ssd for os

[Tripp]

right i am gonna be looking for a cheap ssd for my mate rig am building, only needs to have the os an graphics drivers on. can i have some input on what one to go for

thanks guys an girls ^_^

 

[TheOuterOne]

Cheap SSD's don't really exist. What size are you looking for and what is the budget?

 

[Remmy]

For just OS and drivers 64GB would be sufficient but I'd go for 120/128GB anyway just so there's extra room for the future. I recently got a 120GB Kingston SSDNow for a cheap build, it was £60, and it's been fine so far.

 

[Tripp]

budget of about £60, sorry should of mentioned that in the first post

 

[jamesriley94]

For just OS and drivers 64GB would be sufficient but I'd go for 120/128GB anyway just so there's extra room for the future. I recently got a 120GB Kingston SSDNow for a cheap build, it was £60, and it's been fine so far.

This ^^
I wouldn't go anything under 64GB these days regardless of the intended use. You'll want to put as much on it as you can. 128GB minimum really.

I know newer technologies have come out now, but I still stand by my Crucial M4s. They seem to be pretty cheap now.

 

[Tripp]

This ^^
I wouldn't go anything under 64GB these days regardless of the intended use. You'll want to put as much on it as you can. 128GB minimum really.

I know newer technologies have come out now, but I still stand by my Crucial M4s. They seem to be pretty cheap now.

ok so far i have seen a 120/128 gb Kingston, Crucial and A-Data ssd's, that are all in the buget so what manufacture would you guys suggest

*edit* and an intel (not sure how that would work on an AMD system though

 

[NeverBackDown]

Kingston and Crucial over Adata. My brothers Adata SSD works great but not exactly super fast. Still far faster than any HDD though.

 

[Tripp]

Kingston and Crucial over Adata. My brothers Adata SSD works great but not exactly super fast. Still far faster than any HDD though.

right ok thanks buddy

 

[NeverBackDown]

I would try to aim for a non SandFroce based SSD simply because they tend to last longer and give better overall performance.

 

[Tripp]

kingson ssdnow v300 120gb or crucial m500 120?

 

[NeverBackDown]

M500.

 

[Tripp]

M500.

righty ho cheers for your input mate, its much appreciated ^_^

 

[NeverBackDown]

I own a M500 and its given me no problems.. even came with the latest firmware

 

[Wraith]

I took the plunge into SSDs and I got my Crucial 64GB V4 October last year for £32 with the newer controller and (S5FAMM25) firmware used solely for OS and it's 100% tiptop barely exceeded 25GB usage, but definitely looking at larger Samsung drives at the moment though.

 

[Tripp]

I took the plunge into SSDs and I got my Crucial 64GB V4 October last year for £32 with the newer controller and (S5FAMM25) firmware used solely for OS and it's 100% tiptop barely exceeded 25GB usage, but definitely looking at larger Samsung drives at the moment though.

well its only for the os an graphics card drivers, got my mate a 1TB WD blue for his games

 

[NeverBackDown]

Just make sure he always leaves a minimum of 20% storage free. Beyond 20% the drive starts to degrade faster.

 

[Tripp]

Just make sure he always leaves a minimum of 20% storage free. Beyond 20% the drive starts to degrade faster.

yeah i know mate told him to keep just the OS an maybe a game or two and thats it

 

[barnsley]

The 120 GB kingstons are really solid, not had one fail at work yet.

 

[Tripp]

The 120 GB kingstons are really solid, not had one fail at work yet.

i will keep that in mind fella thanks for the input

 

[McGill2009]

whats the budget for the SSD?