Dec 16 2011

OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2 Solid State Drive Unboxing & Preview

A little while ago I gave you all the heads up that I was getting a new solid state drive for my desktop computer to replace the Patriot Warp 128GB SSD that is currently my bootable OS and application drive. It has been running a bit slow given that I run it close to capacity so I needed to find a solution.

As I mentioned in the previous blog, I was keen to find something that was a step above the rest in order to justify the purchase. SSDs have come a long way in the last few years with Sandforce based drives being amongst the better performers. Anyway, my research lead me to decide upon the OCZ RevoDrive 3 X2, a PCI Express solid state drive.

Yes, I said PCI Express – this is not a SATA SSD. This card plugs directly into the motherboard to get direct access to that bandwidth coursing down the PCI Express bus. It needs at least an x4 slot which might be a tough ask when you have two video cards already installed on some motherboards. Luckily, in my case, despite the x8 slot on my Gigabyte EX58-EXTREME motherboard being disabled when I have two video cards installed I had a spare x4 slot which worked out just fine (although I had to remove half of the heat pipe cooler to fit it in – no big deal).

Anyway, in the video below I’ll unbox the drive, give you a close look at it and run it through a benchmark to show you the insane speed of this drive. Of course, synthetic tests only show you so much so I’ll do another video showing you more practical stuff like a Windows boot, application loading and perhaps some gaming.

Anyway, here is the video – let me know if you have any questions!

FYI – the video will be available in up to 720p (YouTube can take a little while to process the higher resolutions) if you right click on the video and choose “Watch on YouTube” and change the resolution setting.

Enjoy!

Boydo

My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.

In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).

I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.

I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.

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