New SSD

cookiemonster · Jun 17, 2012, 05:25 PM

Hi having never owned or bought one before can anyone see any probs with this one and my system.

Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD with Bracket.

NZXT Lexa S
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H (rev 2.0) motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, Deneb Core, S AM3, overclocked to 3.8GHz
8gb Crucial Ballistic DDR3 1333mhz/PC3-10600 (7-7-7-24) 1.65v
XFX HD 6970 ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB Hard Drive SATA111 7200rpm 64MB Cache-OEM Caviar Black.
WD 250GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Corsair 750 PSU
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Liteon DVD Writer
24” Samsung SM2433BW Black Widescreen LCD, 1920x1200
5.1 Creative Surround Speakers
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech MX516 Gaming Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Epson DX8400 All in one.

MxPhenom 216 · Jun 17, 2012, 05:27 PM

No its a fine drive.

Evolved · Jun 17, 2012, 05:49 PM

I'll recommend Crucial M4, Intel 520, or Mushkin Chronos Deluxe over a Corsair SSD.

But if you must get a Corsair... that's fine by me.

techguy31 · Jun 17, 2012, 06:11 PM

I would suggest a Samsung 830 because I have one. Aside from that, it's also quite reliable and fast

.

manofthem · Jun 17, 2012, 06:18 PM

Did you purchase it yet? If not, Newegg is supposed to have a good deal on a Sandisk Extreme 240gb for $180 shipped w/ promo code (found in link) starting tonight at midnight

http://slickdeals.net/f/4748208-240G...ng-Starts-6-18

If the deal goes live, I'll quite possibly snag one tonight and give it a go, compare it to my 830.

Or a Crucial M4 256gb for $180 shipped
http://slickdeals.net/f/4747640-256G...-Free-Shipping

Psychoholic · Jun 17, 2012, 06:28 PM

I don't know what's wrong with the corsair, its a great drive.

That said, newegg has a 256GB M4 for 179.99 after promo code : EMCYTZT1768

Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Int...

EDIT : Previous poster beat me to the M4 :P

tttony · Jun 17, 2012, 06:36 PM

Crucial M4 best SSD now

Evolved · Jun 17, 2012, 08:05 PM

Scratch that. Do not get a Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. I may have lucked out with mine.

Been getting a lot of random BSOD's lately after a month of using it.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?!

It's a fast drive, but not very reliable as I am experiencing it.

TheOne · Jun 17, 2012, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonster

Hi having never owned or bought one before can anyone see any probs with this one and my system.

Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD with Bracket.

NZXT Lexa S
Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H (rev 2.0) motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, Deneb Core, S AM3, overclocked to 3.8GHz
8gb Crucial Ballistic DDR3 1333mhz/PC3-10600 (7-7-7-24) 1.65v
XFX HD 6970 ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB
Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB Hard Drive SATA111 7200rpm 64MB Cache-OEM Caviar Black.
WD 250GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 7200RPM 16MB Cache
Corsair 750 PSU
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Liteon DVD Writer
24” Samsung SM2433BW Black Widescreen LCD, 1920x1200
5.1 Creative Surround Speakers
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech MX516 Gaming Mouse
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Epson DX8400 All in one.

Its Asynchronous so it will be slower than a Synchronous or Toggle drive in some areas, other than that it should be fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evolved

Scratch that. Do not get a Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. I may have lucked out with mine.

Been getting a lot of random BSOD's lately after a month of using it.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?!

It's a fast drive, but not very reliable as I am experiencing it.

It could be your drive is defective or your system may just be one of the ones that still can't work with a standard SF-2281 drive, maybe one with altered firmware like Intel's 520 or 330, make sure your drivers and BIOS are up to date.

Daimus · Jun 17, 2012, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evolved

But if you must get a Corsair... that's fine by me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychoholic

I don't know what's wrong with the corsair, its a great drive.

+1 for Corsair SSD. 120GT works 6 month by me without issues.

cookiemonster · Jun 17, 2012, 11:17 PM

Hi I notice the write speed is quite a bit slower in some drives does this matter much,

Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD
Read 550MB/s Write 520MB/s

Crucial 256GB M4 SSD
Read 500MB/s Write 260MB/s

Psychoholic · Jun 17, 2012, 11:25 PM

I'm pretty sure that was before the later firmware which improved performance.

Mine actually did 523 when i first got it, these advertised speeds are only in certain areas (Certain types of data) and do not have any real effect on the overall performance of the drive.

