Desktop SSD

[The Last MeMe]

Just wondering what i should be looking for in a desktop SSD, i primary will be using it for the games i play the most often aswell as loading Windows 7 after i move windows from my HDD to the SDD. Ive never had an SSD before so i just wanted to know what i should look for in one and whats good and bad etc i havent seen the point in purchasing one before because they are quite expensive and i wasnt sure if it was worth spending the money on... Thanks in advance.

 

 

Also my PC specs are as follow

AMD FX-8150

Gigabyte GA 970A

8 GB vengeance RaM

1TB HDD

Radeon 7970 sapphire edition

750 watt thermaltake PSU

[MuZeVII]

What capacity are you looking for, and do you have a budget in mind?

[The Last MeMe]

I dont need it to be massive since ill be using it for just my op system and the games i play most often so a 120gb or 240gb would be nice. I dont want to spend over 250$ on it.

[MuZeVII]

The Samsung 840 is a great choice, only $171 for a 250GB version! :)

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MZ-7TD250BW-Series-Solid-2-5-Inch/dp/B009NHAEXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368034184&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+830

[MuZeVII]

I would also recommend the Crucial M4 or M500. Hope this helps :)

[The Last MeMe]

Okay great, but what kind of specs should i be looking for in these types of things? I understand you want high read/write speeds but is their anything else i should watch for?

[bartekxx12]

Okay great, but what kind of specs should i be looking for in these types of things? I understand you want high read/write speeds but is their anything else i should watch for?

 

Individual specs can often be meaningless, look at reviews and comparisons. I recommend the following drives - 

Samsung 840 Pro

Samsung 840

Samsung 830

Crucial M4 

 

The 840 Pro is defnitely the fastest out of them all and one of the fastest if not the fastest SSD out there. However all of the drives I listed are considered to be extremely good, they are the fastest and most reliable drives out there so pick one that matches your price target and be happy.

EDIT - 

It looks like you can get a 256GB model of the 840 Pro for $240USD, and since that's within your budget... get it. It is definitely the best choice right now

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-840-Pro-256-GB-Internal-2-5-MZ-7PD256BW-SSD-Solid-State-Drive-/350719464884?pt=US_Solid_State_Drives&hash=item51a88255b4

 

 

[bennyino]

840 or 840 pro depending on budget is what i would say, anything from corsair really, even the refurbs are pretty good and way cheaper if thats an issue

[XiaoPigs]

Kingston Hyper X 3k is also a good SSD to go with

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239045 It's a dollar for a GB.

[Blade of Grass]

I love my HyperX 3K, great SSD, rated for something like 384000GB of data written to it.

Here's my CrystalDiskMark benchmark for it

        

                   Read    Write

Seq             449.8   144.1

512k           392.5    130.2

4k               25.02    66.45

4K QD32    109.9    142.0

[The Last MeMe]

Thanks for the posts guys!