Vertex LE vs Crucial C300

[Sam_oslo]

Just got a C300 64GB to replace my Vertex2 60GB (which I've been happy with by the way) as a single OS-disk on SATA3.


Just hoked it to SATS3 on EVGA SR-2, and quick format, and nothing else. This is a empty/new drive, how does it looks like?

[Anvil]

It looks great, speed is as advertised.

Why did you replace the Vertex 2?

[Sam_oslo]

Good to hear Anvil

Just for fun, LOL, and because I wanted c300 but couldn't find in stock when I got the OCZ. I will use the Vertex2 on my other build, so it won't be a waste .

I'm going to secure erase it, and install w7 64bi on it soon, and I hope it will keep as good.

[lowfat]

There should be no need to secure erase the drive. A quick format in Windows 7 should activate TRIM on all the needed cells.

[Sam_oslo]

There should be no need to secure erase the drive. A quick format in Windows 7 should activate TRIM on all the needed cells.

Good to hear.
This is my first non-OCZ SSD. So I was actually wondering how good the garbage collection works on C300. Good to know it works.

[Anvil]

For fun, is a valid excuse

I had to get a few of them myself
Will be doing some tests this weekend, maybe a comparison of the Vertex 2 60 vs the C300 64GB both single and in raid.

[Ao1]

Anvil I’m starting to think you are collectomaniac (Just joking, it’s great to have someone on the forum that has so many different ssd’s) I’ll be playing with a C300 myself soon but only to help someone build a PC.

[Nizzen]

4x 64gb c300 @ Arc 1880ix-24
16k stripe

[Anvil]

Anvil I’m starting to think you are collectomaniac (Just joking, it’s great to have someone on the forum that has so many different ssd’s) I’ll be playing with a C300 myself soon but only to help someone build a PC.

Evaluating storage is part of my job, otherwise I'd agree with you 100%

BTW, I've just installed one of your favourite drives, the Momentus XT.

@Nizzen,
What stripe size?

[Ao1]

Evaluating storage is part of my job, otherwise I'd agree with you 100%

BTW, I've just installed one of your favourite drives, the Momentus XT.

@Nizzen,
What stripe size?

Evaluating storage is part of my job: That's not a job

I've just installed one of your favourite drives, the Momentus XT: I'm still waiting for a 500GB to come in stock Here's the plan. My wife ended up with one on my M drives and I want it back. I'm kind of hoping if I swap it with the Momentus XT she will not notice. It should be good for all day on Facebook

Seriously though what do you think of it?

[Anvil]

Give me a few days and I'll let you know

The first thing I noticed was that it spins
(vibrations quickly spread to the laptop chassis, I don't think it vibrates more than the average 7200rpm 2.5" drive though)

Next, it feels snappy.

[Anvil]

@Nizzen,

Have you tried other (larger) stripes?

[Ao1]

Sounds hopeful. Now will the Intel Data Migration Software work in reverse.........


(Will you start a thread on the Momentus XT when you have played with it for a while)

[Anvil]

Ao1

I'll create a thread, maybe this weekend.

[Nizzen]

Evaluating storage is part of my job, otherwise I'd agree with you 100%

BTW, I've just installed one of your favourite drives, the Momentus XT.

@Nizzen,
What stripe size?

Almost the same results in ASS and CDM with 128k stripe. So i thing either stripe you'll take, you will not notice the difference

But this is extremesystems so every points counts

[Nizzen]

Almost the same results in ASS and CDM with 128k stripe. So i thing either stripe you'll take, you will not notice the difference

But this is extremesystems so every points counts

4x64gb c300 @ 4k stripe
Looks like 4k rocks

[GullLars]

I see i have missed some stuff here. Back on new HW after a summer vacation from XS. Now on new GB AM3 890FX 850SB mobo with 1090T
Not really extreme, but definetly nice value upgrade.

[Ao1]

Welcome back

[Computurd]

nice to see ya gullars, you should check out the 1880 stats coming in...good stuff! welcome back!

[jalyst]

Ah Gulllars, you've been sorely missed on this forum, no discredit to the other users!

[Sam_oslo]

Long time no see Gulllars, Welcome Back. Anvil has been doing a good job, and with Nizzen posting too, the whole SSD-gang from the old forum seams to be here now.

I've just installed w7 64bit on C300 64GB. AHCI mode on SATS3, EVGA SR-2 with default MB-drivers. I'll soon be stalling more SW, but so far so good. It doesn't show much sign of degrading compared to empty drive

[GullLars]

ATM i'm having a bit of difficulty with an x25-M G1 on SB850 with AMD SATA drivers in AHCI mode, basically 13MB/s 4K QD1, and about 22MB/s for 4K QD64 (from AS SSD), the rest of the numbers are OK. I think i'll try RAID mode, and if that doesn't work, roll-back to MSAHCI. I installed the AMD SATA drivers during os install, so i haven't tested msahci on it.

[NaMcO]

My Intel G1 is working fine with default M$ AHCI drivers here:



I then installed the AMD drivers, lost a bit of Seq Read and 512k Read, but won ~5MB/s on 4K read. I think it's better this way.