First SSD

[Cory L]

Hey! Looking to buy my first ssd and wondering what I can get for my money. Budget is $100 - $150. Looking to get 128gb. My pc is mostly for gaming. I was just wonder what the best would be on the market that I could get in that budget. Thanks!

[Dani]

I am in the same boat here only my budget is a little less. I have being looking around for a bit and OCZ, Intel, Kingston and Samsung seem to be very popular and at very competitive prices.

Kingston Hyper X 3K 120GB seems to be a good choice.

1) It's kingston

2) Its rather cheap for what it is

3) Its fast as anything

[Cory L]

Thats kind of what I was thinking either the kingston or samsung 840 pro

[Cory L]

Is the only difference between http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70354&vpn=SH103S3%2F120G&manufacture=Kingston and http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70358&vpn=SH103S3B%2F120G&manufacture=Kingston that the more expensive one comes with the upgrade kit?

[OneGun]

I have a Intel 180gb and I have not had a single issue with it..

[mgsstar]

I would get a Crucial M4 or the Samsung 840 SSD as your first SSD.

[unidentical]

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=77210&vpn=MZ-7TD120BW&manufacture=Others&promoid=1202

 

Love the Samsung drives, I have 2 830s in my current rig and my coworker has at least one of the 840s

[dalekphalm]

I'd recommend:

 

 

Best price yet still good speeds and reliability

1) Crucial M4 128GB

 

2) Samsung 840 120GB (non pro)

 

Best Performance

1) Samsung 840 Pro 128GB

 

2) Plextor M5 Pro 128GB

 

Honestly though, just about any SSD is gonna be good. If you've got the budget, get yourself one of the more expensive ones.

 

I have personally a Crucial M4 128GB (In my gaming machine), Samsung 840 (non pro - in my HTPC) 120GB, and ADATA SX900 60GB (In my server). They're all fantastic, and super quick.

[Glenwing]

The 128GB 840 Pro is waaay overpriced from what I've seen recently.  The ADATA XPG SX900 is a fast and well priced drive, as well as the Kingston V300 and HyperX 3K.

[Guest]

Something you may be interested in. :)

 

http://www.ssdreview.com/review/compare/ocz-revodrive-x2-240gb-pci-e-0,samsung-serie-840-250gb-25-inch-dxt06b0q,plextor-px-m5p-256gb-25-inch-102,102,104,105/

[Snickerzz]

I have the samsung 840 120gb non pro and i love it :D

[looney]

you really cant go wrong with the samsung 840 series as your first ssd, i installed over 20 of them this your and they all work like a charm. 

 

pro or non pro is up to you, pro is faster but you only notice it if your copying from one ssd to another. apart from that they are mostly the same.

 

personally i go for the pro for my own pc´s and i use the non pro for other people, but that's only because im a prosumer and the other guys are normal consumers so they don´s strain the SSD´s as much as i do.

[skullbringer]

Samsung 840 pro