u mean the liteon ssd ?
its somehow rare to see in shops now.
what model of the ssd u saw is cheapest ?

iinm, Lite-on is one of the largest OEM supplier of SSD.
For example, Plextor SSD is manufactured by Lite-on.
LCT-256M3S (this Lite-on is actually slightly faster than as the old Plextor M3)
We normally won't find Lite-on SSD on retails, but in laptop (eg. lots of Dell models use Lite-on SSD). Rock steady firmware.
May want to make sure it is brand new unit, and not some salvaged parts

Not only boot speed, softwares and games launch faster too.

120gb is enuf ?
I had to move all WINRAR & IDM temp storage to HDD to make enuf space for OS & few games.

You mean PCIe x1 sata3 card?

get sata 3 and easy 500 score

I reckon that is not a good investment.
Read a lot on the web that, mostly are running Marvell chipset and Marvell does not support trim.
And a lot of PCIe x1 sata 3 controllers are junk, a good one PCIe x4 comes with hefty price.
Better keep the money for next upgrade and use the current native sata2 intel controller.

Unless you transferring GBs of data everyday.
Max dy. Read speed still can go, but need sata3.

You using what mobo & proc now?
Its not that not good, there are pros and cons. See what are you doing with it.
If purposely setup for benchmarks only, then really not good.

i c... im looking for best value.. the performance and price balance.. thx for ur kind advice.. 

That specs good enough la bro..
During boot, get up and stretch awhile before start gaming.
Faster by 2 to 5 seconds only, forget about the pcie card.

u upgrade to a "new" what?

Why isn't the warranty covered here <why.jpeg> What's your suggestion? I wanted to take Samsung because got some people said that Samsung's SSD is reliable among the best

Lol this explanation is a little weird, Corsair do have good SSD such Neutron GTX series. As for price, its just slightly higher or similar as other brand's high performance ssd.

this is kind of futuristic, but they are good news

http://www.techspot.com/news/56868-ssd-mid...peed-boost.html

http://www.neowin.net/news/ssd-breakthroug...n-on-old-drives

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_...0140522/353388/

i am using Kingston HyperX 120GB @ RM 280 with FOC Kingston 8GB pendrive, so far so good...

nop, my friend said Windows 7 will auto enable TRIM for me...

nah i don't think ssd manufacturers will deliver this so soon. if they are willing to do so, then it's a great news.

however, with tlc flash to become mainstream ssd's (e.g. marvell's recent announcement about a new controller for tlc flash), replacing mlc flash gradually, this technology might be a good option to help prolong flash lifespan further.

yeah the 4k read is not that good looking. if you looked at benchmarks of 256gb and 512gb, even raid0 of 2x 512gb, their 4k are almost the same. 
the lifespan of ssd's depends on how you set your system up, and how you use and maintain it. if set up and use it properly it can last for more than that. the only problem is that not many practice it right.

i had a friend told me ssd sucked. after almost a year of usage it's left with 9% health. i asked him what he did usually. he told me, 'as usual. normal web browsing; watching youtube; document editing, etc.' the last one of the etc. is 'defrag it once a month'.
raid0 runs faster. cstkl1 posted a video about this (the second post of the previous page).