Read wont kill your SSD, only write(but it take a lot of time to wear out your SSD lahh), but normal user shouldn't worry that much, you will probably change the SSD to bigger capacity every a few years,
else ppl buy SSD for what? like buy a new car but worry tires and engine wear kah LOL

That piece of metal also that expensive?  i think most SSD includes bracket one, ask the seller before buy one.
I bought 3 different model of SSD before, 3 of them also got bracket inside.
If not, use double-sided tapes stick to your pc, cheapest solution lah

In the end, I got the Kingston HyperX 3k.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver 12.6.0.1033 WHQL

http://www.mediafire.com/?41jbl46ml73xbdz

DriverVer= 04/22/2013,12.6.0.1033

That was the only one available in the store and also the fastest among the Kingston SSDs.

I bought it for RM649... 240gb Kingston Hyper X 3k

for me SSD is about performance............
if dont want performance better using HDD.....

but the big problem is price....
too get performance u need to pay....

how can kancil speed same ferrari.... ferrari more quaity and more power full....

kancil top speed 150km/h
ferrari top speed 340km/h (2.2x more speed)

kancil price rm35,000
ferarri price rm900,000 (25x more expensive)

kancil get price / performance..... but still have people want performance buy ferrari...........

but the big problem is price....
too get performance u need to pay....

What else is new?
You never seen a car with the price of perodua kancil with the speed of a Ferrari.

Honestly speaking, no matter how fast the performance. Waste money as you're not bench-marking daily right??

For daily fast usage, Plextor is more than enough.

If you can afford it, is your money, is your way. 

depends on ure ssd's i/o consistency and nand degrade

on commercial units
no.1 is neutron gtx ( heck its almost as good as enterprise units)(pricey and performance not as good as sandforce (with nand) or samsungs or marvel on writes/reads)
no.2 sandforce (but has nand degrade issues)

nah dont worry too much

i run torrents off my ssd about 20gb D and 50gb U a day for the last 2 years on x25m Raid 0 x 3. Estimated life remaining so far at 80 percent and the read/write array on trim just dropped slightly

host writes on
SSD 1. 14.46tb
SSD 2. 13.88tb
SSD 3. 14.25tb

so no worries.

use it till it dies lol.

Anyone tried out SSHD? It seems offering a very good price over performance with more capacity. Not sure if its a right place to bring out this discussion since its both SSD and HDD.

Hello there, i have a question.
As a hardcore gamer, which option shud i go for? Raid 0 2budget ssds like plextor m5s or 1 single high end ssd like samsung 840 pro?

Thanks!

well, since the overall performance would be lower (cheaper ssd), i thought maybe raid 0 configuration can make up for it when it comes to straight fight with something like samsung 840 pro / neutron gtx

not to mention, purchasing 2 x value ssds is cheaper than purchasing 1 x performance ssd.

so im pretty much in a dilemma right now as my budget only allows me to stretch a bit to buy either 2 x 256gb value ssd or ended up purchasing just 1 x 256gb performance ssd.

Got my 2nd SSD : ) Plextor M5S 256GB..

Earlier was using Corsair Force GS 120GB.. Died on me..

Most probably 3gb/s cable i think, since no label.
7.4 not bad, at least u can feel the significant difference from HDD. Mine just 7.9.
Some improvements u may refer to the first post  about how to optimize the ssd guide. Not sure if it works the same as amd platform.
I dont feel much improvement from the guide, but it helps to solve my ssd freeze problem somehow.

consider a few ssd.. does the ssd write speed need to be consider???

intel 330 120gb
corsair force 3 120gb
kingston hyperx 3k 120gb
curcial m4 128gb

im considering the cost/performance and reliability.. thanks

ssd in MY is cheaper than in SG:?

can anyone recommend me any other alternative option for Intel 330 60GB? i wanna pick a 60gb but rather concern abt the price and performance

Not bios problem or cable problem i think. Problem will occur in both desktop and macbook.
Tried and still the same.

Gonna RMA it later.

If the game has already read all the data it needs from the HDD/SSD, no.

If the game dynamically loads data while you're playing, you may see less stutter when doing or encountering new things from a cold start. It has been a rather popular observation for some people who play Diablo 3 and upgraded to SSD. For example, smooth first-time casting of skills from a cold start.

On the other hand, some games may not benefit from SSDs. Internet flash games for example probably wouldn't be affected.
The read/write performance is good enough and hasn't seen significant improvement in a long while. The current focus in SSD improvement is in IOPS performance consistency.

The Intel SSD DC S3700 (200GB) Review
SanDisk Extreme II Review (480GB, 240GB, 120GB)

Planning on building my first pc in August/September.
A friend of mine is selling his Intel 510 Series 250GB SSD (owned for a year) for AUD$120 (RM360 approx.).
EDIT: He is also selling his Corsair Force 120GB SSD (owned for a year and a half) for AUD$60 (RM180 approx.).

Since my SSD knowledge is sub par, what do you guys think about buying a secondhand SSD? What is the selling price of those SSDs in Malaysia?