SSD choice, need some input

[masteroc]

So i'm looking to buy a new SSD for my gaming rig. I would like to keep the capacity around 120gb and SATA III interface. I was gonna grab the Agility 3 from OCZ, the read and write speeds look really good however I read a review that said the real world performance was unimpressive. I want to make sure that I get the best drive that I can in my price range ($200 max). Anyone have any input? The two drives im considering are posted below:

Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Newegg.com - OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC


Thanks

 

[Slaymate]

If the spec's in your signature are correct you will never utilize the performance capabilities of either of those drives. I would buy this drive at $162.35 + $2.99 shipping after a rebate.
Newegg.com - OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

[masteroc]

Thats my old build, running an i7, 480 GTX now...among other parts those are the two which probably impact ssd performance the most

 

[Slaymate]

Your motherboard will have the biggest impact on SSD performance.

 

[syrup]

The "3" models generally require 6gb/s (SATA III) connectors, so if your motherboard doesn't have those then you won't be able to fully utilize the models you linked. Your motherboard (any new mobo) will have 3gb/s connectors required for the model that Slaymate linked however.

 

[masteroc]

My motherboard does in fact have the connectors for 6gb/s (aka SATA III).

Unfortunately I have found out that the Marvell chipset that is included on my motherboard uses a pci-e x1 lane and therefore does not give the full benefit of Sata III. I will most likely stick with the ocz-vertex that I currently own since I won't see as much performance increase as I thought I would from upgrading.

Thanks for all your posts!

 

[Night Fox]

How does PCI-e x1 lane effect SATA III performance...?

 

[masteroc]

I may have mis-stated, all im doing is saying what I have found on various forums and review sites. I assume there are only so many lanes avaialbe for data whether it be from pci-e or sata ports and the Marvell 9128 does not handle the data at the speeds that a good SSD such as the vertex 3 can write/read at.


EDIT: This is an excerpt from a post that I was reading about my Motherboard and SATA 6 drives:

"the P6X58D Premium uses the Marvell 9128 as its SATA-6 controller, which is attached to a PCIe 1x lane (5GB/s)."

 

[Night Fox]

Well those ssd's are not even close to 5gb/s..so you should be fine...