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JoeSwindell
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 Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:36 pm Post subject: SSD's |
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What size do you guys use?
What apps do you keep on them?
Do you have bf4 on them? |
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Super Wabbit
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I've got a 256GB OCZ Vertex 4. It is my primary drive running my Win8 install, BF4, PS2, CS:GO, KSP.
Not only can you choose where to save your Shadowplay videos, but you can now choose the temporary location of those videos. I'd recommend using a second HDD or SSD. |
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3rdRcn
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| I have everything that i use frequently on my 500gb Samsung, HDD is a raptor which i run a vm with XP and keep pics and stuff on. |
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JoeSwindell
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I'll be using a 480 gig ssd. I currently save my Shadows to a raid 0/1. It's been working pretty well.
Hopefully I'll order some new parts next week! |
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Super Wabbit
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| 480GB SSD, damn. |
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[DC]ClavisApocalypticae
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I've got a 6TB RAID 10 right now, but I'm looking into SSD. I just saw an article this morning about 8 & 16TB SSDs arriving by year's end. If I can find it again, I'll update with a link.
EDIT: Found it.
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JoeSwindell
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| Super Wabbit wrote: | | 480GB SSD, damn. |
On sale for 236 from 349.99...I don't think that's too bad a price? |
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Super Wabbit
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| Damn, not at all. |
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JoeSwindell
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Super Wabbit
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| I don't know anything about Crucial. The Intel SSD's have been our go-to drives for laptops at work and they are very reliable. My OCZ Vertex 4 was listed as one of the fastest out there. Unfortunately, I think OCZ is no more and these drives are now over $500 for a 256GB (I didn't pay nearly that amount for mine). |
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I have been using a Crucial 256 gig for over a year with no problems, a good, solid drive for the buck.
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JoeSwindell
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| OCZ is no more? They made great products. |
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3rdRcn
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| I just saw that microcenter has the 500 gig SSD that i have on sale for 249.00. The samsung had excellent reviews. |
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Super Wabbit
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| JoeSwindell wrote: | | OCZ is no more? They made great products. |
| Wikipedia wrote: | | On November 27, 2013, OCZ Technology stock was halted. OCZ then stated they expected to file a petition for bankruptcy and that Toshiba Corporation expressed interest in purchasing its assets in a bankruptcy proceeding.[20][21] On December 2, 2013, OCZ announced Toshiba agreed to purchase nearly all of OCZ's assets for $35 million.[22] The deal was completed on January 21, 2014 when the assets of OCZ Technology Group became a new independently-operated subsidiary of Toshiba named OCZ Storage Solutions.[23] OCZ Technology Group then changed its name to ZCO Liquidating Corporation.[24] |
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JoeSwindell
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| That's sad...I liked their stuff. |
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ProfessorZ
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I'm running a Crucial M4 128GB for my OS drive. I was going to get the OCZ Vertex but saw the writing on the wall about the stability of the company and went with Crucial instead.
I love the drive, but 128GB is a little too small for Windows plus my Origin game folder (50GB). It fits, but last time I had a game installed on there (Steam) the installed size kept growing and it starting being a hassle. Plus with every DLC running 5Gig these days things just fill up quick.
I also found out that my slow internet (especially my crappy 300k upstream) is the limiting factor slowing down my server loads. E.g. the SSD isn't any faster loading BF4 than from my 1TB conventional drive. 
So I'm looking into a 500GB SSD just for my games. I like keeping the OS on its own drive so I can reinstall less painfully. I've heard good things about the Samsung drives as well.
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Khaghabal
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I have a Samsung 840 Pro series 256GB as primary with whatever mmo and high end FPS (BF4) i am currently playing, and steam + other stuff is on my raid 0 Raptors.
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Super Wabbit
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| Khaghabal wrote: | | I have a Samsung 840 Pro series 256GB as primary with whatever mmo and high end FPS (BF4) i am currently playing, and steam + other stuff is on my raid 0 Raptors. |
So when are you going to join us for some BF4? |
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JoeSwindell
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| Yeah who is that guy?? Khag bals? |
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Khaghabal
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Work's kickin my ass and I have to straighten some stuff out. I come home so cranky the last thing I want to do is get in vent and yell at people.
edit: Net's also on and off choppy and i'm half-assed looking for a new place.
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