Best SSD for $50

[Ophidio]

I'm finally deciding to put an SSD in my PC for a boot drive for my OS and other misc. software like Razer Synapse, Steam Software (possibly), Logitech Gaming Software, Geforce Experience, and Teamspeak (only because its tiny). Which of the options below though would be the best? I've looked at the specs on all three and the Kingston seems like the more balanced option with read/write speeds but the Corsair has a better read speed and the write speed is the same, only concern with corsair is I'm not sure how reliable they may be or if they're even goof SSD's. I know corsair is a reliable brand, I use their RAM, and AIO Cooler in my build I've just never heard much about their SSD's. As for the Sandisk, it is rather on the slower side I think but I know Sandisk is extremely reliable and that's why I threw them in this list as an option. Which of the three would you recommend or buy for yourself if you had $50?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W02KJ5977&cm_re=kingston_ssdnow_v300-_-20-721-107-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233783&cm_re=corsair_force-_-20-233-783-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03388319&cm_re=sandisk_z400s_ssd-_-0D9-0006-00089-_-Product

 

Also, I'm probably going to just reinstall Windows to the SSD but how would I delete Windows from my current HDD? and any tips on how to move my other applications? Teamspeak, Razer Synapse, and Logitech Software I'll obviously just redownload to it. Steam Software though, if I delete Steam it will delete all steam games along with it correct? How can I just move Steam to the SSD without losing any of my games. 

[Aytex]

Evo

Sandisk

A-data

Crucial

intel

[The Official Czex]

Not the SSDNow.

[Stardar1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd6sb1m128g1022i

[dizmo]

I'd save up a little more and buy a 240GB.

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Storage-Solutions-Trion-TRN100-25SAT3-240G/dp/B0106AOB7G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449101969&sr=8-2&keywords=ssd+240gb

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-240GB-CS2111-Internal-SSD7CS2111-240-RB/dp/B00T5EEI8W/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102017&sr=8-19&keywords=ssd+240gb

 

Don't get the V300, it's a terrible drive.

[Weak1ings]

I'd save up a little more and buy a 240GB.

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Storage-Solutions-Trion-TRN100-25SAT3-240G/dp/B0106AOB7G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449101969&sr=8-2&keywords=ssd+240gb

http://www.amazon.com/PNY-240GB-CS2111-Internal-SSD7CS2111-240-RB/dp/B00T5EEI8W/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1449102017&sr=8-19&keywords=ssd+240gb

 

Don't get the V300, it's a terrible drive.

The V300 isn't a terrible drive, just avoid it because it is a lot slower than it's competitors.

[KemoKa]

V300 is literally Satan.

Silicon Power is Ba'al

Transcend is Cain.

Sandisk is... Purgatory.

Crucial, Toshiba(OCZ), Intel, Adata and Samsung are Glorious Zeus/Amaterasu/Odin/Jupiter/Ra.

[dizmo]

The V300 isn't a terrible drive, just avoid it because it is a lot slower than it's competitors.

...which makes it a terrible drive compared to the rest.

[Ophidio]

Can literally no one answer the rest of my question? No one even really answer my first.. but i decided to say fuck it and just get a Samsung 850 EVO 120GB. Seriously though, anyone answer the rest of my question?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[afyeung]

 

Unless you have super small games it is unlikely that you will be able to fit too many of your games on a 120gb ssd. If you only want to move a few. You can copy over the steam programs and also use a utility from overclock.net which allows you to copy over game files from hdd to ssd.

[Ophidio]

Unless you have super small games it is unlikely that you will be able to fit too many of your games on a 120gb ssd. If you only want to move a few. You can copy over the steam programs and also use a utility from overclock.net which allows you to copy over game files from hdd to ssd.

I'm not wanting to move any games, just the Steam Software itself. All of my games I want to keep on my current HDD I just have way to many, if it ends up being to much trouble then I'll probably just keep steam on the HDD. I just really don't feel like deleting all of my games then redownloading... Waiting 12 hours for GTA 5 to download isn't fun. Do you have any suggestions on how I would delete windows from the HDD after installing it to the SSD? 

[dizmo]

Not sure about the second part of your question.

If it was me, I'd just reinstall everything fresh.

But, I'd also have gone the opposite you did and purchased the SSD first, and HDD second. So. It'd never be an issue for me.

[afyeung]

I'm not wanting to move any games, just the Steam Software itself. All of my games I want to keep on my current HDD I just have way to many, if it ends up being to much trouble then I'll probably just keep steam on the HDD. I just really don't feel like deleting all of my games then redownloading... Waiting 12 hours for GTA 5 to download isn't fun. Do you have any suggestions on how I would delete windows from the HDD after installing it to the SSD? 

It doesn't work that way. You can't delete windows from your hdd and keep your game files at the same time. Unless you copy everything to an external drive which will take a while and ages if you do it over the internet

[Ophidio]

Not sure about the second part of your question.

If it was me, I'd just reinstall everything fresh.

But, I'd also have gone the opposite you did and purchased the SSD first, and HDD second. So. It'd never be an issue for me.

I thought about doing that but if I had I wouldn't have had enough to buy an HDD at all when I built it which would have been shit. I literally had $50 when I built my PC to budget for a storage drive so HDD seemed like the better option at the time. 

 

It doesn't work that way. You can't delete windows from your hdd and keep your game files at the same time. Unless you copy everything to an external drive which will take a while and ages if you do it over the internet

I guess I will just tough it up and redownload GTA 5 it's the only game I was concerned for anyway. I do have an external drive though and it's plugged in USB 3.0 to my PC so I might try and do that for some of my guys. 

[dizmo]

I thought about doing that but if I had I wouldn't have had enough to buy an HDD at all when I built it which would have been shit. I literally had $50 when I built my PC to budget for a storage drive so HDD seemed like the better option at the time. 

Each to their own I guess. I can easily handle a 240GB SSD, and HDD's are so cheap it wouldn't have taken much time at all to save up for one.

[tomas710]

 

I would spend 10 extra dollars and get a 240 gig

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd7cs1111240rb

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sbat256g1122

 

The 120/128 gigs are slower and more expensive per gig, 240/248/250 is the sweetspot right now.