Product ReviewsOCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX90G 3.5" MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
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 Rating: Review Date: 09/10/13 |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/07/13 |
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'Pro' is a stretch when a solution is not what was implied in the advertising/description. Noticed in that light, the best I can come up with is that it was not dead when I received it. The 'con' is my current circumstance.I bought this before Christmas as a February 2011 birthday gift, simply because of the seasonal pricing and my confidence in OCZ goods. My mistake. It is too late to return to Newegg, though the policy is gracious.As it turns out, it was not compatible with her 3 year old HP Pavillion. HP tech assistance claims it can\'t be produced to function without sacrificing other important functions (video), and unjustifiable expense.My fault once again, I suppose, for not checking initial, but I have never had to verify 'compatibility' of an HDD just before (like with memory), outdoors of figuring out PATA or SATA and Notebook or Desktop.I decided to make it the boot/OS drive for my Vista 32 bit Ultimate machine, hoping it may well enhance the dreadful commence-up time. Vista barely match on the drive by itself, and there was no noticeable improvement in boot time. I was definitely stunned!Spent a handful of days on tech help and forums, but it seems that's it! The two other drives (WD640 Black and Samsung HD103SJ 1TB) I tried in the same role of boot/OS had pretty equal boot and functionality times as the Vertex! I honestly couldn't feel any difference, except in my wallet and self-respect. I really feel like I've truly been suckered, and here's why.For about twenty dollars additional, I purchased 4 Samsung HD103SJ 1 TB drives, applied the motherboards RAID 10 capability, and ended up with two TB of rapidly, secure storage. I mean, it genuinely rips! If a drive fails, I replace it with no information loss, or as well considerably hassle. The only down time is when you replace the drive, which you can do on your schedule.Vertex? What a ripoff! Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that this drive would not operate on your older laptop. It sounds as even though your Vista machine may well be suffering from slowdowns for a cause other than the boot drive. You may well also want to do some extra configuring, as Vista does not include things like the necessary SSD optimizations like Windows 7 does out of the box. Please visit our support forums at the hyperlink under and post in teh Flash/SSD section for assistance. We will be pleased to aid. Thank youExternal Hyperlink(s): OCZ Help Forums| |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/24/13 |
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Even though operating, it was a extremely rapid SSD. Loved it at 1st. I wanted to choose no eggs. No such luck. To the day, it died when the replacement warranty gave up. Could not even get OCZ firmware flash tool to recognize it. Diappointed in the 赔 dollar technologies reliability. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry for the problem. Please RMA with Newegg to arrange for a replacement drive. Your new drive must serve you effectively into the future. If we can be of any support, please pay a visit to the hyperlink under and post in our help forums for assistance. Thank youExternal Hyperlink(s): OCZ Assistance Forums| |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/21/13 |
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Plugged proper in, recognized , installed Win7 Pro 64bit in less than 7minutes(Ƶ far more for updates). 10 sec boot time. No additional waiting for men and women places & points to load when zoning into a new area gaming. installed MS Office in 65 secs..Click the mouse on a application & the window is typically open prior to you can let the button go! The SR-71 Blackbird was rapidly & collected lots of information...This 3.5 SSD tends to make the SR-71 appear like Wilbur & Orville's 1st try with the kittyhawk.. Price per Gig! Ouch. If it could only make my coffie... |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/20/13 |
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THIS IS AN Awesome DRIVE!! SO FAR NO Issues Straightforward Set up OF WINDOWS 7 64BIT. i Believe MOST OF THE Adverse FEEDBACK IS DUE TO TECH Information OF THE Buyer. DO YOUR HOMEWORK(RESEARCH) Ahead of INSTALLING AND YOU Must'NT HAVE ANY Difficulties. AS TO LONGEVITY I'II JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. Fantastic Item!!!! OCZ AND NEW EGG ROCKS!!!!! Since OF ARCHITECTURE CHAGE IN THE Making OF THESE DRIVES BY OCZ YOU DON'T GET THE Complete 90 GIGS AND Performance OF THESE DRIVES DEMINISHED A SLIGHT BIT. I GUESS THERE Attempting TO SAVE ON PRODUCTION Expense. FINE I Understand THE Business ASPECT OF THIS,BUT WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IS THEM Maintaining THIS Information FROM US THE Customer. I'M Sure THIS BRINGS UP THE Question OF FALSE ADVERTISEMENT OF SORTS. SHAME ON YOU OCZ, Nevertheless I GOT TO SAY OCZ IS AHEAD OF THE PACK WHEN IT COMES TO SSD...... I HOPE I GET MY REBATE WHICH I OPTED FOR SPEEDY PROCESSING IN A Reasonable Amount OF TIME,CONCERNED ABOUT THE Negative Testimonials IN REFERENCE TO THE HANDLING OF THERE REBATES. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/05/13 |
