[asian_XL]

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?

[.Renn.Sport]

SSD would take half the time for windows to boot up

[SkinnyPupp]

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.

[ninjai123]

q9650 would be pretty good and not only that it stays pretty cool

[oldsnail]

i have the intel 80gig SSD.. hibernation mode is instant! !

[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!

[willystyle]

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?

[oldsnail]

i currently have it on a laptop... so i use it as a regular disk drive.

[terkan]

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..

[SuperSlowSS]

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.

[N.V.M.]

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?

http://www.hardcoreware.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17889&stc=1&d=1264514000

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.

[willystyle]

So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right?

[Crowtservo]

does it look something like......this?

http://www.hardcoreware.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17889&stc=1&d=1264514000

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.

[asian_XL]

So the main purpose of SSD is to serve as an OS drive right?

absolutely

[N.V.M.]

was my Dell just lulzed? :p

[J32A2-S]

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

[.Renn.Sport]

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 ;)

[ericthehalfbee]

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.

[ddr]

in case you're interested:
http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/3116/tweaktown_s_solid_state_drive_optimization_guide/index.html

[SuperSlowSS]

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.