New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

[taltamir]

did you disable the background defragger?

 

[taltamir]

there is another connection. You can use a computer to buy groceries... ONLINE!

 

[Old Hippie]

also, am i really going to miss using AHCI?

It seems to make a noticiable difference with SSDs, unlike some mechanical drive/chipset combinations.

It's a definate hassle with XP.

You might wanna go for w7 sooner rather than later.

 

[jkresh]

GutCheck2009, I also just have it sitting in a 3.5, but I am considering picking up one of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...iption=convoy&x=0&y=0)

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: taltamir
did you disable the background defragger?

background? i wasn't aware there was one. i've heard of automated defrags but i've never seen that before so don't think it's set. i'll google this background defragging thing

edit: looks like it's something to do with the boot optimizations and commonly used files to the front of the disk that XP does. if that's the case, i disabled them in the registry.

 

[BaboonGuy]

p.s. I really like the SSD It's funny though because sometimes I feel like, wtf I don't notice much of a difference. It basically makes the computer work like how I've always imagined the computer should work. I think back to the old 7200 drive I was using and the SSD makes a huge difference.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: jkresh
GutCheck2009, I also just have it sitting in a 3.5, but I am considering picking up one of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...iption=convoy&x=0&y=0)

I bought this Icy Dock for 20.00 + free ship.

 

[BaboonGuy]

I got a retail box that came with a 3.5" adapter (tray) so mine's in the drive bay with the other drives. But...

They don't generate much heat at all right? That's how I understand it since there are no moving parts. I purposefully put it on the bottom where it's the only drive that doesn't get fresh air on it.

 

[fleshconsumed]

They do get warm, but never hot. Should be fine without airflow.

 

[taltamir]

mine is just sitting on the bottom of the case... sideways-ish

 

[jkresh]

Old Hippie, that's not bad (and for one drive it would be fine), what I like about the patriot ones are that they can both handle 2 drives at a time, so if I add another ssd (not likely for a while but...) than I can still use the same bay, while the ic dock or some of the regular 2.5 to 3.5 adapters just take 1 drive.

 

[taltamir]

that is why you use velcro-dock ftw

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: fleshconsumed
They do get warm, but never hot. Should be fine without airflow.

If they can survive being packed into a laptop then they'll survive just fine in a computer case with minimal airflow.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: jkresh
Old Hippie, that's not bad (and for one drive it would be fine), what I like about the patriot ones are that they can both handle 2 drives at a time, so if I add another ssd (not likely for a while but...) than I can still use the same bay, while the ic dock or some of the regular 2.5 to 3.5 adapters just take 1 drive.

I probably shoulda thought like you.

I just got another single yesterday cause I bought another drive. :laugh:

 

[hifiaudio2]

Is there a consolidated list of optimizations for the G2 x25-m for Win7 somewhere? In this thread it was stated that none are needed for this drive... so leave "everything" at default?

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: hifiaudio2
Is there a consolidated list of optimizations for the G2 x25-m for Win7 somewhere? In this thread it was stated that none are needed for this drive... so leave "everything" at default?

turn on AHCI in the bios (must be done before you install windows, or you need to reinstall / repair windows). that is the ONLY optimization needed for the G2 on win7

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: taltamir

Originally posted by: hifiaudio2
Is there a consolidated list of optimizations for the G2 x25-m for Win7 somewhere? In this thread it was stated that none are needed for this drive... so leave "everything" at default?

turn on AHCI in the bios (must be done before you install windows, or you need to reinstall / repair windows). that is the ONLY optimization needed for the G2 on win7

Not even moving the page file to another drive? Forgive me for noobish questions.

 

[ilkhan]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: taltamir

Originally posted by: hifiaudio2
Is there a consolidated list of optimizations for the G2 x25-m for Win7 somewhere? In this thread it was stated that none are needed for this drive... so leave "everything" at default?

turn on AHCI in the bios (must be done before you install windows, or you need to reinstall / repair windows). that is the ONLY optimization needed for the G2 on win7

Not even moving the page file to another drive? Forgive me for noobish questions.

page file works best on a super fast seek high speed drive. people only move it off of SSDs because of (jmicron) stuttering and limited writes/capacity. Myself? I'll just leave the page file turned off and not worry about it.