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Seems to operate almost as excellent as the other brand of SSD I not too long ago bought...but poor client service from a business when you buy 2 of these 赨 drives and they give you a difficult time on a ฮ mail in rebate you send off for on only 1 of the two items bought for 踰+ I sent in for a mail in rebate for 1 out of the two OCZ solid state drives that I bought collectively off of Newegg and for some purpose it was sent back to me "Return To Sender". The initial time I mailed the documentation in was inside the specified time the promotion stated it have to be post marked but soon after re-mailing the rebate kind/packing slip/UPC code, it was denied for becoming post marked right after the deadline. I am shocked to find that this is how OCZ treats customers who buy TWO of their 赨+ Strong State Drives in a single obtain just since they try to send in for a Mail In Rebate promotion on only One particular of the things they purchased! IF, following getting TWO OCZ items totaling over 踰 worth in a single transaction, OCZ is going to refuse to honor a ฮ American Express card mail in rebate offer for only 1 of the drives that the organization doesn't even have to spend taxes on (even though I paid sales tax on that ฮ...) primarily based on some technicality then they can hold that AMEX card... ...as properly as their merchandise mainly because I will acquire from other firms given that OCZ doesn't value a consumer at more than ฮ... I purchased an Intel SSD shortly afterwards and have had no dilemma with the Mail in Rebate from that organization! Besides, the easy truth that OCZ needs you to post mark the mail in rebate inside 21 days of buy just shows how they are attempting to cheat you out of not paying it. Every single other mail in rebate I have ever received or even observed is at least a month and normally more! |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/29/13 |
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Wow, this SSD is extremely Rapid. I am a first user of SSD's and OCZ rocks. good client help (I have 160Mhz ram that screams from them) - I opted for a new set up of Windows 7 as opposed to messing with cloning (HDD to SSD clone) - yes, it took a day to load my junk windows 7 x64 loaded in about five minutes. I am not joking. Most apps load so rapidly I by no means see a progress bar I hear people have troubles, bummer. Possibly as an alternative of whining, attempt to learn and function with Newegg and OCZ. Of coarse, some peeps take pleasure in whining - select your path. AMD 955BE Ɠ.8Ghz)MSI 980-G65 (who wants spoon fed OC? and this infant likes NvidiaCoolermaster Gold Pro 1000WattEVGA GTX460OCZ 8G 1600Mhz (yea starts 1033 - figer it out dood or gtfoh)dis heah OCZ SSD ScaReeems ( hear it?)Coolermaster Stormfar more to come.... |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/22/13 |
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This SSD is rapid! Windows 7 64-Bit WEI 7.7Do not neglect to install Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Not at all. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/18/13 |
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It was rapid and quiet for the quick duration of its life. I've had 2 and they both failed within a month. This is not a trustworthy product. Do not buy. I owned one particular of these, and it failed in the first week. It froze when, and then it was not recognized by the BIOS. Sent it back, got the replacement. It worked for 3 weeks. Then it started freezing, and then it could not boot and was not recognized by the BIOS. I'm not performing anything wrong, I've built numerous computer systems.This item is very prone to failure which I must have researched additional heavily prior to purchasing. If you rely on your desktop, as I do, save your self the miserable experience and waste of time and keep away from this project. Positive, I'll get it replaced so I won't drop any cash. But they will not compensate me for the time and effort place into correcting a problem they need to be dealing with. Manufacturer Response:Hello, we sincerely apologize for the difficulties, and for your lost time. Please take a look at the link under and develop a support ticket. We will be pleased to assist you. Thank youExternal Hyperlink(s): OCZ Assistance Web page| |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/10/13 |
