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01-23-2010, 07:59 PM
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#1 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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| Dual vs Quad core + HD vs SSD
I now have a E7200 @3.8ghz, it's quick enough for my daily use, but I wonder how much better if I switch to quad (like Q9650 overclocked)?
also I know SSD is quick. Would I feel any difference over normal HD in daily use?
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01-23-2010, 08:29 PM
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SSD would take half the time for windows to boot up
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01-23-2010, 09:06 PM
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Yes and Yes. Totally worth it in both cases, if you can afford it. SSD performance varies by a lot, so make sure to buy a fast one. Check Tech Report for some reviews.
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01-23-2010, 09:16 PM
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#4 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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q9650 would be pretty good and not only that it stays pretty cool | |
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01-23-2010, 11:57 PM
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i have the intel 80gig SSD.. hibernation mode is instant! !
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01-24-2010, 03:42 AM
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Just got a new PC running 2 SSD's in Raid 0
amazingly fast all around
huge huge diff even compared to my WD Raptor 10k drive!
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01-24-2010, 11:08 AM
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How do you guys usually use SSD drives?
2 SSD running RAID as an OS Drive?
Where would your applications go? in a regular SATA drive?
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01-24-2010, 12:30 PM
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#8 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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i currently have it on a laptop... so i use it as a regular disk drive.
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01-24-2010, 01:51 PM
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i dunno i use my ssd as a my primary boot drive.. i think having 2 ssd in raid as an os drive is overkill.. rite now as it stands my computer takes 10sec to go from boot screen to finish loading.. a few more seconds off i don't think makes too much of a difference for me..
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01-26-2010, 03:12 PM
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I use a 160gb intel x25-m(g2). It is like on fire...yet so cool.
Can't go wrong with intel ssd. If you do get one, make sure you upgrade firmware to latest(v1.5). I got a nice speed boost from it.
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01-26-2010, 06:40 PM
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#11 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by J32A2-S  Just got a new PC running 2 SSD's in Raid 0
amazingly fast all around
huge huge diff even compared to my WD Raptor 10k drive! | does it look something like......this? 
and if you're using Intel's, get the firmware upgrades, i think there were RAID issues. just go to the site, burn it onto a cd/dvd, set your BIOS to read your optical drive first, and follow the prompts.
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01-26-2010, 06:40 PM
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So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right?
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01-26-2010, 08:54 PM
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#13 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by N.V.M. does it look something like......this?
and if you're using Intel's, get the firmware upgrades, i think there were RAID issues. just go to the site, burn it onto a cd/dvd, set your BIOS to read your optical drive first, and follow the prompts. | nice monitor.
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01-27-2010, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by willystyle So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right? | absolutely
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01-27-2010, 11:25 AM
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was my Dell just lulzed? 
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02-01-2010, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by willystyle So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right? | OS and applications for me
any kind of data file gets stored on regular hard disks
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02-01-2010, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by willystyle So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right? | if u are rich enough, u can use SSD for storage  | |
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02-02-2010, 06:01 AM
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I run a pair of Intel SSD's, but not in RAID. One is my OS drive and the other is my application drive & swap file. Played around with RAID and although synthetic benchmarks showed big increases in performance, it didn't translate into making my machine any faster (that I could tell).
I store all my data on my server, so I don't have any other drives in my rig.
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02-02-2010, 01:02 PM
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02-02-2010, 01:58 PM
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I use it for os, apps and pretty much all data... except: music, movies, photos, and app installers (which are on my portable external drive).
Basically I can pickup my laptop and travel for 2 weeks+ without the need for external drive.
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