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  • RummyBoy
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2009
    • 2157

    #1

    Tech SATA vs SAS vs SSD hard drives.

    Im getting some superb results on some SAS drives on my server.

    How do you guys find the performance of SAS HDs versus SATA HDs?

    Wouldn't SSD be a lot faster than even SAS?
  • Focus
    Last of a dying breed.
    • Jun 2004
    • 669

    #2
    Yes it would but the price would be different i love my SaS(15k rpm) on my server as well!

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    • 2MuchMark
      Mark of 2Much.net
      • Aug 2004
      • 50971

      #3
      Don't even bother with SATA's or anything else. SSD drives are more expensive but really worth the price. I swapped the old HD in my iMac27 and it cold-boots to a full desktop in 6 seconds. Not from sleep - I mean a true, cold boot. Crazy fast.

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      • sandman!
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        • Mar 2001
        • 15431

        #4
        SSD is the way to go unless you need a ton of space 1tb+
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        • The Duck
          Adult Content Provider
          • May 2005
          • 18243

          #5
          If you are not using an SSD for your operating system at this point you are missing out big time.
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          • RummyBoy
            Confirmed User
            • Dec 2009
            • 2157

            #6
            Im talking about in a Dedicated Server or a VPS for that matter...... which do you choose?

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            • Ferus
              Bye - Left to do stuff
              • Feb 2013
              • 4108

              #7
              Depends on what is needed.
              A db server should cache most in ram anyway, and an applionserver have more use of CPU

              What is the mainroll of the server?

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              • HomerSimpson
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                • Sep 2005
                • 13826

                #8
                SSD is the way to go... at least for OS and mysql... you could store other files on HDDs...
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                • RummyBoy
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 2157

                  #9
                  Are any of you guys running your SQL and OS on SSD for your server then?

                  Will is serve your web pages fast? Is it actually showing that?

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                  • RummyBoy
                    Confirmed User
                    • Dec 2009
                    • 2157

                    #10
                    Speaking of laptops......

                    Can any of you recommend the fastest 500 GB SSD hard drive for a laptop?

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                    • iwantchixx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 12860

                      #11
                      Originally posted by RummyBoy
                      Speaking of laptops......

                      Can any of you recommend the fastest 500 GB SSD hard drive for a laptop?
                      Samsung Evo 840/850 - don't question, just buy

                      install the samsung magician software, enable the speedup stuff and you will be wondering how you ever did without one.

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                      • iwantchixx
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Oct 2002
                        • 12860

                        #12
                        as for server

                        SSD = good for mostly reads and ultimate speed. These drives can still handle a lot of writes, but why push your luck if your doing lots of logging and constant writing. We got a raid 0 with 4 drives going so fast that our network is the only bottleneck haha

                        Sas = good for all around with lots of writing due to its longevity

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                        • dirtymind
                          Confirmed User
                          • May 2008
                          • 2348

                          #13
                          It is simple, huge space needed don't go ssd because of the price, write read speed needed, then ssd is the king. of course you will need a fast network connection too or that will slow the whole process down and some good ram and cpu is also a must.
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                          • amvcdotcom
                            i like kitties.
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 886

                            #14
                            ssd all the way
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                            • RummyBoy
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 2157

                              #15
                              Well im about to put one in my laptop - I'm trying to add the Samsung 850 Evo 500gb.

                              However, mine is a 64bit windows and 64bit processor.

                              Is that all you need for SATA III compatibility?

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                              • RummyBoy
                                Confirmed User
                                • Dec 2009
                                • 2157

                                #16
                                BUMP for an answer....

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                                • KillerK
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2008
                                  • 3406

                                  #17
                                  I noticed a huge speed improvement in mysql related things. If the server doesn't have enough ram (swamping tables to disk)...

                                  Otherwise serving photos I can't see it making much of a difference. Atleast until more people have Google Fiber.

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                                  • iwantchixx
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Oct 2002
                                    • 12860

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by RummyBoy
                                    Well im about to put one in my laptop - I'm trying to add the Samsung 850 Evo 500gb.

                                    However, mine is a 64bit windows and 64bit processor.

                                    Is that all you need for SATA III compatibility?
                                    The two have nothing to do with each other.

                                    Throw it in, use a UEFI (if your bios supports it) windows install and once into a working windows from the ssd, install samsung magician and turn on all the speedup stuff you find.

                                    Then reboot and from cmd prompt type:

                                    PHP Code:
                                    fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify 
                                    
                                    here are the two possible results:

                                    PHP Code:
                                    DisableDeleteNotify = 1 = TRIM support disabled
                                    
                                    DisableDeleteNotify = 0 = TRIM support enabled 
                                    

                                    If enabled, carry on and enjoy lighting speed haha

                                    more info on uefi:

                                    UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows

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