Really, again with the SSD question...?

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Yes, I'm asking it again. What is the best SSD SATA 3, in terms of read and write and IOPS. I'm only asking because of the new Corsair Neutron and Neutron GTX. I'm looking to put this in MSI's new G series laptop, can't remember the model number, but it's the one with a 660M, Killer NIC, 8GB DDR3, 15". I'll also be updrading the ram with Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600. I'll be using programs like AutoCAD, Photoshop, Vegas, After Effects, and playing games like BF3, DayZ, Blacklight Retribution, Crysis 3, SC2, LOL, and many FPS in the future. Enough background, more on the SSD aspect. I'm looking to get a SSD thats either 240GB or 256GB. I'm strictly looking at performance. I am specifically looking at the Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB. I've read reviews of SSDs, and compared their specs on paper, but they don't always perform like they do on paper. So I'm here to ask, what is the best possible SSD for me to get?

Sorry if I mistype anything as I typed it up on my ipod.
 
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Looked over some SSDs again, I'm now looking at the 256Gb versions of Samsung's 830 series, OCZ Vertex 4 series, and the 240GB Neutron GTX. Also adding in network transfer being a big thing too because I have a few TB in a storage server that my household uses as storage.
 
If it were me, there are 3 SSDs that i'd be interested in.
The Crucial M4, the Samsung 830 and the Intel 520.
All have great performance, all have reliability numbers at the top of their class. The Intel iterations are, however, very expensive, so i'd probably go with the Samsung.
Avoid OCZ like the plague. At least until we can see the reports on the Vertex 4's RMA rate and whatnot.
 
MSI laptops are usually quite big so they will probably support normal SSD's but make sure they do because some laptops are starting to only support the slim SSD's. (7mm opposed to 9mm thick)

also I second what Josh said^
 
I'd probably even discount Intel from the list now...
For the price difference it isnt really worth it above the Samsung and the Crucial
 
Again, I'm strictly looking at performance, I can get the three I posted in my second post within $10 of each other. I'll be multitasking quite a bit, iTunes, AutoCAD, Chrome with Steam running chat in the background at one time.
 
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