Also, I might add that outside of benchmarks I cannot tell the difference in speed in day to day use between my M4 and my old Sata2 Samsung which was around 250mb/sec.. So dont get too caught up in which drive is faster.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonster

Hi I notice the write speed is quite a bit slower in some drives does this matter much,

Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD
Read 550MB/s Write 520MB/s

Crucial 256GB M4 SSD
Read 500MB/s Write 260MB/s

Jun 17, 2012, 05:25 PM	#1
cookiemonster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 307 (0.14/day) Thanks: 293 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts System Specs	New SSD Hi having never owned or bought one before can anyone see any probs with this one and my system. Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD with Bracket. NZXT Lexa S Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H (rev 2.0) motherboard AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, Deneb Core, S AM3, overclocked to 3.8GHz 8gb Crucial Ballistic DDR3 1333mhz/PC3-10600 (7-7-7-24) 1.65v XFX HD 6970 ATI - AMD Radeon Graphics Card - 2GB Western Digital WD6402AAEX 640GB Hard Drive SATA111 7200rpm 64MB Cache-OEM Caviar Black. WD 250GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 7200RPM 16MB Cache Corsair 750 PSU Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Liteon DVD Writer 24” Samsung SM2433BW Black Widescreen LCD, 1920x1200 5.1 Creative Surround Speakers Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Logitech MX516 Gaming Mouse Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Epson DX8400 All in one.

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Jun 17, 2012, 05:27 PM	#2
MxPhenom 216 Knowledgeable Posting Whore Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,758 (5.79/day) Thanks: 1,276 Thanked 1,080 Times in 833 Posts System Specs	No its a fine drive. __________________ Motocross is not just a sport, it's a lifestyle. File Server: Intel Pentium G630, 8GB PNY 1600, AsRock H77M Micro, Corsair CX430M, Vertex 2 90GB (OS), 2x WD Red 2TB in RAID1 “We will never know our full potential, unless we push ourselves to find it. -Travis Rice”

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Jun 17, 2012, 05:49 PM	#3
Evolved Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 331 (0.39/day) Thanks: 164 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts System Specs	I'll recommend Crucial M4, Intel 520, or Mushkin Chronos Deluxe over a Corsair SSD. But if you must get a Corsair... that's fine by me.

Jun 17, 2012, 06:11 PM	#4
techguy31 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 461 (0.42/day) Thanks: 57 Thanked 43 Times in 41 Posts System Specs	I would suggest a Samsung 830 because I have one. Aside from that, it's also quite reliable and fast .

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Jun 17, 2012, 06:18 PM	#5
manofthem Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WPB, FL Posts: 3,335 (3.86/day) Thanks: 2,082 Thanked 2,513 Times in 1,276 Posts System Specs	Did you purchase it yet? If not, Newegg is supposed to have a good deal on a Sandisk Extreme 240gb for $180 shipped w/ promo code (found in link) starting tonight at midnight http://slickdeals.net/f/4748208-240G...ng-Starts-6-18 If the deal goes live, I'll quite possibly snag one tonight and give it a go, compare it to my 830. Or a Crucial M4 256gb for $180 shipped http://slickdeals.net/f/4747640-256G...-Free-Shipping Last edited by manofthem; Jun 17, 2012 at 06:24 PM.

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Jun 17, 2012, 06:28 PM	#6
Psychoholic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 479 (0.21/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 53 Times in 47 Posts System Specs	I don't know what's wrong with the corsair, its a great drive. That said, newegg has a 256GB M4 for 179.99 after promo code : EMCYTZT1768 Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Int... EDIT : Previous poster beat me to the M4 :P __________________

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Jun 17, 2012, 06:36 PM	#7
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Jun 17, 2012, 08:05 PM	#8
Evolved Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 331 (0.39/day) Thanks: 164 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts System Specs	Scratch that. Do not get a Mushkin Chronos Deluxe. I may have lucked out with mine. Been getting a lot of random BSOD's lately after a month of using it. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?! It's a fast drive, but not very reliable as I am experiencing it.

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Jun 17, 2012, 11:17 PM	#11
cookiemonster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 307 (0.14/day) Thanks: 293 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts System Specs	Hi I notice the write speed is quite a bit slower in some drives does this matter much, Corsair 240GB Force 3 SSD Read 550MB/s Write 520MB/s Crucial 256GB M4 SSD Read 500MB/s Write 260MB/s

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