JH2688 Posted October 22, 2009 CID Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hey guys. Now that windows 7 is out i want to upgrade my computer before i get it. I mostly just want a new hard drive. I want to get a solid state drive to run windows and some other programs. I will keep my 300 gig drive for my other files. I just want to know what you guys think about this. any if you had any advice for the new solid state drive. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 I never tried one of the solid state drives. I know there expensive for the size of the drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 here is a comparison of certain brands of solid state drives vs sata hard disks. http://www.infoworld.com/ifwclassic/weblog//tcdaily/archives/2008/06/drives_tables.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted October 23, 2009 CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 They are fast but not enough for me to shell out mega bucks for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted October 23, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 23, 2009 or i could upgrade my cpu. right now i have a Amd 2.4 x2 4600. i might see a bigger difference if i would go for a better cpu. i would get a lot more for my money. I have been looking at the prices of the solid state drive drives and they are a lot more than i thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 I got a SSD, among other parts I must admit, and WOW, what a difference! Once your other parts are sufficiently fast/performant for your use, I think a SSD is the best investment you can make. Mine cost 400$ for a 128G with 10 year warranty and it was worth every dollar, since programs, including games, start significantly faster. I can start 5 programs at a time and still have a very responsive system. As for which one to chose, I'd go for an Indilinx controller one (ocz vertex, patriot torqx and many others) with the capacity you need, or wait for the cheap intel ones that should be coming in the next months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted October 24, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 now im thinking about getting this cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 that would be a dramatic improvement to my pc. I watch a lot of TV and while im running other programs on my computer at the same time. I also do alot of video converting as well. Or i could just get a new cpu and a new hard drive, but i dont know if i want to put that much money into my computer at this time. Plus i'm gonna be spending 200 bucks on windows 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 Nice CPU, 4000 MHz L2 Cach = 4 x 512KB L3 Cache = 6MB So long as the board can hande the transfer rates, that thing would rock !!!! !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted October 24, 2009 CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hypertransport speed was never a bottleneck anyway. You should check if your motherboard has AM3 compatibility though, since I don't think they have x2 4600+ natively on AM3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted October 24, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 24, 2009 Hypertransport speed was never a bottleneck anyway. You should check if your motherboard has AM3 compatibility though, since I don't think they have x2 4600+ natively on AM3. i know my MB is AM3 ready, i've already ckecked that. as for the transfer rates i dont know about that. I think it does but this is my MB http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=A780GXE/128M&s= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted October 25, 2009 CID Share Posted October 25, 2009 Looks like it can handle the transfer rates, but if you're unlucky you might have to flash the BIOS to get support for AM3 CPUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted October 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 25, 2009 I got it ordered along with windows 7. now i have to back up all my files that i want to keep. most of the stuff i have i can just redownload or install easily. thx for the help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH2688 Posted October 28, 2009 Author CID Share Posted October 28, 2009 I should be getting everything tomorrow. I plan to Reformat my hard drive and start over. Now what is the best way to reformat my hard drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted October 28, 2009 CID Share Posted October 28, 2009 I always use Boot and Nuke to wipe the HHD before reformatting. It works good on CD. Make sure you go into BIOS and set the boot to CD or CD/DVD depending on which drive your going to use. After B&N is done put your OS disk in the same drive and boot, then follow the on screen prompts until your finished. I never do the quick format. Good luck. http://www.dban.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted October 28, 2009 CID Share Posted October 28, 2009 I am using the newer Intel SSD and it has the trim update for windows 7 and it loads up windows 7 in 25 seconds and thats counting going through the bios screens too. I got the 80 gig 1 but it was $240 and if you want fast it is worth it but make sure you get the 2nd gen models so it can take advantage of trim support in windows 7. On the Windows Experience Index the Intel SSD scores 7.5 BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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