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Hi,

 

I have a Lenovo Ideacentre A700 (Please don't kill me!), and I am thinking of throwing an SSD in it! :D

 

Current A700 Specs:

 

Intel Core i7 740Q @1750Mhz

8GB 1333Mhz Ram

AMD Radeon HD5450 1GB VRAM @550Mhz

1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD

Shitty Motherboard that only supports SATA II

 

The SSD that I am looking at is a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (Because I don't need a lot of space!)

 

I am going to reinstall Windows because many applications etc... are glitching out, not responding, acting weird and crashing. Ex. Minecraft won't generate chunks if I fly out a few 100 blocks and sometimes the System process in task manager kills my HDD by heavily accessing it...

 

I think I am going to build a new PC NEXT christmas with these specs:

 

Intel Core i7 4790K

ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero

AMD Radeon R9-280X

16GB Ram (Because I need it!) :D

 

So this upgrade is intended to increase the usability of my A700, until I can build my new PC! :)

 

What do you think? :)

 

 

 

Workstation:

Intel Core i7 6700K | AMD Radeon R9 390X | 16 GB RAM

Mobile Workstation:

MacBook Pro 15" (2017) | Intel Core i7 7820HQ | AMD Radeon Pro 560 | 16 GB RAM

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You can get a cheaper drive and see the same performance since it'll be seriously bottlenecked by the SATA II port.

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You can get a cheaper drive and see the same performance since it'll be seriously bottlenecked by the SATA II port.

I was thinking the same thing... But I am thinking I will reuse it in my new PC.

Workstation:

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MacBook Pro 15" (2017) | Intel Core i7 7820HQ | AMD Radeon Pro 560 | 16 GB RAM

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You can get a cheaper drive and see the same performance since it'll be seriously bottlenecked by the SATA II port.

it wont.

the ssd feels so fast because of the random reads and its still a lot better than a hdd.

 

I was thinking the same thing... But I am thinking I will reuse it in my new PC.

good idea!

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I was thinking the same thing... But I am thinking I will reuse it in my new PC.

Do you mean the Christmas coming up or the one after that is when you'll be building a PC?

By then larger capacities should be much lower, and newer tech should have faster drives out.

It's not a huge in speed to go with a lower drive like an MX100, you only really see a drop in write speeds. It's still fast.

 

If you're waiting a year and a half to build, I'd just buy the cheaper drive now.

 

it wont.

the ssd feels so fast because of the random reads and its still a lot better than a hdd.

 

good idea!

Actually it will...

I'm not talking HDD vs SSD. I'm talking a lower tier SSD vs this one. It's capped at 300 MBS.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Do you mean the Christmas coming up or the one after that is when you'll be building a PC?

By then larger capacities should be much lower, and newer tech should have faster drives out.

It's not a huge in speed to go with a lower drive like an MX100, you only really see a drop in write speeds. It's still fast.

 

If you're waiting a year and a half to build, I'd just buy the cheaper drive now.

 

Actually it will...

I'm not talking HDD vs SSD. I'm talking a lower tier SSD vs this one. It's capped at 300 MBS.

Next christmas when I build my PC. :)

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mbps is not what makes an ssd feel fast.

Nevertheless it being bottlenecked by SATA II is the reason you can get the same speed with one that has slower sequential read speeds on SATA III. However, the Samsung does come with caching software that is unaffected by this botleneck.

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Nevertheless it being bottlenecked by SATA II is the reason you can get the same speed with one that has slower sequential read speeds on SATA III. However, the Samsung does come with caching software that is unaffected by this botleneck.

of course it is bottlenecked, but it is not a noticeable difference.

+ this already isnt an expensive ssd

+ he is going to upgrade to sata III

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of course it is bottlenecked, but it is not a noticeable difference.

+ this already isnt an expensive ssd

+ he is going to upgrade to sata III

That's true. Although I'm not sure I agree with you on it being inexpensive.

I cannot be held responsible for any bad advice given.

I've no idea why the world is afraid of 3D-printed guns when clearly 3D-printed crossbows would be more practical for now.

My rig: The StealthRay. Plans for a newer, better version of its mufflers are already being made.

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what ssd would you recommend?

The Crucial M500 looks decent value.

I cannot be held responsible for any bad advice given.

I've no idea why the world is afraid of 3D-printed guns when clearly 3D-printed crossbows would be more practical for now.

My rig: The StealthRay. Plans for a newer, better version of its mufflers are already being made.

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just avoid evo http://www.overclock.net/t/1507897/samsung-840-evo-read-speed-drops-on-old-written-data-in-the-drive

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