On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:08 PM, David Boreham <david_list@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> We've reached to the point when we would like to try SSDs. We've got a >> central DB currently 414 GB in size and increasing. Working set does not fit >> into our 96GB RAM server anymore. >> So, the main question is what to take. Here what we've got: >> 1) Intel 320. Good, but slower then current generation sandforce drives >> 2) Intel 330. Looks like cheap 520 without capacitor >> 3) Intel 520. faster then 320 No capacitor. >> 4) OCZ Vertex 3 Pro - No available. Even on OCZ site >> 5) OCZ Deneva - can't find in my country :) >> > > Is the 710 series too costly for your deployment ? > I ask because that would be the obvious choice for a database (much better > write endurance than any of the drives above, and less likely to suffer from > firmware bugs or unpleasant GC behavior). > We've been running them in production for a few months with zero problems > and great performance. > The price on the 710's tends to vary on whether they're in stock : NewEgg is > currently showing $1100 for the 300G drive, but no stock. this. I think you have two choices today -- intel 320 and intel 710 depending on how much writing you plan to do. ocz vertex 3 might be a 3rd choice, but it's vaporware atm. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance
