SSDNow Kingston SSD

[r1Ns3]

Hey everyone, just wanted to know if this is a good purchase? I was looking for a 120 Gb SSD and I came across this, is this OK for game storage?

 

I have heard very bad things about this SSD but if it has a 3 year warranty it should be OK right?

 

Any information on this SSD would be very helpful!

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27060&cPath=902&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed#googlebase

[Amazingasian]

It's about as fast as a decently fast hard drive.

[TheThirstyWalrus]

They're pretty good, i had a few at one point

[That_Random_Guy]

stay away from the v300 ssd they tend to be decent then after a few tb written their performance drops like a rock

[r1Ns3]

They're pretty good, i had a few at one point

stay away from the v300 ssd they tend to be decent then after a few tb written their performance drops like a rock

 

2 different opinions don't know who to believe

[dragoon20005]

stay away from the v300 ssd they tend to be decent then after a few tb written their performance drops like a rock

I am using one V300 on my HTPC

 

and it great for budget builds

 

i dont see why the hate for it

[dragoon20005]

2 different opinions don't know who to believe

it good for budget builds

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/MvtJ7P

 

i have it on my HTPC

 

is works great when i loaded Windows 8.1

 

boots fast

[QueenDemetria]

Hey everyone, just wanted to know if this is a good purchase? I was looking for a 120 Gb SSD and I came across this, is this OK for game storage?

 

I have heard very bad things about this SSD but if it has a 3 year warranty it should be OK right?

 

Any information on this SSD would be very helpful!

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27060&cPath=902&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed#googlebase

Not really. Kingston pulled a "bait and switch" by silently changing the nand flash, which just made the drive slower, much slower. I tested one, at times it is as slow as a HDD. Honestly, there are other options that are either slightly more expensive or the same price, which don't perform like crap.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

[GDRRiley]

It's about as fast as a decently fast hard drive.

they are faster than any hard drive but not as fast as a SSD in sata can  get.

[Amazingasian]

they are faster than any hard drive but not as fast as a SSD in sata can  get.

But compared to a normal SSD and a normal HDD, it's closer in speed to a HDD.

[Memories4K]

That specific SSD is a lottery. Kingston switched out the controller, so buying it is a big gamble.

 

Rather just get a Samsung 850 EVO anyway.

[Enderman]

I am using one V300 on my HTPC

 

and it great for budget builds

 

i dont see why the hate for it

because it degrades extremely quickly

[werto165]

because it degrades extremely quickly

Jesus... Is that yours? How many TB had been written? 

[dragoon20005]

because it degrades extremely quickly

the disk gets filled up

 

of course it will be slower

 

i only uses like 40% of the total capacity

 

also usually bigger capacity have a slightly faster read/write speed but both will be equal in access speed

[Enderman]

the disk gets filled up

 

of course it will be slower

 

i only uses like 40% of the total capacity

 

also usually bigger capacity have a slightly faster read/write speed but both will be equal in access speed

no

SSDs do not get slower the more they are filled up unless you're using over 95% capacity in which case TRIM cannot run properly

 

you go ahead and run crystaldiskmark and see for yourself how far from 500MBps you are

[Enderman]

Jesus... Is that yours? How many TB had been written? 

no those are just some examples of degraded kingston SSDs from google