Hey guys,
I currently think about buying a new SSD for Arma. The Problem is, there is no native SATA3-Controller installed on my Mainboard (Gigabyte 790FXTA-UD5), there is only a third party chip from marvel installed which doesn't provide full SATA3 bandwidth/speed.
That are my system specs:
AMD Phenom II 965 (C3) @ 4012 Mhz, (NB: 2596 Mhz, HT: 2360 Mhz)
2x2GB Kingston DDR-2000 CL8 @ 1573 Mhz (6-6-6-18-CR1T) | Thermolab Baram + 2xScythe SY1225SL12HPVC
Gigabyte GA-790FXTA-UD5 | HIS HD5870 2GB Eyefinity6 (@ 900/5200 Mhz)
Intel X25-M G2 Postville 80GB | Corsair VX 550W | LG Flatron W2452V
At the Moment I think about buying either a second-hand OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 240GB drive on ebay because I will get a better bandwith via the PCI-Express Slot or a new SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 256GB which has better 4K read speeds than the OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2. But the OCZ RevoDrive has a better 4K-64Thrd read and also a better sequential read Bandwidth.
The sequential read speads of the SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD would probably be limited to ~380 MB/s sequential read speeds and ~200 MB/s 4K-64 Thrd speeds because of the non-native third party sata3-marvel-chip on my mainboard.
Which SSD will provide me a better performance in your perspective? Should i get a new SanDisk which is cheaper and has probably a better 4K read speed or should i get the OCZ RevoDrive 3 which is even if I buy it used in ebay more expensive and has probably only better sequential and 4K-64Thrd read speeds?
Which specifications are better for Arma 2/3 performance?
Thanks in Advance!
Cheers,
Sebolatius
