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Hi XSers,
Would like to share the test with my new SSD and few questions!
SYSTEM:
E6850
Asus Maximus Formula SE
4G DDR21066
9800GX2
Win Vista 32
RAID Controller: Adaptec SAS 3805 Raid Card
1) SAS 15K x 2 (RAID 0)
2) Raptor 10K x 2 (RAID 0)
3) Mtron SSD MOBI x 2 (RAID 0)
Can anyone please tell me why can't i get the constant line and the 0.1 ms access as advertised ??
The .1ms access is altered by the RAID. RAID adds overhead that slightly impacts that access.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuadSLI
I wouldn't read much into the lack of a constant line.
But according to http://www.dvnation.com/benchmark-22.html all of their raid or non raid all achieved the .1ms random access.Quote:
Originally Posted by Speederlander
there are 2 mtron ssd disk the mobi and the pro.
mtron says that the pro version has better raid capability's
but the pro cost twice of the mobi version
If you do a search, MOBI is not supposed to work very well in RAID array
They don't get a "straight line" with it either in a RAID array
The difference in access times might be due to the differences in the controller. What happens when you use the same software (HDTune vs. HDTach)?
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Originally Posted by NeedMoMegaHurtZ
HD tach 3.0 still no support on Vista.
EDIT: NM, just figured out the XP comptable mode for HD tach. The result were identical.
Holly SSD goodness!
Now where is F.E.A.R. with those 240Mib/s read Mtron beasts! :D
9x Mitron 16GB raid-0
http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/battleship/
Just found someone on the web with the same Raid card, and he got the .1 access as well, hope someone can help me here.
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Originally Posted by Disaster_Master
your forgetting the MSX series.
the fastest of them all.
faster then the PRO even.
much faster then the Mobi.
That should be almost a flat line reading and definately be reading 0.1ms.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuadSLI
Take one of the mtrons out and attach to your ICH9R controller.Run hdtach/tune and that should verify if its the controller or the mtron.
Ok I just recieved my MTRON 32GB PRO SSD.
It will be installed into a new machine that is a QX9650, EVGA 790i Ultra SLI and Vista 64.
So something I am unclear about at the moment for performance is running it as a...
Single drive with OS installed and booting from that.
Raid 0 with 1 drive with OS installed and booting from that.
I have read so much on these in the last few days I have forgotten where I read it, but it was something along the lines of getting better performance from these if used with a Raid 0 and only one drive. It was something about the Raid software that increased write speeds.
Raid 0 is only possible with two or more drives.
For optimal performance on these you wanna be looking at a raid controller card something on the lines of an Areca controller.
Great that helpped a lot. That raid 0 and one drive was confusing me as I thought you needed 2 drives also.
So 1 areca ARC-1231ML-KIT PCI-Express x8 SATA II Controller Card it is.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816151016
yep thats the one..your gonna reach some serious bandwidth with that controller.:up:
I love these Mtrons.they are just sooooo good.
What I am going to do it setup the rig with the one SSD and see how it performs. Then if it needs it I will add the Raid card, I assume that you can not run the Raid card with just one drive ? If not I will need another SSD.
I am not sure if you could run one disk off the Areca but with the price of it you could almost add another 2 16GB pro mtrons and run it off your mobo controller if its compatible.
There were issues earlier with the ICH9R limiting the Mtrons but as far as I know they have been resolved.The bandwidth was capped:shrug:
the 680i and newer chipsets are all fine.
Which are the prices in the US for the M-TRON SSDs?
I remember when I contacted them 1 year and half ago they had a single line (sata or ide) and they quoted me 1500$ for 32mb drive (performance wise it was on the high side, with 100mb read and 80mb write - equal to the pro?).
Very interesting tests.Quote:
Originally Posted by t800
I think the sweet spot is with 3/4 units in raid0, with the fastest Areca controller, of course :D
I found one retailer:
http://www.neostore.com/SearchResult...0State%20Disks
There's better prices around?