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For testing today we are using one of our most powerful test systems based around a liquid cooled Core i7 970 at 4.33ghz in a Thermaltake Level 10 chassis, with a GTX580 … power delivered by a Corsair AX1200 PSU. While this delivers insane levels of performance, it also registers only 35dBa under normal operating conditions.
The KG – L1 system:
Processor: Core i7 970 @ 4.33ghz
Cooling: Coolit Vantage
Motherboard: MSI X58A-GD65 (MS-7522)
Graphics: Inno3D GTX580
Chassis: Thermaltake Level 10
Power Supply: Corsair Ax1200
Optical: Asus BluRay Drive
Memory: 6GB GSkill Performance Gaming ram @ 902.9 MHz (2:10) @ 7-8-7-24
Additional Storage: Kingston SSDNow V+ 512GB Gen 2 SSD (Storage) / Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB (primary OS boot)
Monitor: Hazro Ultra Sharp HZ230Wi 30 inch screen.
Comparison Drives:
OCZ Vertex 2
Corsair Force 100
OCZ Agility 2
Camera:
Nikon D300S/MBD10 18-200mm AF-s VR lens/105mm AF Micro / R1C1 Speedlight commander with 3x SB R200.
Operating system:
Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise Edition.
Software:
CrystalMark 3.0
SiSoft Sandra
PCMark Vantage
ATTO Disk Benchmark
IOMeter 2008
We tested this drive in several systems to ensure a consistent level of performance was being provided by the MSI X58A motherboard we are using in the main system. All tests are also repeated 5 times to ensure accurate reporting from our test build.
Amazing how far this technology is going now. is Sata dead? hell it might need an update if we want these levels of performance. even sata 6 drives look crap in comparison to this baby.
Price is really good, I saw a 256 data ssd for just under 500
Excllent, fascinating design with the daughtercard good pics
Wonder why they don’t sell it it two parts to let people get the basic product cheaper then upgrade later…
I thought you gave the Level 10 away? Don’t tell me you just shipped it to Ireland!
Excellent design, price aint too shabby either considering the performance. Way out of my league however, need a system upgrade first.
Id like one of these, do they make them in smaller sizes? 500+ is a bit much for me.
@ WasserHHund – Hard to believe i know, but Thermaltake made more than one Level 10 case. We actually have three. Send me your address ill ship you one 😉 Germany via Manchester or Scotland right?
@ Thomas – yes they make a 100GB version http://www.scan.co.uk/products/100gb-ocz-revo-drive-x2-bootable-ssd-4-x-sandforce-1222-pci-e-x4-r-740mb-s-w-690mb-s-100k-iops?source=froogle&utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_source=googlebase&utm_term=100GB+OCZ+Revo+Drive+X2+Bootable+SSD+4+x+Sandforce+1222+PCI-E+x4+R+740MB%2Fs+W+690MB%2Fs+100K+IOPS
Its still a lot of dosh. 2TB HD is 70 quid now. slower? sure, but SSD is still much too expensive for most people.
Cool thanks, think you could show me how to overclock a system later if I email you? really been struggling with that this year. cheers man.
Never mind the ssd, can I have the camera?
Does anyone know if the Revodrive can be used with VMware ESXi or XenServer 5.6?