News - Intel 710 and 720 Series SSDs detailed

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Specifications and performance information emerges.

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So are the 720 series using native PCIe controllers?

Grid is rather missing the 510 as a comparison...

The 710 looks a bit disappointing, the 720 a monster though... why the lack of different nomenclature?

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Originally Posted by kingpotnoodle

The 710 looks a bit disappointing, the 720 a monster though... why the lack of different nomenclature?

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The price will be all the differentiating that you need :p

Now bring out a non-enterprise PCIe SSD please Intel. I went with X58 precisely for this reason :)

Doesn't say which controllers they're using. :\

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md:secret:

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Originally Posted by thomasxstewart

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md:secret:

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Dude. Seriously what the heck are you gabbing on about? I'm no electrical engineer but I know enough about SSD architecture and electrical interface design to know that u should just stop posting stupid comments.

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Originally Posted by thomasxstewart

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md:secret:

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What is this I don't even ...

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Originally Posted by thomasxstewart

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md:secret:

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Huh? It has nothing to do with voltage, both PCIe and SATA drives will get a 12v supply (as well as others) and can use DC-DC converters to get any voltage they like.

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Originally Posted by thomasxstewart

Pci-e early on in SSD producted, made laughing stock out of sata ssd. upon closer inspection in pci-e standards, pci-e can work within range ov voltage that ssd runs at, about 1.3 volts, while sata is 5 volt to 3.0 volt interface, even with best protection, 1.7 volt is too little, so sata ssd stutters. overvolted. while pci-e runs smooth. pci-e also runs circuits in 3.3 v range & often is listed as such, yet 1.3 is possible in cpu temp memory slots interface. why sata which interfaces those, cann't lower voltage, i don't know, maybe just plain sadistic engineers of sata ssd controllers.

drsahek md:secret:

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Hexus, Can we vote this as Quote of the week? :telephone:

You're talking to a bot guys :p

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Originally Posted by LuckyNV

You're talking to a bot guys :p

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nah, i reckon he has come over from semiaccurate :)

Doesn't sound very bot-ish.

Wow! the 720 will need at least PCI Express 8x, PCI Express 2.0 4x slot to provide enough juice to maximize performance!

OCZ are also pushing PCIe with their HDSL interface. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3949/o...rface-reviewed