Recomended SSD? Please help!

how much memory do you recommend?

64GB is fine for just your OS and a few other applications, but I recommend 120GB SSDs (see my edited post above).

Crucial RealSSD C300 as like a 300 read but like a 150 write.. while the vertex 3 is at like 500 write 500 read!!

Yes, but the C300 is probably on sale since the C400 is right around the corner. I would go for the Vertex 3, but it depends on your budget.

the c300 is basically the same price as the vertex 3 Oo

under 200$ i think the agility 2 should be ok too...it seems to be pretty close to the vertex 2, at least with the latest firmware...

The c300 should last a little longer and generally be more 'reliable' than the v3 due to 34nm Nand.

Also, in our real world there is probably very little discernible difference. I won't, in the near future, be able to push 500MB/s anywhere that my v3 needs to write that fast. As for video editing and such... hmmm. More of a random write thing anyway.

IOPS are the thing for an OS drive. And random 4k reads are actually faster on the c300. (see anand's update here http://www.anandtech.com/show/4204/correction-ocz-verte...)

so you recommend c300 over vertex 2+3?

Yes... I would recommend the C300 over the other two drives.

As for system memory, you can get 8GB of DDR3 1600 for under $100, so it makes sense to go with a 8GB (2x4GB) setup. Most users are fine with 4GB but with current pricing, I say why not  

will the c300 have a quicker boot speed?

Yes... It will have a quick boot.

Here is a comparison of a C300 & Agility 2: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/151?vs=194

Yes.. Second that Tecmo stuff.

I'm really torn between the v3 and the c300 right now. The sandforce based alternative should be better but OCZ... and 25nm NAND...

But I keep coming back to the c300. Quicker boot than v3? Probably not but.. 10 seconds to 9 seconds or something like that... Both super fast but maybe v3 super fasterish. (I invented that word).

My next SSD will be either a C400 or a Vertex 3. Won't be getting it until May or June though. I'd like to see these drives go head-to-head.

what about a SSD for SATA-2? vertex 2?

i've been thinking about it for while, cant decide b/w the agility 2 and vertex 2...in the computer power user (CPU) mag, i saw a comparison b/w a zalman n-series ssd, the vtx2, agility 2 and the x25-m...
zalman and vertex 2 gave consistent performance, the other 2 suffered in random writes (4 KB, QD32)...

on tom's i saw a reverse of benchmarks (in the same test) with the agility 2 giving a +100 MB/s benchmark and the vertex 2 giving 70. wondered why that was, then found out about the 25nm thing.
the guys at CPU probably were using the 35nm vertex 2 E, or a normal Vtx 2.

but if the agility is, for some reason (FW update?) giving vertex 2 like performance, at a lower price, then it seems to me that it's a good choice.

but the question is, how exactly is the agility 2 performing?

and tecmo34, i think anandtech has the 25nm vertex 2E.

I was wonder what kind of motherboard i need for vertex 3 120 gb ssd card. Does anyone have any recommendations?

You need a motherboard with SATA III 6.0Gb/s support to utilize the Vertex 3.

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