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Darn close to synchronous read / write speeds. No longer expertise jittering as compared to older SSDs. Can transfer a huge file from my WD Caviar Blue to this SSD with realtime speeds of around 100 MB/s. three.5" type factor makes for a uncomplicated desktop install. Costs are lastly affordable! Along with the bigger form issue, possibly in the future I'd like to see much more weight added to SSDs, especially those targeted for desktops. Tight cables can trigger the unit to shift or the connectors to bend. HP Z400 WorkstationIntel Xeon W3550 3.06GHz (WEI 7.fiveƣGB Triple-Channel DDR-1333 ECC (WEI 7.5)AMD Radeon HD6870 (WEI 7.8ǝ.8ၞGB OCZ Vertex two (WEI 7.7)Windows 7 Expert x64SSD achieves rated speeds with the use of benchmark tools. Also have 2 comparable OCZ SSDs running in RAID-1 on a production server at operate. Each my household program and the server have had no troubles what-so-ever. Quite impressed! |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/09/13 |
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Runs quick. No problems so far with Windows 7 x64 installed. Substantial boot speed boost. Rebate postmarked... 21 days from acquire? They'll do anything to maintain you in the rebate hell. It's partly my fault, but you know... rebates are mainly sent within 30 days of obtain. OCZ pulled a quickly one particular on me IMO. That'll teach me to send the form in ASAP, but I wanted to test the product 1st to see if I can keep it or have it returned prior to ripping off that UPC code... |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/09/13 |
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Booting from power button to desktop ready to go in ㅖ seconds. Win7.Low energy usage, silent, long life, TRIM help, 3.5" type aspect simply mounted. My machine was rapid to begin with, now its even faster. The value per GB is nevertheless high but even 90GB (ㆌGB addressable) is plenty for a boot drive + my drivers + key programs (firefox, utilities etc) and two games about 8GB each and every I nevertheless have 54GB totally free. Then use a mech HDD as storage. Largely a gaming machine, almost everything is more responsive. Noticeable and worthwhile decreases in load instances for applications/games. Every thing is fairly a lot instantaneous. Games seem to run smoother without any small hiccups or stutters.If it means anything to you, Windows Index Score put it at 7.6. Glad I chose SSD over the VelociRaptor. Cost per GB!Do your analysis about SSD's and how to correctly set up them and what settings to change in BIOS. The very first drive I received was defective.Throughout installation of Win7. At very first "Expanding Files" would go 5% then the DVD drive would turn off, a few seconds later it would flip back on and repeat. Eventually it would report an error about not being capable to access the installation source.Other tries turned up errors about not becoming in a position to format the drive and a corrupted MBR right after the one particular time I got it to get previous the installation, windows still wouldn't load.USB or off the DVD the errors would come about.RMA the drive and Newegg got it turned around the exact same day they received it. Shipped out new one particular the next day. Considerably appreciate for the RMA division/shipping...The new Drive just plowed proper by way of the Win7 installation. Though at "Expanding files" it hanged for a handful of minutes ahead of carrying on at start. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/04/13 |
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Compared to mechanical drives this issue is three measures above.Super quickly read and writes and I can cold boot to loaded desktop in tenㅇ seconds. Smaller drive size. Couldn't evaluate Nand sizes from packaging or serial or the quantity of user unaccessable 'swap space' integrated for the drive. Men and women need to do their investigation ahead of they get into SSD's. It's a newer technologies that behaves practically nothing like a standard HDD. I study up on tips and installation suggestions way ahead of I even thought of buying one particular and it helped immensely. If you can not or will not attempt to recognize it's functioning it's not for you.For the folks who claim their read/writes are horrible, Quit performing mass study and write tests. It slows them down and they need time to recover by way of deleting files with trim. This can take days to even a week for it to catch up. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/29/13 |
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More rapidly than HDD, quieter than HDD, no defragmenting. four os installations inside the initial week of ownership. often the drive doesnt like to show itself throughout os installation as the initial hdd/sdd in the boot sequence it would randomly give me "cannot come across bootmanager" error, generating a different drive the very first drive in the boot sequence fixes it. to clarify not the //optical>hdd>floppy// but the //WD2TB>SSD>SG300GB// Manufacturer Response:Hello, we are sorry that you have had difficulties. This challenge would be particular to you system or motherboard, and we are pleased to hear that you have identified a work about. Thank you for postingExternal Link(s): OCZ Assistance Forums| |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/25/13 |
