ASUS launches ROG RAIDR Express PCI Express-based SSD

NeoElNino

2013-07-26 14:18

sweeet this beats any SSD right now by doubling the BW. I wonder if RAID Express would become the standard in the future.

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miffywiffy

2013-07-26 14:29

Until motherboards get bigger I'll stick with sata, thanx to the ports being so close together most PCIe slots are covered up by giant GPUs.

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Pill Monster

2013-07-26 14:56

Really handy if you transfer files all day long. And why would Asus they include a RamDisk app? Hardly needed with an SSD....

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Anusha

2013-07-26 15:25

Really handy if you transfer files all day long. And why would Asus they include a RamDisk app? Hardly needed with an SSD....

i can extend the lifespan of the SSD.

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alxtorrentazos

2013-07-26 15:59

Really handy if you transfer files all day long. And why would Asus they include a RamDisk app? Hardly needed with an SSD....

The bundled RAMDisk utility that allows users to dedicate up to 80% of a computer's available RAM for use as a high-speed virtual drive that accelerates the loading of favorite applications and games. In ASUS tests, read speeds of over 12,000 MB/s were reached.

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The Laughing Ma

2013-07-26 19:01

Was looking at something like this as a performance boost for my older Maximus 3. It's currently stuck with an older slower SSD on a Sata interface my main concern is will the system use a PCI-e device as a system boot device?

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Pill Monster

2013-07-26 19:09

i can extend the lifespan of the SSD.

Better still, RAMDisk extends the life of RAIDR Express by reducing unnecessary write operations. RAMDisk even backs itself up to the main system drive when the PC is shut down

^^I don't think writing GB's of data to the SSD every time the PC is shut down will extend it's lifespan..... Disabling PF can reduce unnecessary writes.

The bundled RAMDisk utility that allows users to dedicate up to 80% of a computer's available RAM for use as a high-speed virtual drive that accelerates the loading of favorite applications and games. In ASUS tests, read speeds of over 12,000 MB/s were reached.

Asus benchmarks are one thing, real life scenarios are something else.

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TheDeeGee

2013-07-26 22:07

You can buy 512GB of SSDs for the same price with a better controller. And with normal use the speeds wont make a difference. Just like them OCZ RevoDrives, overpriced nonsense. Also a lifespan of 70 years, really : / Id like to see who runs this even after 10 years.

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miffywiffy

2013-07-26 22:15

Has anyone hit the lifespan of their SSD? I've had one since 2010 and I download ALOT, I mean I'm such a heavy user my HDDs used to die yearly. I've not managed to kill off a single SSD yet.

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TheDeeGee

2013-07-26 22:18

Has anyone hit the lifespan of their SSD? I've had one since 2010 and I download ALOT, I mean I'm such a heavy user my HDDs used to die yearly. I've not managed to kill off a single SSD yet.

My OCZ Vertex 120GB from late 2009 is at 92%. It seen RAID0 a couple of flashes and Windows installs. Thats the Vertex 1 with Indilix Barefoot controller. I'm using that for Skyrim Mod storage atm.

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PhazeDelta1

2013-07-26 22:23

Has anyone hit the lifespan of their SSD? I've had one since 2010 and I download ALOT, I mean I'm such a heavy user my HDDs used to die yearly. I've not managed to kill off a single SSD yet.

I've written over 3Tb to my SDD and it still performs just the way it did when I first got it. Also, I stumbled upon this article yesterday. It's a pretty neat read http://www.anandtech.com/show/6459/samsung-ssd-840-testing-the-endurance-of-tlc-nand

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Iggyblack

2013-07-27 00:21

Has anyone hit the lifespan of their SSD? I've had one since 2010 and I download ALOT, I mean I'm such a heavy user my HDDs used to die yearly. I've not managed to kill off a single SSD yet.

My OCZ died a year and a half after I got it :/

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deltatux

2013-07-27 05:15

The fact that it uses Sandforce controllers loses my interest. I'm not even talking about price. Sandforce controllers are only good at compressible data, for uncompressible data, they're a lot slower than other controllers out there like Marvell, LAMD, Indilinx and Samsung ones. I'm happy with my 256 GB Samsung 830 so I'm still good. deltatux

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drac

2013-07-27 06:31

Until motherboards get bigger I'll stick with sata, thanx to the ports being so close together most PCIe slots are covered up by giant GPUs.

Its possible to use pci-e 1x cards in full size pci-e slots, so not really an issue, unless you've got micro-atx or something.