Screwed SSD?

[corsairmaster]

Hey all,
I have a OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD and when i first built my PC it boots in like 5 sec but nows like 12 why?

 

[Wamphryi]

Those Vertex drives came out with some issues. Update the firmware on the drive and the bad thing will likely go away.

 

[Supermuncher85]

Also the fuller they are the slower they get. Rule of thumb leave 50% free (this is no joke).

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Also the fuller they are the slower they get. Rule of thumb leave 50% free (this is no joke).

Actually it's 20% but still with a small to begin with 60GB drive that can be a problem.

 

[unksol]

Some OCZ drives have "performance" levels that trip based on %full though, one being 50%. OCZ drives have a ton of issues in general though

 

[anti-painkilla]

^ Hes right, it is to do with their garbage collection algorithms if you care enough to look into it.

Sadly the 50% rule of thumb will be here for a while longer. Win8 loads faster if you want to change over =P