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pros? Its a SSD, so its Quickly, and this sucker is fast with the read's and the writes. 285r뢫w (though my inital testing has shown me finding about 250 every single way.., Nonetheless!!!)Price tag as well, Under 赨 for a single drive that can yield scores greater than 10k drives operating raid however also give a user adequate storage space to boot their method. Nothing at all egg-removal worthy, but although this is a 3.five" drive, its slimmer than your avg hdd (about half the thickness). So in the occasion of you getting a tool-less case, it could be a small wiggly after inserted. I have the Coolmaster Sniper Case, I didn't have any problems I have only played around for a week and let me inform you, I can't think how quickly this operates. And for the size of the storage, 90gb must be far more than adequate for Any person who requirements a boot up drive. >> I am running Win7 x64 U, full versions of Adobe CS5, Office 2010, Corel Video Studio, Visual Studio 11, Expression four, ect ect and my boot os is only 40gbs<<I will be posting an updated video in the subsequent week or so nonetheless, I do want to leave you with my benchmark scores from PCMark Vantage (these are just the HDD test scores, not the total set)Old OS Drive ( 3 x WD VRaptor 300gb in raid ) = 9,536New OS Drive ( 2 x OCZ V2 90gb in raid ) = 57,081Great! Gmail my nickname with queries or comments |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/20/13 |
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Functions excellent! My motherboard detected it just fine with no troubles. I'm making use of it as a secondary really hard drive to install games on and it's certainly sped up the load occasions for me. 90GB isn't a lot of space these days, in all probability not the finest option for a major drive since an OS and a game or two will commence to fill it up. I'd go with a 128 GB drive minimum if it have been the only storage device on a method. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/19/13 |
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My 1st SSD install and incredibly delighted. I had a HDD failure in my HTPC, as a outcome I am trying out a new SSD for the technique and applic files. I purchased this OCZ Vertex 90GB drive for it's relative size/price and using another HDD for basic storage of files (videos, music, images). Needless to say, previously the HTPC was a bit doggy at instances and I was never ever content with the program functionality. I'm really shocked by the snappiness of Win7 now with the precise HW and this new SSD. I although the SSD would be overkill for the program, and it in all probability is, but it certainly has removed the bottleneck of the preceding configuration, I was never ever quite sure what was holding up the response of the old program, CPU, bus, or HDD. It was absolutely the HDD as the new SSD tends to make the method perform greater than I expected, speedy and responsive. Oh, and boot instances, for now, range 30ㅛsec from energy-on to operating desktop. Though the installation was uncomplicated sufficient, you either have to take for granted that the OS and SSD are set optimally, or you will need to poke around the command line and registry to see settings and status. You shouldn't expertise any troubles if you've installed Windows/Windows 7 previously. Windows 7 identified the drive correctly for the install and seemed to set almost everything correctly. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/01/13 |
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Cost (贆 after rebate and coupon), size Ɠ.five" is perfect for a desktop), OCZ technologies (getting faster and bigger), quiet (it's a SSD!), very light weight, quick...quick...fast rebate is an American Express card... a check would have been superior I guess. Got a actual very good deal soon after a 20% off coupon and the ฮ rebate. The rebate procedure with OCZ is seriously effortless to stick to and I get my rebate all the time, you just require a laptop and know how to read. Certain it can take weeks before you get it but it'll get there, at least it has been the case for my OCZ PSU, memory and possibly for this one particular also. Although this drive advertizes max read up to 285MB/s and max write up to 275MB/s I get additional like 190 study max and 120 create but it tends to make the system be additional responsive (Windows 2008 R2) and the boot time is truly fast ྪ-15s). So far I appreciate it! If someone has greater succes on speed, please put what you did in your evaluation, thank you! |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/25/13 |
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Instant response from almost almost everything. Time from "Starting Windows" to desktop = ӱ seconds. Time from "Shut Down" to power off = Ӯ seconds. Typing in the Start Search box yields immediate results as you touch every crucial. Some installations go by so quick, you don't have time to read all of the status screens (or even see them). It's like the system knows what you're going to do before you do it.Non-SSD really hard drives are a bottleneck in any method - removing that bottleneck will amaze you. Value per GB, but worth it. It's nevertheless more affordable than Intel's X25 SSDs, with much better cost per GB and better performance/specifications. This is my very first time playing with a SSD, and I'll in no way make an additional pc without having a SSD boot drive.For Windows, use SSDTweaker or do some research on tweaks to optimize drive/system efficiency. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/01/13 |
