Intel Plans 'Overclocking' Capability On SSDs 106
Lucas123 writes "Anticipating it will make a 'big splash,' Intel is planning to release an product late this year or very early next that will allow users to 'overclock' solid-state drives. The overclocking capability is expected to allow users to tweak the percentage of an SSD's capacity that's used for data compression. At its Intel Developers Forum next month in San Francisco, Intel has scheduled an information session on overclocking SSDs. The IDF session is aimed at system manufacturers and developers as well as do-it-yourself enthusiasts, such as gamers. 'We've debated how people would use it. I think the cool factor is somewhat high on this, but we don't see it changing the macro-level environment. But, as far as being a trendsetter, it has potential,' said Intel spokesman Alan Frost. Michael Yang, a principal analyst with IHS Research, said the product Intel plans to release could be the next evolution of SandForce controller, 'user definable and [with the] ability to allocate specified size on the SSD. Interesting, but we will have to see how much performance and capacity [it has] over existing solutions,' Yang said in an email reply to Computerworld."
Re:Awsome (Score:5, Funny)
Time to make some watercooling blocks and special fans and make money from those with too much.
Wow! That would be Overclocked!
Years ago I could buy a cheap overclocked machine and play any overclocked game I could find. Nowadays, it's not so easy. You need an overclocked watercooling block and overclocked fans.
I only hope MS overclock their efforts and manage to get an overclocking product in time. I'd be very underclocked otherwise.
I have the perfect term for it! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sandforce... (Score:5, Funny)
So, what Intel are saying, is that they are going to take a SSD controller with unstable, buggy firmware - and then add a feature that allows users to modify the internal constants the firmware uses to do it's job. This can only end very badly,...
How come? Personally, I can see the benefits... run the SSD to glowing hot, write your data then cut he power. Upon cooling down, the data will be compressed (by thermal shrinking) in a hardware mode... and is only common-sense that being hard is better than being soft when it comes to compression.