Last visit was: It is currently Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:24 pm


All times are UTC - 4 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 15 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:30 am 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
Does anyone in the forums have the 128GB Kingston V series SSD? MB has them here and the price is decent.

Online reviews showed very impressive sustained read/write speeds and this drive also supports TRIM in Windows 7. The tests showed that this drive under a speed test beat out its own specification for read times.

Looking seriously at picking one up. Its not the best out there but it is a mid range performing drive.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:24 pm 

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:31 pm
Posts: 387
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
i run the first gen Kingston SSDNow V 64gb.

Mine doesnt support trim and i think the 2nd gen might have alittle better read/write. but none the less, the difference is VERY noticable. I load windows/games seemingly twice as fast as before. Really one of the best upgrades any user could make is to buy an ssd.

_________________
Image


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:38 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
The 2nd Gen is MUCH faster. Benches show it beating the rated speeds. Burst and all that is meh - I am more concerned with systained/avg speeds.

The 2nd Gen write is ~164 and read times are well over 200. Seriously considering this drive.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:50 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am
Posts: 2711
Location: HMCS Athabaskan
Why get one, when you could get 4!

_________________
Gaming -Obsidian 800D-
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 | FX 9590 | H70 | 32GB G.Skill DDR3 | 256GB Vertex 4 | 7770 | 2560x1080 UWS Asus MX299

Server -Jesusbox Tx Mozart-
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 | FX 8350 | H50 | 16GB | 1TB Velo +19TB | 5770


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:34 pm 

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:31 pm
Posts: 387
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
CMDR Steve-O wrote:
Why get one, when you could get 4!

steve-o ...thats why i enjoy your posts....your a thinker!!

_________________
Image


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:36 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
haha Steve-O well onboard raid will not give you the results like people think you get. Not even close. Onboard raid is good at showing one huge drive, but not good at giving you the speeds that you should be getting.

The only way to get true raid and the associated speeds is by doing what you did Steve-O. A costly raid card.

For me tho one SSD @ 128GB should be fine. Minus allocations and all that bull I should get ~119 useable gigs. Well - until they come out with the new fangled advanced formatting from western digital for getting another 11% drive space.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:40 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 11:49 am
Posts: 20
Hali_Newf wrote:
Onboard raid is good at showing one huge drive, but not good at giving you the speeds that you should be getting.

QFT. I've heard nothing but horror stories and lamentations about onboard RAID controllers.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:58 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am
Posts: 2711
Location: HMCS Athabaskan
overclocked_486 wrote:
Hali_Newf wrote:
Onboard raid is good at showing one huge drive, but not good at giving you the speeds that you should be getting.

QFT. I've heard nothing but horror stories and lamentations about onboard RAID controllers.


I think you are agreeing with him.

_________________
Gaming -Obsidian 800D-
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 | FX 9590 | H70 | 32GB G.Skill DDR3 | 256GB Vertex 4 | 7770 | 2560x1080 UWS Asus MX299

Server -Jesusbox Tx Mozart-
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 | FX 8350 | H50 | 16GB | 1TB Velo +19TB | 5770


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:01 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 11:49 am
Posts: 20
QFT = Quoted For Truth. I was, in fact, agreeing with Hali_Newf and throwing my $0.02


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:09 am 
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am
Posts: 2711
Location: HMCS Athabaskan
Every other time i've seen QFT, it means something completely different :P

_________________
Gaming -Obsidian 800D-
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 | FX 9590 | H70 | 32GB G.Skill DDR3 | 256GB Vertex 4 | 7770 | 2560x1080 UWS Asus MX299

Server -Jesusbox Tx Mozart-
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 | FX 8350 | H50 | 16GB | 1TB Velo +19TB | 5770


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:01 am 
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 am
Posts: 1860
Location: Halifax ( From Newfoundland)
So one 128GB ssd for me would be fine. It would run circles around the 74G raptor all day long.


Top
Offline Profile Send private message E-mail  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:58 am 
User avatar

Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 11:49 am
Posts: 20
CMDR Steve-O wrote:
Every other time i've seen QFT, it means something completely different :P

Huh, wacky. I've only ever seen it in the "I agree" context, not the "piss off" context :?


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:14 am 
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:34 am
Posts: 1117
Location: Eastern Passage
CMDR Steve-O wrote:
Every other time i've seen QFT, it means something completely different :P


Wait wait wait... you play WoW and you still haven't seen "QTF" before? ;) I guess you just don't read the forums while at work. ;)


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:38 pm 
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:52 am
Posts: 2711
Location: HMCS Athabaskan
QFT = Quit Fscking Talking when I say it. Means all sorts of crap. I prefer using just "Truthiness" if I were to agree, or "/agree", or "+1" or "^", depending on how lazy I felt at the time.
Image

Usually proceeded by a picture of Quantum Field Theory.

For the record, there is no truth at all in any WoW chat, about anything, ever, period. THE END.

_________________
Gaming -Obsidian 800D-
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 | FX 9590 | H70 | 32GB G.Skill DDR3 | 256GB Vertex 4 | 7770 | 2560x1080 UWS Asus MX299

Server -Jesusbox Tx Mozart-
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 | FX 8350 | H50 | 16GB | 1TB Velo +19TB | 5770


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
 Post subject: Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:16 pm 

Joined: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:31 pm
Posts: 387
Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
Hali_Newf wrote:
For me tho one SSD @ 128GB should be fine. Minus allocations and all that bull I should get ~119 useable gigs. Well - until they come out with the new fangled advanced formatting from western digital for getting another 11% drive space.


i only have a 64gb, and I'm fine, alittle tighter than i would like, but I have an external, plus a HDD that i use for non-essential programs, ssd is strictly for windows/games/drivers...nothing else...

_________________
Image


Top
Offline Profile Send private message  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 15 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 4 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 79 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group