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In no way go back to a spin drive for boot. From power button push to useable desktop 25 seconds Win 7 Ultimate x64. But while the AMD Phenom II x6 gets 7.8 and the ATI R6870's peg at 7.9 the SSD drags in a 7.two which admittedly is a heck of a lot quicker than the six. Raptor I ran b4. Of course Microsoft takes the lowest score and THAT is your Rating... GO FIGURE maybe I just had a negative math teacher who taught me how to typical. Attempting to figure out why some are finding larger scores, hmmmmm..... possibly I will verify the trim... Disappointing expertise score doesn't match the speed difference from making use of a spin drive. This drive is crazy rapid although and as prices come down new bars will be raised. The competitors tends to make for better goods and reduce prices; let's hope the government does not do some thing stupid to mess that up. Picture yourself in a boat on a river,With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.Somebody calls you, you answer quite gradually,A girl with kaleidoscope eyes....... |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/25/13 |
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Love this drive! A buddy recommended constructing my personal Pc using an SSD as a main drive and I can't inform you how glad I am I did it. This drive is so rapidly you don't even know it's working. It so seamless and lightning quick it's wonderful. Just enjoy it! none so far other that cost |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/25/13 |
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Speed, operating temperature, compatibility, size Really should have came with a lot more bragging stickers (Haha) Replaced old HDD upon failure with this SSD. It was compatible with my XFX mobo, SATA II. If you wanna gain speed, overlook the RAM, forget the CPU, go with SSD, you will not be dissapointed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/18/13 |
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Has a nice wedge shape that will allow it to operate as a door stop now that it has puked on me.three.five" size is good. Lasted significantly less than 60 days.Huge let down, OCZ has a large large issue here. Verify out the OCZ forums & reviews. These things are dying at an alarming rate. I have traditionally purchased OCZ but never ever again. I have a dozen of these ticking time bombs just waiting to puke. Boy I hope they don't mess up Computer Energy and cooling as bad as they messed up the Vertex lineup. You need to check out the reviews and forums prior to you acquire. These drives have a terrible challenge all of the sudden. Think of this drive as a dragster, it runs like mad but it has no endurance.How is that IBM got hammered with the "deathstar" drive challenge but OCZ isn't receiving what hey deserve? I feel a person needs to appear into this and take up the case. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/21/13 |
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Lets just place it this way. I will under no circumstances build a different technique with out one particular. Sub 30 sec boot time from POST to surfing the net. No additional waiting for programs to load. Ideal quantity of space for a boot drive. It's three.5" so there's no need for an adapter. I appreciate this issue. Nonetheless a little pricey, but worth it. Asus Mamimus III FormulaCore i7 860 at three.two4G Corsair DDR3 1600XFX Radeon HD5770CM ScoutCorsair HX750W PSThis SSDWD 1.5TB Caviar GreenCM Hyper 212+ |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/20/13 |
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Good read and write speeds, No problems with installation whatsoever. Istalled windows 7 substantially faster than on typical hdd. I get a windows knowledge index of 7.7 , oddly, greater than my three.5ghz quad core processor....which scores a 7.5 Only that i couldnt wait for Vertex three to come out, would have had twice the speed and been SATA III. Of course, it would have price quite a bit far more, so im delighted with this. |
Initially bought this for a boot drive and to set up World of Warcraft. Wow, I am amazed. The boot time from startup to Windows desktop is ridiculously rapidly! WoW begins up from Enter Realm button to fully loaded game in 8.five seconds. Don't assume twice about this, you've already made it to this web page, but the dang SSD, thank me later. Absolutely none. I am going to really like it when cost drops for all SSD's. My rig all bought from newegg:Motherboard: EVGA X58 FTW3Processor: Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield three.06GHzBoot drive: OCZ Vertex 2 90GBSecondary HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200rpmOS: Windows 7 x64Vid card: EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GBCase: Antec Twelve Hundred 750