Built for speed. You probably already know that solid-state drives are fast. With up to 85, 000 IOPS & read speeds of up to 555MB/s, Force Series GT is on another level. Whether you're building the ultimate gaming PC, a monster of a video or photo editing workstation, or you simply crave serious solid state storage performance, this is the SSD you want. Real-world performance. All the impressive performance numbers translate to this: disk operations up to four times faster than the fastest mechanical hard drives. Starting up your PC, launching applications, loading & saving large files & documents, & just about everything else you do with your PC is faster when you remove the bottleneck of old-fashioned hard drives. The Force Series GT is particularly adept at moving compressed data. You'll appreciate this real-world benefit if you work with music, movie & graphics files. Compatible with SATA 2 3 Gb/s. Haven't yet moved to SATA 3? Like all Corsair components, Force Series GT SSDs are designed to last through several system upgrades. Adding a Force Series GT today means that you'll still get incredible storage performance now, & you'll tap into its full performance potential with your next upgrade. Corsair SSDs: Designed for Performance & Durability TRIM Support Force Series GT SSDs feature support for the Windows® 7 TRIM comm&. This allows them to store only the data they need & perform memory optimization to ensure the fastest possible write speeds. Force Series GT SSDs are available in unformatted capacities of up to 240GB. Reliability Because SSDs have no moving parts, they can handle shock, vibration & temperature changes far in excess of traditional hard drives. That's important for desktop PCs, & essential for notebooks. Cool & Quiet, with Low Power Consumption Traditional mechanical hard drives spin at thousands of revolutions per minute. This takes power, & generates noise & heat. Since SSDs have no moving parts, there's no noise or vibration, & the lower power consumption helps keep things cool inside your PC. 3.5" adapter The 2.5" form factor allows for installation in most notebook PCs with no adapter required. If you're adding a Force Series GT SSD to your desktop PC, use the included 3.5" adapter to mount it in any standard hard drive bay.