jimizor Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I am upgrading my computer. See my signature for the system components at this point. I have a FirePro V4800, Antec TruePerformer TP-750, and CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus shipping to me at this time. With this new system, I am now thinking of upgrading my older WD 200GB 7200rpm 8mb drive which I use for OS and applications. I will still keep my WD 1TB for storage of CAD files and materials, etc. I have read alot about the SSD and their unbelievable read speed. However, they are not so fast in the write catagory. The WD Velociraptor 10,000 rpm is a well-known solid contender for the OS drive. So can anyone shed some light on the better drive to use with CAD programs? I do 2D drafting & 3D modeling with Autocad Architecture 2011 and just starting to use Revit Architecture 2011. If the SSD is the better drive to go with (which is what I am leaning towards), should I be looking for a drive that is good at both read/write rather than a record setting read time? __________________ Jimi Witt JW Designs CPU-AMD Phenom II X6 1055T MB-Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H RAM-G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3-1333 GC-EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PSU-Ultra Xconnect 500W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Personally I'd hold off buying a SSD until such time as their performance matches and/or exceeds all the parameters of some of the faster normal hard drives out there. What is the cost per megabyte comparison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc512 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 i use a SSD as a boot drive and i also have autocad 2011 installed on it. Seriously good upgrade but i find my self saving onto my 2nd HD as i have no room on my SSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I priced two drives yesterday, one normal (platter) and one SSD. Both were 150GB. The normal drive could be bought for $40. The SSD was $560. Do the math. The price per GB is significantly higher for the SSD. Until they become more popular (perhaps with in the next year) I'll hold off buying one. However, I do not agree that they are wickedly fast and can take a lot of abuse that would kill a normal drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Don't get me wrong, I'm not advertising for them, nor do I have any stake in the company, but check TigerDirect's prices on SSDs. They have a Corsair 128gb drive for $224, and a 240gb OCZ for around $600. They got some small ones in the 30gb range for about 80 bucks. Then of course there's the other end of the spectrum...a 480gb is $1800 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6371306&CatId=5300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43st Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I have my OS and programs on an SSD. I went from a Raptor to this configuration and was not that impressed with it. Once you are booted and loaded into RAM it doesn't matter that much. I think if you're more of a 'power user' and need to constantly open and close files it may be more beneficial. I usually work with the same file all day, or a small collection of files, which doesn't play into an SSD's strong points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 OK it seems that hybrid drives may bring the best of both to us PC users. Not too expensive either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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