Buying new SSD i need help cuz i'm PRO newbie :D

[EvilM]

ok here is my problem
i just bought a brand new pc and didn't had $$ for an SSD
now i need ssd around 120gb for os and maybe 1 or 2 games.

if anyone can help i would appreciate it

[thatguy91]

Samsung 840 will be available shortly, the 128GB version of that would be good otherwise, the OCZ Vertex 4 (firmware 1.5) is a good option.

[scheherazade]

840 will use TLC memory... (840 pro will still be MLC)

Slower, and wears out faster.

The change from MLC to TLC is a much larger decline in performance and life span than was the change from SLC to MLC, personally, not a fan...

-scheherazade

[XBEAST]

Samsung 840 Pro, Samsung 830
Plextor M5 Pro, Plextor M5S
Plextor M3 Pro, Plextor M3S
Corsair Neutron GTX, Corsair Neutron
OCZ Vertex 4

These are my current top picks. Not sorted from top to bottom, but models on the left side are faster and cost more than those on the right. Models on the right still offer great performance and have better value.

Any of these drives will give you amazing performance.

[EvilM]

OCZ Vertex 4 128 gb then it is )

[DesGaizu]

Go with a samsung 830, you can get them for cheap now and they are great and reliable.

[Anarion]

Samsung 840 pro or 830.

[Ji1986]

Get samung 830 or Crucial M4

[TERRABYTEONE]

i have 2 830 samsung..

+ intel 520

fastest for boot o/s 520

2nd fastest 830

last 330 intel

the 520 great for multi file access, while the 830 samsung great for seq writes (data writing in a row), overall they both good

the intel 330 underperforms , but ok

if you want the fastest the 520, 2nd is the 830 samsung,on par with each other, the intel has great trim support n software, 1 click to trim o/s (non raid win 7 64bit), while the samsung software can over prevision data for longer life(you lose some more space)

intel 330 etc for more budget pc, great for read only cache via eboostr pro, it slower than both.


get 16+g ram make a 4g ram drive to move your temp files on it, + disable pagefile

or move them to a hdd (d:\?)

never do a full format with a ssd , quick format only.

use sdtools to optimize pc



keep away from ocz high failure rates..



also basically data on ssd can drop in speed reading /writing if data is in non compress(word doc) or compress form(like zip/cab/jpg/mp3 etc)

some ssd (budget)do a bad job of compress data, while other higher end models are fast for both. dont get budget ssd...

[FearFactory]

Samsung 840 Pro review

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6328/s...o-256gb-review