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Hey Guys, 

 

I'm going to be buying an SSD tomorrow, I will buy it in store, so I will either go to NCIX or Canada Computers, can anyone recommend me a good one?  

 

Size: ~250Gb

Price: does not matter, but has to be worth the cost

use: main storage device of gaming rig

 

http://www.ncix.com/category/solid-state-drives-ssd-f6-1275.htm

 

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=179

 

Thanks for your help, canadianultra

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main storage for gaming... So 5 games?  How about giving a price max, and letting people suggest from there?

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Hey Guys, 

 

I'm going to be buying an SSD tomorrow, I will buy it in store, so I will either go to NCIX or Canada Computers, can anyone recommend me a good one?  

 

Size: ~250Gb

Price: does not matter, but has to be worth the cost

use: main storage device of gaming rig

 

http://www.ncix.com/category/solid-state-drives-ssd-f6-1275.htm

 

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=179

 

Thanks for your help, canadianultra

Usually how it goes.

 

On a budget: 840 evo or crucial MX100

Not on a budget 850 pro.

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This one m8 http://www.ncix.com/detail/crucial-mx100-256gb-sata-6gbps-a6-97624.htm

10/10 would buy 10 more because it's awesome. One of the fastest SSD's on the market in terms of random read/write and is cheaper from NCIX.CA than 840 Evo (my other general recommendation). 

Whatever you decide to go with though, DO NOT BUY THE KINGSTON V300!!!!!! They swapped the flash out to garbage and it performs horribly now.

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main storage for gaming... So 5 games?  How about giving a price max, and letting people suggest from there?

I'm quite confident a 250gb can hold more than 5 games.

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I'm quite confident a 250gb can hold more than 5 games.

GTA 5         = 65GB

UC unity      = 50GB

the crew      = 30GB

Battlefield 4 = 30GB

*lists another game in the 30GB+ range*

 

May not be exact 5, but it wont be many...

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GTA 5         = 65GB

UC unity      = 50GB

the crew      = 30GB

Battlefield 4 = 30GB

*lists another game in the 30GB+ range*

 

May not be exact 5, but it wont be many...

 

Its alright I only play FTL and Terraria

 

Jk, I have a hard drive aswell

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GTA 5         = 65GB

UC unity      = 50GB

the crew      = 30GB

Battlefield 4 = 30GB

*lists another game in the 30GB+ range*

 

May not be exact 5, but it wont be many...

Yeah, there are large games, but a 250gb drive is a great drive for gaming.

 

There's no point in installing all those drives onto you're drive at once.

 

I used a 250gb for a boot drive + gaming for months and it's perfectly viable.

Gaming Build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x   |  GPU: Asus ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER Advanced (2115Mhz Core | 9251Mhz Memory) |  Motherboard: Asus X570 TUF GAMING-PLUS  |  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600MHz 16GB  |  PSU: Corsair RM850x  |  Storage: 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 500GB Samsung 840 Evo  |  Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro XT  |  Case: Lian Li PC-O11

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 34GK950F  |  Sound: Sennheiser HD 598  |  Mic: Blue Yeti  |  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Platinum  |  Mouse: Logitech G502

 

Laptop:

Asus ROG Zephryus G15

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB nVME, 144hz

 

NAS:

QNAP TS-451

6TB Ironwolf Pro

 

 

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Take a look at the Crucial M550. Crucial's blowing them out and the pricing is lower than the MX100!!!!. Cruise TigerDirect to see if they have any.

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Invest in a higher capacity drive. A 500 GB 840 evo will be worth it down the line,

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