Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB SSD

W1zzard · May 19, 2011, 04:48 PM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...orqx_2_128_GB/

Rowsol · Jul 14, 2011, 07:44 PM

The raptor beat it? lol.

Ozpa · Jul 14, 2011, 07:57 PM

Sweet job Wizz! Keep pumping out those SSD reviews, the cumulative performace summary is awesome.

P.S. why were Vertex 3 and Agility 3 not included in the comparison tables all across the review?

P.S.P.S. Zalman 128N review next haha

mtosev · Jul 14, 2011, 08:37 PM

that's a ssd? LOL

Pestilence · Jul 14, 2011, 09:25 PM

Patriot and SSD's is a MEH

[H]@RD5TUFF · Jul 15, 2011, 12:29 AM

Great review thanks for putting it together.

Necrofire · Jul 15, 2011, 12:51 AM

That is just awful.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Jul 15, 2011, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Patriot and SSD's is a MEH

I had RMA'd mine no less than 3 times each before I sold them off.

moonlord · Jul 15, 2011, 01:39 PM

180.8 sec Office 2010 installation, that's very slow, 225$ is too expensive for this performance.

TheLaughingMan · Jul 15, 2011, 02:43 PM

So according to Crazyeyesreaper, this drive should still be better than the Raptor due to the near 0 access times for the applications he runs. This will help me argue against that point, thanks.

I wonder how would this SSD do compared to the VelociRaptors?

Delta6326 · Jul 15, 2011, 05:02 PM

How can something cost so much and be so slow!? You might as well buy a Corsair Force GT for like $25 more even a OCZ Vertex 3

Ozpa · Jul 15, 2011, 06:45 PM

It's really surprising the price hasn't gone down. Well at least now we know what to avoid

XoR · Jul 15, 2011, 09:11 PM

This SSD is very simple so it is slow as flash chips have very slow random writes in general.

Bu slowness is not what concern me with this drive. Reliability is. With no over-provisioning and probably fake TRIM (it certainly don't work as on other drives) its going to fail sooner or later...

DeerSteak · Jul 18, 2011, 11:07 PM

I wonder if it's the controller or the flash chips, though. If these are the same flash chips as what's in the iPad, those are certainly no speed demons.

bondhahnmrt85 · Jul 19, 2011, 08:07 AM

Is that the SSD?? I'm not sure...
Velociraptor beat that SSD. LOL

May 19, 2011, 04:48 PM	#1
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,873 (4.17/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,456 Times in 3,219 Posts System Specs	Patriot Torqx 2 128 GB SSD To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...orqx_2_128_GB/ Last edited by W1zzard; Jul 14, 2011 at 05:02 PM.

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Jul 14, 2011, 07:44 PM	#2
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Jul 14, 2011, 07:57 PM	#3
Ozpa Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 323 (0.21/day) Thanks: 167 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Sweet job Wizz! Keep pumping out those SSD reviews, the cumulative performace summary is awesome. P.S. why were Vertex 3 and Agility 3 not included in the comparison tables all across the review? P.S.P.S. Zalman 128N review next haha

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Jul 14, 2011, 09:25 PM	#5
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Jul 15, 2011, 01:39 PM	#9
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TheLaughingMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Douglasville, GA USA Posts: 3,735 (2.48/day) Thanks: 1,371 Thanked 1,271 Times in 937 Posts System Specs	So according to Crazyeyesreaper, this drive should still be better than the Raptor due to the near 0 access times for the applications he runs. This will help me argue against that point, thanks. I wonder how would this SSD do compared to the VelociRaptors? __________________ My Heat

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Jul 15, 2011, 06:45 PM	#12
Ozpa Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 323 (0.21/day) Thanks: 167 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	It's really surprising the price hasn't gone down. Well at least now we know what to avoid

Jul 15, 2011, 09:11 PM	#13
XoR Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 27 (0.04/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This SSD is very simple so it is slow as flash chips have very slow random writes in general. Bu slowness is not what concern me with this drive. Reliability is. With no over-provisioning and probably fake TRIM (it certainly don't work as on other drives) its going to fail sooner or later...

Jul 18, 2011, 11:07 PM	#14
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Jul 19, 2011, 08:07 AM	#15
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