SSD upgrade for an SR-2 setup

[Xeven]

Some background:

The SR-2 has a Marvell 9128 SATA III (x1) controller. Basically, its bus/performance limited thus rendering the added throughput of the latest generation of SSDs useless. Now I want to go 2x-240GB Vertex 3 (or maybe a couple of M4s). The system currently has 2x-X25Ms and they run fine but I recently sold 4 SR-2 folding machines and can't upgrade to Interlagos (if ever) or the LGA2011 until Intel or AMD decides to release them. So here I am going for the unneeded upgrade and hardware whoredom.

My options:

1. Stick with ICH10R and live with the "measly" theoretical throughput. Honestly, will I even realize the difference?
2. Buy a RAID controller. eg. LSI 9260-4i or something similar which costs an arm and half a testicle.
3. Get a Revodrive X2 (very problematic with the SR-2) and will probably be EOL soon.
4. Buy a couple of Vertex 2s instead (throughput is capped by the ICH10R anyway) and save the extra cash for when my wife finds out I just bought useless stuff again and kicks me out of the house.
5. Keep the X25s and just spend the extra cash on the wife so she doesn't kill me when I eventually move to a 4P machine.

Your thoughts?

[Sagath]

Originally Posted by Xeven

Some background:

The SR-2 has a Marvell 9128 SATA III (x1) controller. Basically, its bus/performance limited thus rendering the added throughput of the latest generation of SSDs useless. Now I want to go 2x-240GB Vertex 3 (or maybe a couple of M4s). The system currently has 2x-X25Ms and they run fine but I recently sold 4 SR-2 folding machines and can't upgrade to Interlagos (if ever) or the LGA2011 until Intel or AMD decides to release them. So here I am going for the unneeded upgrade and hardware whoredom.

My options:

1. Stick with ICH10R and live with the "measly" theoretical throughput. Honestly, will I even realize the difference?
2. Buy a RAID controller. eg. LSI 9260-4i or something similar which costs an arm and half a testicle.
3. Get a Revodrive X2 (very problematic with the SR-2) and will probably be EOL soon.
4. Buy a couple of Vertex 2s instead (throughput is capped by the ICH10R anyway) and save the extra cash for when my wife finds out I just bought useless stuff again and kicks me out of the house.
5. Keep the X25s and just spend the extra cash on the wife so she doesn't kill me when I eventually move to a 4P machine.

Your thoughts?

Clearly the last option is the best, since Ivy bridge is 6 months away, and will rip the pants off everything.

Besides, whats the point of RAID'd SSD's on the SR2 anyways? Increases PPD 100 points? lolz.
I mean, if you're that itching to spend cash, Ive got a rig for you...

[3.0charlie]

Stick to the X25s. I tried the Raid 0 SSD setup during the Challenge on my Customer's rig (dual Gskills), and I felt no sizeable difference over my ex-SR2, which had a single Corsair F100.

It's already plenty fast. Revo? Stay far, very far from it when handling a SR2...

[_dangtx_]

if you have something that works with it? keep it.

else,headaches may (will) follow! :p

[matsta31]

do nothing, or buy one of thoses 4 sockets amd Boards.

[Xeven]

Originally Posted by Sagath

Besides, whats the point of RAID'd SSD's on the SR2 anyways?

I put single SSDs on all of the folding machines because I hate waiting for windows to bootup when optimizing settings. When I started using one as a workstation, I figured a RAID SSD was in order. Not a big justification, but a reason nonetheless.

[lowfat]

What are you using this machine for? Either way I doubt you'll notice any difference in perceivable speed w/ faster SSD's.

[Xeven]

Originally Posted by lowfat

What are you using this machine for? Either way I doubt you'll notice any difference in perceivable speed w/ faster SSD's.

It's now my main workstation / gaming rig. So sometimes it's nice to have all that I/O speed.