SSD

[xXdragonbatXX]

How good is this SSD? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820226370

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Isn't it too expensive for the size? 128gb costs just a bit more.

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I have no clue. I just picked it because it is the same brand as my RAM, haha. Hadn't thought about SSD until now because my Seagate is making my computer boot slow.

 

[pcunite]

I would only consider Crucial, Intel, and Samsung right now.

 

[Hellhammer]

I would only consider Crucial, Intel, and Samsung right now.

Don't forget Plextor.

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

So which is the cheaper option?

 

[rsutoratosu]

I wouldn't really pick any sandforce, i tried a lot of sandforce and they all say 500/500 r/w and it always benches at around 2xx/2xx, on the same system the samsung 840/840 pros benches as advertised

 

[xeledon20005]

That drive in the link is expensive but very fast, its not bad at all 500mbs read and writes along with great IOPS

 

[nanaki333]

i had a 480GB mushkin as a games drive and i never had an issue with it. the price for that small of a drive is way too much though. i got the 480 at the time because it was the cheapest, not so in this case though. i would look elsewhere for a smaller drive.

 

[pcunite]

I wouldn't really pick any sandforce, i tried a lot of sandforce and they all say 500/500 r/w and it always benches at around 2xx/2xx, on the same system the samsung 840/840 pros benches as advertised.

True, which is why I went with Crucial M4 256, and 128 drives. As you may know the reason Sandforce drives test well is because they're writing compressible data which makes them seem faster. The Marvel controller in the Crucial's don't compress the data on the fly. But my data is not really compressible ...

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I probably can't do anything until June or August anyway but my plan right now is take my Seagate Barracuda 500gb out and get a WD Black 1tb and a SSD to try and increase my boot speed.

 

[KentState]

I have a 120GB one just to mess around with and it's been very good. Have used it for games to VMs or as a scratch disk.

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I just don't like the boot time on my pc and I spent a grade on it...kinda disappointing

 

[Sleepingforest]

Okay, the first thing to do is to disable all the the programs which are starting at boot that you don't actually need. Google it: there's lots of tutorials, and it should really help with boot speed.

Secondly: defragment the hard drive. Just search Disk Defragmenter in Windows and let it do it's thing. That'll help general loading times.

Thirdly: Old drives are simply slower because they run at lower rotational speed and have lower storage density (in terms of GB/platter).

I actually don't recommend spending extra on a WD Black--most of that money is because of the longer warranty. Go with a 7200RPM single platter 1TB drive instead, like the the newest Seagates (model ST1000DM003). The SSD, on the other hand, is a good idea. Just don't get carried away with the IOPS stats and so on; cheaper drives like the Samsung 840 non-Pro, Crucial M4, Plextor M5S, and Sandisk Ultra Plus are all perfectly good, and not noticeably slower than the top end drives for consumers.

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I have. I use all my apps that boot. Downloading games and such. Which means only steam and origin open.

I have not touching or doing anything to my HDD because I am notorious for breaking crap.

The drive is a month old soooo yeah shouldn't be booting slower then a lethargic turtle.

I am upgrading to a 1tb because between my drive being half full already with games and music and all the software I will be uploading in August, I need more room!

I have 287 out of 485 left and I seem to keep filling it up faster and faster the more games, music, and homowork I have.

I've been using my computer a week so yeah...

283 out of 485