightly faster than Agility2.
 
Sandforce is only impressive in heavily-multithreaded loads (like that of a server), or in cases where you are accessing tons of smaller files. If you're just using it for a single-user gaming machine, you will get better performance from Indilinx-based drives (Agility and Vertex).

See Here (Vertex 2 is the SandForce drive):

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/ocz-ssd-roundup2.html

I can't believe what a hard-on these forums have for SandForce. The single-thread read/write rates suck.

I mean, if it's the same price as Indilinx, yeah, buy one. But I wouldn't go and pay a premium for one.

Some choice quotes:

From the database tests

Next goes the Vertex 2 which is inferior to the leaders but also much better at writing than the smaller-capacity models. Its weak spot cannot be hidden, though. It cannot match the Indilinx-based products when it comes to pure reading.
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From the sequential write tests

Second, the Vertex 2 fails to meet our expectations based on its specs, even though its speed of 130 MBps is quite high in itself.
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defaultluser said:
See Here (Vertex 2 is the SandForce drive):

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/ocz-ssd-roundup2.html

I can't believe what a hard-on these forums have for SandForce. The single-thread read/write rates suck.

I mean, if it's the same price as Indilinx, yeah, buy one. But I wouldn't go and pay a premium for one.

Some choice quotes:

From the database tests



From the sequential write tests
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You musta forgot this quote from the same test.....
We will begin our Conclusion with the most exciting product in this review, the OCZ Vertex 2. Being the first SSD with a SandForce SD-1200 controller to be tested in our labs, it has proved to deliver excellent performance at loads typical of home computers. It is indeed very, very good. It is universal, too. In fact, we have not managed to find any flaws in it except that we did not see it deliver the specified read and write speeds in any of our tests. But we are ready to put up with that to have its high sequential speeds and very good performance in real-life applications. The lack of noticeable flaws in its firmware should also be mentioned.

As a result, we are proud to award OCZ Vertex 2 SSD with our Editor’s Choice title:
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Lucifer Morning Star said:
I find it hilarious that i spent $225 for my 40gb intel ssd barely 4months ago and it already dropped to $99. Ah well, i'm about to pull the trigger on this OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD), do you guys have any critques of it or know of anything substantially better? My budget now allows me to look at things in the $400 range now.
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You paid $225 for a 40GB Intel?!? :eek: MSRP at launch was $125, so I think you have a typo. Anyhow, the Agility 120GB is a good choice, but newegg has the Vertex cheaper at $250 with an additional $20MIR, so go for that instead (also, it's slightly faster).
 
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