Hi all, i have a dell studio 1736 with a p8600 and 4gb ram
ima get a desktop after summer as this whole sandy bridge issue put a road block in my plans.
basically i just want to spend a little for something that would make the biggest difference to my laptop speed. everyone says ssd, but would that really be a big speed difference?
im currently rocking a WD3200BEVT laptop hdd, i think its 7200rpm
i have been looking at some ssds, and i like the look of this one:
Yes. You will get a speed boost when loading up programs or turning on your computer. File transfers are instant and game loads are top notch.
Is it worth the big price tag?
Maybe. I have 60 gb SSD and a 500 gb harddrive. I put my OS and a couple of games on the SSD and the rest are on the other hard drive. I don't think you really need to have movies/music/etc on your solid state.
My programs on SSD: Windows 7 Steam Starcraft Photoshop Antivirus
Bottom line?
If you want one, I would just go for the 60gb unless you have loads of programs that need SSD speeds.
As far as speed goes.. I've found that booting up/down goes extremely fast (along with installing updates and such), and things such as installations take a minute/two max. Suppose things like accessing files are sped up since I don't usually have those few seconds where the HDD kicks it's shit into gear. Maybe some other things have been quickened as well but since I've had it I've forgotten how long things took before and haven't really gotten around to comparing.
Personally I only have a 64GB just for my OS/few other main programs, but otherwise I put everything else on 500GB/1TB HDDs. I can't imagine getting one any bigger since what kind of things are you gonna' fill it up with? Videos? Games? It's not going to speed up either much (with the exception of things like map loading possibly).
Overall: It did speed up my computer as far as booting/loading/installations go, but obviously it comes at a huge price premium and I don't really see the need for using one for much more than your OS.
I might suggest if you are thinking about getting an SSD that you look into hybrid drives that are available right now. They are far cheaper then a regular SSD and have many of the advantages. They also have a far larger storage ability. Just a thought
If you're running anything other than Windows 7 or a recent Linux or equivalent then it's not worth the cash. My friend recently got one for his new comp and for shits and giggles we tried it in my old XP machine (still runs great!) but it was only just faster in boot up speed. The difference might be because of the 64/32 bit change but I'm not really sure. Made the boot about 10 seconds faster in my friends comp.
Does anyone here know what you need to get the most out of a SSD?
Yes. Yes it does. I have two of them and the overall speed and response versus a hard drive is ridiculous.
That being said, I got one from a contest and another during a great boxing day sale for which I had to wait a couple of months. I would only buy an SSD at a really good price, but never at regular prices.
On February 16 2011 10:10 Noev wrote: I might suggest if you are thinking about getting an SSD that you look into hybrid drives that are available right now. They are far cheaper then a regular SSD and have many of the advantages. They also have a far larger storage ability. Just a thought
I'd skip these hybrid drives. I've only read reviews that say they are pretty much the same speed as the 10,000 RPM regular hard drives and that the actual SSD portion is too small to be useful. I'd have to agree with most of the comments here;
You want a SSD for boot and frequently used applications/games and then a large regular HDD for storage. With what they cost these days, I think they are much more worth while than say 2-3 years ago. I enjoy my SSD and would never build a computer (for myself) without one again.
Ah, forgot to add:
If you buy a SSD, make sure you get one that has the Sandforce Controller. This is the newest technology with SSD's and increases the read/write time considerably.
Corsair Storage Solutions 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk Drive Force Series (SSD) 285MB/s Read 275MB/s Write, includes 2.5" to 3.5" bracket (CSSD-F60GB2-BRKT)
loaded onto drive i have windows 7 starcraft 2 adobe cs5 collection
the biggest benefit i notice is with cs5. i can work with multiple large files with ease compared to constant loading b4 ssd install. starcraft 2 is moderate increase mainly in initial loading.(went from 30-40 seconds down to about 10 seconds) large battles are also a bit smoother. windows boots up to a fully loaded desktop in about 30 sec from completely off.
I recently purchased an SSD because I was having lag problems at beginning of games, loading Starcraft and exiting Starcraft 2 would cause a crash almost half the time. Now with the SSD I never lag and my PC is booted and ready for use in 26 seconds. It is the best upgrade for $120 in my opinion. If you get a new PC soon then you can still use the drive in it and whatever it comes with for your storage. I record TV to my old drive and run all games and OS off of the SSD.
On February 16 2011 10:51 jester- wrote: If you buy a SSD, make sure you get one that has the Sandforce Controller. This is the newest technology with SSD's and increases the read/write time considerably.
Or one of the Intel SSDs. I'm too lazy to find the research to back this up now, but when I was shopping for SSDs I found many tests which showed that the Intels perform favorably compared to the Sandforces, and Intel drives have been around much longer. IIRC I chose Intel because their drives had more reliable timings, whereas the Sandforce controllers had some nasty (albiet rare) worst-case scenarios.
starcraft 2 is moderate increase mainly in initial loading.(went from 30-40 seconds down to about 10 seconds)
That's a 20-30 seconds saved just when launching SC2 There's 30 seconds saved just when booting Windows More seconds saved when shutting down, restarting, installing, playing, working on software, COPYING FILES (OMG so fast)
Totals for at least 5 minutes of my time saved daily from my old computer on a heavy work day.
I have a 128 GB one, and I don't even need External HDDS, I have everything I need here.
Bottom line: 5 minutes every day for a couple more bucks, and no more frustration = priceless. 5 minutes a day X 20 days average using the PC/month = 100 minutes, rounding to 2 hours saved each month (AT LEAST! ).
I RAGE when the HDD is spinning. What, multitasking? Forget abuot that! Archiving files? A breeze on SSD.
starcraft 2 is moderate increase mainly in initial loading.(went from 30-40 seconds down to about 10 seconds)
That's a 20-30 seconds saved just when launching SC2 There's 30 seconds saved just when booting Windows More seconds saved when shutting down, restarting, installing, playing, working on software, COPYING FILES (OMG so fast)
Totals for at least 5 minutes of my time saved daily from my old computer on a heavy work day.
I have a 128 GB one, and I don't even need External HDDS, I have everything I need here.
Bottom line: 5 minutes every day for a couple more bucks, and no more frustration = priceless. 5 minutes a day X 20 days average using the PC/month = 100 minutes, rounding to 2 hours saved.
DEFINITELY GET SSD!
its the same loading replays and ladder games? what about Alt+tab? those is much more faster?
I've been using the OCZ Vertex 250gb SSD for around a year now and it really does make a huge difference in both reading and writing speeds. I have all of my games and heavy duty programs installed on the SSD and the loading times are insanely fast. If you have the extra cash, I'd definitely recommend getting one.
On February 16 2011 10:51 jester- wrote: If you buy a SSD, make sure you get one that has the Sandforce Controller. This is the newest technology with SSD's and increases the read/write time considerably.
Lol, surely you mean it increases the read/write life considerably? It would hardly be the newest technology otherwise.
On February 16 2011 10:51 jester- wrote: If you buy a SSD, make sure you get one that has the Sandforce Controller. This is the newest technology with SSD's and increases the read/write time considerably.
Lol, surely you mean it increases the read/write life considerably? It would hardly be the newest technology otherwise.
I'm not sure if you are trolling, or if I just don't understand what you are saying. The Sandforce controller increases the speed at which files read and write to the drive...