New computer HDD & SSD questions...

[Skope]

Yea, follow the link and you should have no issues. AHCI is a must [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have a corsair 90GB SF-2281 drive and it's great. The two drives are essentially the same other than the brand name and yours having a slightly higher capacity. Very very fast and after the recent firmware update they're relatively pain free. You'll still want to browse their forums, because i know they have some small issues with Intel platforms, but they can be avoided with firmware/driver updates. Marvell drives are more expensive but they have fewer overall issues. marvell-based drives are also faster with uncompressible data whereas the SandForce drives are slower in that respect, but generally slightly faster everywhere else.

Cache drives are awesome because they're somewhat hassle free; basically plug-n'-play. They don't provide the same performance as do optimized SSD drives but free you from the uneasy feeling that if your SSD fails you'll lose your data, because it's still stored on the platter drive.

Definitely a good investment. Night and day difference between 7.2KRPM platter drives and SATA III drives. Hope it works out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] if you've got any questions feel free to ask.

Gwence, check the date on that Crucial link then read your response. After you've done that, pick up the remainder of your credibility off the floor. Not much left of it now I'm guessing.