There are out there now a totally confusing range of SSDs with many pros and cons. The endless benchmarks with partly synthetic results make the choice even more difficult. I have therefore decided for two reasons for Intel - Compatibility & 5 years warranty, in spite of the significantly higher price. I have the SSD running on a Gigabyte P35-DS4 Intel ICH10 controller on, Core2Duo E6750, 4GB RAM and so far can not find eiziges problem.