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: jkresh
GutCheck2009, I also just have it sitting in a 3.5, but I am considering picking up one of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...iption=convoy&x=0&y=0)

These look good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817994064

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

also, am i really going to miss using AHCI?

It seems to make a noticiable difference with SSDs, unlike some mechanical drive/chipset combinations.

It's a definate hassle with XP.

You might wanna go for w7 sooner rather than later.

You were right!

I've gone to win7 and it's great actually. Took a bit of getting used to. I definitely notice the difference with AHCI actually, it's pretty significant imo. I installed the 32-bit version and I've got pretty much none of the compatibility issues so far.

 

[Old Hippie]

Cool Beans! :thumbsup:

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: taltamir

Originally posted by: hifiaudio2
Is there a consolidated list of optimizations for the G2 x25-m for Win7 somewhere? In this thread it was stated that none are needed for this drive... so leave "everything" at default?

turn on AHCI in the bios (must be done before you install windows, or you need to reinstall / repair windows). that is the ONLY optimization needed for the G2 on win7

Not even moving the page file to another drive? Forgive me for noobish questions.

page file should be on your FASTEST drive. Drive speed is:
Intel SSD > indilinx SSD > Raptor > regular spindle > > Jmicron

Moving the pagefile is an optimization for the jmicrons because they are slower than a regular spindle drive. Best optimization is just not to USE a jmicron drive.
Your intel SSD is gonna be the fastest drive in the system, thus you should put your pagefile on it for max performance.

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

also, am i really going to miss using AHCI?

It seems to make a noticiable difference with SSDs, unlike some mechanical drive/chipset combinations.

It's a definate hassle with XP.

You might wanna go for w7 sooner rather than later.

You were right!

I've gone to win7 and it's great actually. Took a bit of getting used to. I definitely notice the difference with AHCI actually, it's pretty significant imo. I installed the 32-bit version and I've got pretty much none of the compatibility issues so far.

i recommend 64bit even if you don't go above 4GB of ram. it allows your CPU to use extended registers. Which has up to 400-500% theoretical speed increase. While it is not guarenteed, hash calculations are benchmarked to be 300-400% faster, and file compression like 7z is 23% faster... both figures are from getting the exact same computer running a 64bit OS to run a 32bit exe vs the 64bit exe.

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: taltamir

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

also, am i really going to miss using AHCI?

It seems to make a noticiable difference with SSDs, unlike some mechanical drive/chipset combinations.

It's a definate hassle with XP.

You might wanna go for w7 sooner rather than later.

You were right!

I've gone to win7 and it's great actually. Took a bit of getting used to. I definitely notice the difference with AHCI actually, it's pretty significant imo. I installed the 32-bit version and I've got pretty much none of the compatibility issues so far.

i recommend 64bit even if you don't go above 4GB of ram. it allows your CPU to use extended registers. Which has up to 400-500% theoretical speed increase. While it is not guarenteed, hash calculations are benchmarked to be 300-400% faster, and file compression like 7z is 23% faster... both figures are from getting the exact same computer running a 64bit OS to run a 32bit exe vs the 64bit exe.

Hmm... I do require my rig though for video editing. Right now I know everything works well with 32-bit. I've read about the 64-bit version having some stability issues so I don't want to run into that.

But I'd be willing to go to 64-bit OS I could run the 32-bit app in it since I know the 32-bit app works perfectly. Would this be sub-optimal?

 

[ilkhan]

64 bit windows runs 32 bit apps perfectly. Few apps are 64 bit, but as more migrate you can use the new versions and until they do the 32 bit version work fine.
Ive (and many others) have been on 64 bit only for years. My last lan was exclusively 64 bit, nary a problem in sight.