OCZ Vertex SSDs- Initial Results

Seems a cinch to change it, but why 1.4? I see the comparison now. Cool here's my 2GB Ramdisk

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2050/ramdrive.jpg

Now I did set it to 4 GB but it defaulted to 2. I have 8 gigs installed so I don't know why it did that.

Would it be possible to install an OS on this? If there were enough ram and a tiny OS?


EDIT: should we disable the indexing for the same principal that it should be disabled on the SD. I mean this drive kicks the shit out of the SSD's

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/2119/ramdisk2.jpg

I also wanted to ask you if you enabled TRIM or not?

You can't boot from that, it needs software to run to initiate. You don't need to enable trim for the ram disk, you should on the ssd, though. Same goes for indexing (you should turn it off on the ssd only, I mean). I really don't see it hurting your ram.

You could put virtualbox or similar on it, if you wanna try running an os off it.

Good idea. I think I may try it. Also i'm noticing that FF and IE are loading way faster this way

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Originally Posted by Snee

You can't boot from that, it needs software to run to initiate. You don't need to enable trim for the ram disk, you should on the ssd, though. Same goes for indexing (you should turn it off on the ssd only, I mean). I really don't see it hurting your ram.

You could put virtualbox or similar on it, if you wanna try running an os off it.

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Edited this [the parenthesis] in, just so I don't trick you into something.

Far as I know, the reason you want to turn indexing (and the defragging) off on the ssd is to reduce the write cycles. No need to do that with RAM, it's pretty much made to write on all the time.

As for virtualbox, it's pretty awesome. I've got a virtual machine with win2kpro I tinker with sometimes. The integrated mode (you get the start bar of the os running in vb on top of the native one, rather than the os running in a window) is neat.

Hmm I will check that out tomorrow and let you know. For now I have some ATTO and PC pitstop bench marks ;)


http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/107/pitstop.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5077/atto.jpg


What do you guys use to defrag your SSD's? I keep reading perfectdisk 10 is the way to go, along with ccleaner and something called AS-Cleaner ( I have yet to find out what that is exactly)



Ramdisk bench
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6672/ramdisk.jpg

Damn I have to put an OS on that :w00t:

See, that ATTO benchmark is what I was talking about. My writes stay at 150 or below. Goddamnit.

As for defragging ssds, I did that once right after the inital install, since then I've not touched it, on this machine. I've no idea if running perfectdisk on it is good. They say it is, but I've not seen any evidence.

On one of my netbooks (4gig ssd) I do it maybe once every three or four months, but that's to free up some space, since it's kinda' cramped.

Hmm...
Our Pitstop scores are comparable but your ATTO benchmark kills me.
I might just wipe this SOB and start over.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...Vertex10-1.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...r/Vertex11.png

As I'm doing more research. I know for a raid setup you should use the 1.41 firmware. I'm also playing around more with the ramdisk and having more files run from there. This may very well be the first time ANY of my benchmarks have been even slightly better than clockers. For Joy :D



*Damn kids I walk away for a second in the middle of a post and I come back to them slapping the keyboard!

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Originally Posted by Detale

As I'm doing more research. I know for a raid setup you should use the 1.41 firmware. I'm also playing around more with the ramdisk and having more files run from there. This may very well be the first time ANY

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Totally, ANY.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/snorlax/ATTO.jpg

btw. The corsairs again. I think the writes may well be unfixable, saw something semi-official from corsair noting it may be an issue with my raid controller combined with those drives. (It could also be something to do with me having used them continuously since july.)

I managed to get it a little higher than 150, at least.

I wonder what that weird dip at 16 and 32 I see in your screenshot is.


Anyhow, those read speeds are still awesome, and like I've said before, I'm pretty happy with these drives as it is :happy:

EDit:

And hai, my ssds' burst is damned close to the burst of your ram disk.

What about your ramdisk? Where's the benches?