OCZ RevoDrive X2 240GB Review

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.

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