Looking for SSD

[the jolly roger]

im looking for a cheap-o 120gb ssd, i saw the adata sp 920 128gb version for around 55$, is that drive good?

 

the budget is up to 60$ (59.99)

 

 

thank you sexy people
 

 

Edit: prices are us US dollars 

 

 

 

Double Edit

 

while you're at it, im also looking for a cheap-o monitor, nothing too fancy, just needs to be 1080p 60hz, budget for that is up to 120-ish

 

too damn lazy to make another thred

[blackadder]

I like adata, any ssd is a fair upgrade over HDD's alsonlook at mx100, intel, pny, Samsung 840

[the jolly roger]

I like adata, any ssd is a fair upgrade over HDD's alsonlook at mx100, intel, pny, Samsung 840

actually i forgot the put in backround, since im moving to USA, i might (not sure) sell her (my current PC), and i am making a parts list for around 750$ to make a new one when im there.

 

this is the build i could whip up, thoughts?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($188.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer UM.WV6AA.B01 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $732.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-07 12:19 EDT-0400

[Dzzope]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3120g

 

Great little drive:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/67144-ocz-arc-100-240gb-ssd-review.html

[blackadder]

actually i forgot the put in backround, since im moving to USA, i might (not sure) sell her (my current PC), and i am making a parts list for around 750$ to make a new one when im there.

this is the build i could whip up, thoughts?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($167.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($50.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($188.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer UM.WV6AA.B01 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($105.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $732.41

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-07 12:19 EDT-0400

looks good to me, post in the new builds and planning a day before you buy, some people really keep up on prices and specs.

[the jolly roger]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3120g

 

Great little drive:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/67144-ocz-arc-100-240gb-ssd-review.html

doesnt have good newegg reviews, plenty say that it dies within a few months

[SIGSEGV]

Cheapest SSDs you can get are KingFast, they have decent speeds too.

$56

http://www.amazon.com/Kingfast-128gb-Solid-Desktop-Laptop/dp/B00MSSF0FM

[Dzzope]

doesnt have good newegg reviews, plenty say that it dies within a few months

4 reported failures... Really.. Thats not what I would call plenty. The Adata has a total of 1 review vs 46 for the OCZ and only 4 of those are bad, 2 medium (complaining about MIR and firmware upgrade) and 40 are 4 or more stars.

 

All hardware WILL fail, OCZ will cross ship a new drive to you if they confirm it's dead (you talk to customer support, as you can see from the comments on Newegg, they are very good with this and actually reach-out to customers) and pay return shipping of any faulty drive.. Also no proof of purchase necessary.

 

Couldn't ask for more really. But at the end of the day it's your choice.

Personally I've built or recommended this drive in about 20 systems which I know they are being used in and had no issues yet.. Fast, cheap and a stellar warranty service.

[the jolly roger]

4 reported failures... Really.. Thats not what I would call plenty. The Adata has a total of 1 review vs 46 for the OCZ and only 4 of those are bad, 2 medium (complaining about MIR and firmware upgrade) and 40 are 4 or more stars.

 

All hardware WILL fail, OCZ will cross ship a new drive to you if they confirm it's dead (you talk to customer support, as you can see from the comments on Newegg, they are very good with this and actually reach-out to customers) and pay return shipping of any faulty drive.. Also no proof of purchase necessary.

 

Couldn't ask for more really. But at the end of the day it's your choice.

Personally I've built or recommended this drive in about 20 systems which I know they are being used in and had no issues yet.. Fast, cheap and a stellar warranty service.

well it looks nice, and in the NZXT S340 the print in the front looks pretty nice and blue, kinda cartoony, i have a question, if say theat SSD fails, (with windows installed on it) does the product key go bad? do i have to get a new key? or can i just reinstall on the new one they ship?

[Dzzope]

Just re-install.

[ccm1270]

This was the cheapest monitor that I could find that I would actually consider buying: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZMLIWW/ref=psdc_1292115011_t2_B005S0XYKK