Intel 520 240gb £250 or OCZ Agility 3 £200

dom99 · Mar 17, 2012, 03:53 PM

Ok guys question is in the title and I just can't decide

One is significantly cheaper than the other but has a bad rep, I just can't decide. Going to buy this weekend and would like your opinions.

I have read and re-read reviews but still it's price vs performance and reliability

Thanks

Jegergrim · Mar 17, 2012, 05:38 PM

Intel should have synchronous memory, I'd go for that

dom99 · Mar 17, 2012, 06:04 PM

Do you think sync memory over asynchronous is worth it? Also I'm looking for it to be future proof or as future proof as it can be so perhaps intel.

AthlonX2 · Mar 17, 2012, 06:21 PM

yup intel 520 for sure! dont mess with Async if your going to use it as your OS drive

dom99 · Mar 17, 2012, 07:44 PM

Ok thx for the advice.

My first ssd coming from a WD Blue 500gb hope I notice the difference

TheOne · Mar 17, 2012, 07:55 PM

Synchronous is always better, but over all the difference in performance won’t be noticeable except when you are dealing with incompressible data.

The 520 also uses its own unique firmware which is supposed to be more stable than the general firmware used on most SF-2281 based drives, it was co-developed by Intel and SandForce.

cadaveca · Mar 17, 2012, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dom99

Ok thx for the advice.

My first ssd coming from a WD Blue 500gb hope I notice the difference

Guaranteed you will. OS install will be fast, boot times are faster, and loading times for apps loaded to a ssd are quite noticably faster. I can tell the difference between SATA 3 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb.s, even, but there is very little perceptual difference between SATA 6 SSDs in daily usage...I'm using both a Crucial M4, Sandforce SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs, as well as a Sandforce SATA 3 Gb/s SSD.

Mar 17, 2012, 03:53 PM	#1
dom99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 149 (0.16/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Intel 520 240gb £250 or OCZ Agility 3 £200 Ok guys question is in the title and I just can't decide One is significantly cheaper than the other but has a bad rep, I just can't decide. Going to buy this weekend and would like your opinions. I have read and re-read reviews but still it's price vs performance and reliability Thanks

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Mar 17, 2012, 06:04 PM	#3
dom99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 149 (0.16/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Do you think sync memory over asynchronous is worth it? Also I'm looking for it to be future proof or as future proof as it can be so perhaps intel.

Mar 17, 2012, 06:21 PM	#4
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,450 (2.22/day) Thanks: 730 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	yup intel 520 for sure! dont mess with Async if your going to use it as your OS drive

Mar 17, 2012, 07:44 PM	#5
dom99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 149 (0.16/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Ok thx for the advice. My first ssd coming from a WD Blue 500gb hope I notice the difference

Mar 17, 2012, 07:55 PM	#6
TheOne Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 210 (0.18/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 64 Times in 50 Posts System Specs	Synchronous is always better, but over all the difference in performance won’t be noticeable except when you are dealing with incompressible data. The 520 also uses its own unique firmware which is supposed to be more stable than the general firmware used on most SF-2281 based drives, it was co-developed by Intel and SandForce.

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