Shopping CartOCZ Technology 120 GB Agility 3 SSD- 3G SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive AGT3-25SAT3-120G
date : February 2nd, 2012PC Components
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Tags : 2.5Inch, Agility, AGT325SAT3120G, Drive, SATA, Solid, State, Technology
- NAND Components: Multi-Level Cell (MLC), Interface: SATA III/6Gbps (Backwards compatible with SATA II/3Gbps,
- ECC Recovery: Up to 55 bits correctable per 512-byte sector (BCH) *varies depending on exact configuration, Certifications: RoHs, CE, FCC
- Interface: SATA III/6Gbps (Backwards compatible with SATA II/3Gbps, but optimized for SATA 6Gbps, Form Factor: 2.5 inches
- NAND Components: Multi-Level Cell (MLC), Life Expectancy: 2 million hours Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF),
- Max Read: up to 525MB/s, Max Write: up to 280 MB/s, 4KB Random Write: 50,000 I/O Per Second (IOPS), Controller: SandForce 2281
OCZ Agility 3 SATA III Sold State Drives are designed and built to provide and exceptional balance of performance and value. The Agility 3 Series implements the cutting-edge SATA 6Gbps interface to deliver excellent sequential and random data transfer rates, significantly improving your gaming, multimedia, and overall computing experience over traditional mechanical hard drives. In addition to enhanced productivity, an Agility 3 upgrade makes a hard drive-equipped notebook more portable than ever with superior durability and reduced power consumption. Using the latest breakthrough controller technology, Agility 3 SSDs work in perfect harmony with next generation platforms and operating systems to deliver a one-of-a-kind storage solution.
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Takes too much work out of the box – savings aren’t worth the hassle,
This is a nice SSD, once it is working properly. To get the point of proper operation was a huge headache. I purchased this device because of its price. For the size and speed of this disk, it is the best priced unit on the market. When I purchased the drive, I knew that there was a firmware/freezing/BSOD issue. Because I’m above average when it comes to technology, I figured I would be able to overcome these hurdles with relative ease. I was wrong. It took a ton of learning, reading, and frustration to get this unit functioning — and even now, it is not 100%. The 20 or 30 dollars you may save with this device is not worth it, in my opinion. In an effort to save all of you some hassle though, here’s what worked for me:
Two things to do. Update the firmware to 2.11 and change your SATA Controller driver. You may want to change the driver first, or else the OCZ firmware technology may not work properly.
1. Your Windows Driver. In Windows 7, go in to Device Manager>IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers>SATA Controller.
Right click it and pull up properties, then “driver” tab. Are you running the Microsoft driver (msahci)? If so, try the Intel SATA AHCPI driver instead. Google “Intel AHCI 10.8.0.1003″ [edited to reference newest driver] and download the driver. Install it for your SATA controller by going back in to device manager, opening the driver for the sata controller, and updating the driver by pointing windows to the folder with the intel driver. This was the big thing for me.
2. Firmware. My drive came with the newest firmware, so I didn’t need to update the firmware. But, according to other accounts, not having the newest firmware also causes issues. Go to OCZ’s site and there are fairly-straightforward instructions to upgrade the firmware on your drive. At the time of writing this, 2.11 is the newest version, it is also what mine is running, and seems to be going just fine. If yours is not 2.11, make the upgrade.
To check what firmware and what SATA Controller driver you are using. Download the “AS SSD” program. I believe it is available on download.com. It will show you the firmware and SATA Controller driver you are using. Make sure you’re using Iastor (intel’s driver) and 2.11 (newest firmware).
To reiterate, I would not advise buying this drive, but, if you are a fool like me, hopefully these instructions will save you the hours I’d long to have back.
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|Great! (So far, So good),
Ordered this drive on monday, received it wednesday, tore the box open and threw it in my PC. At first I had tried to do the install and the PC didn’t recognize the drive. I threw my hands up in the air “CURZE YOU OCZ” I yelled. I knew the reputation of the Sandforce drives and knew it well and I feared I had bought a drive which was simply not going to work.
However after checking my BIOS options, I realised i had made a mistake in the configuration, I fixed it and less than an hour later, I was fully updated on Windows 7 Ultimate and logging into my steam account.
Less than one hour from starting install to getting on Steam. I was amazed.
Coming from an old IDE HDD to this blew my mind in a way I thought not possible. I was wondering if the hype about SSD’s was just stirred up to sell more high cost, low storage drives and if I should just wait till they hit 1 buck per gig. I have to admit that compared to traditional HDDs, any SSD will gobble up cash in a way not seen for almost a decade now in traditional drives. The promise, however, of picking this drive up for 200 bucks after rebate piqued my interest. I bit and i’m nothing but happy I did. I was amazed how much of a difference changing one part out of a machine I considered “Aging” (to a hardcore gamer or enthusiast) made. (For reference i’m running a e8400 Core 2 duo @ 3.0GHz, Sapphire 4870 1G, and 4Gb of Patriot RAM.)
So far so good, i’ve been really happy with my purchase so far. Now, lets hope it stays that way.
As they may have said on an OCZ version of “Press Your Luck” “Big performance, No BSODs. . .”
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|Performs as in reviews,
This is my first SSD and it has met my expectations so far, with read and write speeds equivalent to reviews on Anand, Toms’ etc. I have it on a native Intel SATA III port on a Z68 motherboard. It will not perform to its maximum on an SATA II port or with non-Intel controllers. After all is said and done, the primary virtue of an SSD is loading the OS quickly and loading programs quickly. The computing power of your machine will govern the speed of operations in most programs unless the program uses a large image file and swaps it frequently (photoshop, premiere.) The new OCZ model, “Max Iops” is undoubtedly faster, but at a price.
It was very easy to install and worked right outta the box. Loads Win7 64 pro quickly and also Dragon NS, which takes a minute to load on a 2-year-old box with XP. Because of rapid boot and program loading, I turn my computer off now between uses. I left my old one on 16/7 because it would otherwise take 3-4 minutes to get to readiness with both OS and programs.
I had one instance where the BIOS would not recognize the drive during bootup after Windows 7 64pro froze. My research shows a very obscure cause for this, having to do with low power management features of the OS. I have not had any BSODs nor has the freeze been replicated, so I am taking no action, but apparently OCZ has released firmware 2.09 to address the problem. Remember that the drive’s firmware cannot be updated while it is a boot drive, so once you have installed OS and updates, it is very inconvenient to start over just to upgrade firmware. Use the secure wipe feature of OCZ toolbox before upgrading firmware. Better yet, check the firmware and upgrade before intalling this as a boot drive.
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