OCZ Vertex 3 120GB - $70 ($85 before MIR)

Rob Williams · 06-23-2012, 04:38 PM

No, that's not a typo. $70 to hook yourself up with a super-fast 120GB SSD from OCZ.

Preferably you can click one of the ads on the site for this deal, or just go here:

http://www.amazon.com/Agility-2-5-In...t3-25sat3-120g

madmat · 06-23-2012, 05:11 PM

Wish I had it to invest in a pair. I could just imagine how fast a raid-0 array of those would be.

Rob Williams · 06-23-2012, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmat

Wish I had it to invest in a pair. I could just imagine how fast a raid-0 array of those would be.

I hear that, on both accounts. That'd be a combined 1GB/s throughput in a RAID 0, and 240GB of space... for $140.

madmat · 06-23-2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Williams

I hear that, on both accounts. That'd be a combined 1GB/s throughput in a RAID 0, and 240GB of space... for $140.

Only if you have a SATA III controller. I don't, I'm riding SATA II but still, it would max the controller out.

Rob Williams · 06-23-2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmat

Only if you have a SATA III controller. I don't, I'm riding SATA II but still, it would max the controller out.

Well, unless all you do is copy files back and forth, SATA 3Gbit/s is more than suitable. For most people, it's the IOPS performance of SSDs that make them worthwhile, not the throughput. I wouldn't care if SSDs had the same throughput as a hard drive (~100MB/s). But a boost from 100 IOPS to 5,000? That's an improvement.

Psi* · 06-24-2012, 01:14 PM

Good find, got 2 ... have a couple of slugs to kick in the a$$

Rob Williams · 06-24-2012, 01:17 PM

Are you going to be putting them in RAID, or using them separately? Either way, enjoy

Psi* · 06-24-2012, 02:09 PM

Separate. I don't have anything that will benefit with raid at the moment.

OriginalJoeCool · 06-24-2012, 06:40 PM

I've got to ask why they're giving them to us so cheap?

Rob Williams · 06-24-2012, 08:04 PM

OCZ might have some overstock, and given that the Agility 4s are out now, the company probably wants to clean shop. Plus, this is good marketing, and it's a promotion that only lasts this weekend - it's not a permanent price.

06-23-2012, 04:38 PM	#1
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06-24-2012, 01:17 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Are you going to be putting them in RAID, or using them separately? Either way, enjoy __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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06-24-2012, 08:04 PM	#10
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	OCZ might have some overstock, and given that the Agility 4s are out now, the company probably wants to clean shop. Plus, this is good marketing, and it's a promotion that only lasts this weekend - it's not a permanent price. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-24-2012, 01:14 PM	#6
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	Good find, got 2 ... have a couple of slugs to kick in the a$$

06-24-2012, 02:09 PM	#8
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	Separate. I don't have anything that will benefit with raid at the moment.

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