SSD help

[Bliznipa]

Hi,

 

For my ~ 1000$US gaming/ streaming pc, I'll have an i7 5820k with r9 390 and 16 GB of RAM and also a 1 TB HD. I want an SSD, I'm thinking 500 GB? Mostly for my OS, browsing etc. among other programs as I am willing to invest in speed. But I am not very tech savvy when it comes to SSDs, all the SATA, PCi, m.2 and stuff all confuses me. Any help with choosing an SSD would be greatly helpful.

 

Thanks!

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, Bliznipa said:

Hi,

 

For my ~ 1000$US gaming/ streaming pc, I'll have an i7 5820k with r9 390 and 16 GB of RAM and also a 1 TB HD. I want an SSD, I'm thinking 500 GB? Mostly for my OS, browsing etc. among other programs as I am willing to invest in speed. But I am not very tech savvy when it comes to SSDs, all the SATA, PCi, m.2 and stuff all confuses me. Any help with choosing an SSD would be greatly helpful.

 

Thanks!

I can make you a build, but I need a few specifics:

 

1. Do you need peripherals? (monitor, keyboard, etc.)

2. Do you have a preference on case size?

3. preference on color?

[Sportiva]

What would your max budget be for the SSD?

[Dimwitted]

Look at Crucial BX200, Mushkin Reactor or SanDisk. All 3 have good products and they are good pricing. In Canada you're looking at $.36 per GB which is great. US is much, much cheaper. Sigh.

[Bliznipa]

36 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

I can make you a build, but I need a few specifics:

 

1. Do you need peripherals? (monitor, keyboard, etc.)

2. Do you have a preference on case size?

3. preference on color?

 

34 minutes ago, Sportiva said:

What would your max budget be for the SSD?

I haven't decided on keyboard/monitor yet but I think I want a white ATX mid sized case. Also ideally I'd like to keep an SSD around $150 if possible

[Stardar1]

Just now, Bliznipa said:

 

I haven't decided on keyboard/monitor yet but I think I want a white ATX mid sized case. Also ideally I'd like to keep an SSD around $150 if possible

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

 

I dont know if you'll fit a 5820k and a 390 in $1000 if you also need peripherals

[Sportiva]

Just now, Bliznipa said:

 

I haven't decided on keyboard/monitor yet but I think I want a white ATX mid sized case. Also ideally I'd like to keep an SSD around $150 if possible

If your in the US then this would be what i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373 (I have it and it is very fast)

[Bliznipa]

29 minutes ago, Sportiva said:

If your in the US then this would be what i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373 (I have it and it is very fast)

 

29 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam

 

I dont know if you'll fit a 5820k and a 390 in $1000 if you also need peripherals

Yea it will be difficult with the budget, but I also planned on that budget just for the pc and not peripherals for now. I'm also considering foregoing an HDD and ssd and going with a hybrid. Or still get a 1 TB HDD and a smaller ssd. For streaming games, what sized ssd would suffice? Let's say I put the os and a couple games on the ssd

[Stardar1]

10 hours ago, Bliznipa said:

 

Yea it will be difficult with the budget, but I also planned on that budget just for the pc and not peripherals for now. I'm also considering foregoing an HDD and ssd and going with a hybrid. Or still get a 1 TB HDD and a smaller ssd. For streaming games, what sized ssd would suffice? Let's say I put the os and a couple games on the ssd

Hybrid drives are obsolete, if anything, drop the HDD and stick with the 500GB SSD until you have the budget.

 

BTW, a few dollars (literally) more will get you the same SSD in M.2

[Bliznipa]

 

6 hours ago, Stardar1 said:

Hybrid drives are obsolete, if anything, drop the HDD and stick with the 500GB SSD until you have the budget.

 

BTW, a few dollars (literally) more will get you the same SSD in M.2

 

 

Thanks guys, for now I do plan on dropping the hhd for a 500 gb ssd instead. Also is m.2 that much faster than standard? Price per performance is it worth it?

[Stardar1]

17 hours ago, Bliznipa said:

 

 

 

Thanks guys, for now I do plan on dropping the hhd for a 500 gb ssd instead. Also is m.2 that much faster than standard? Price per performance is it worth it?

I mean, it's like $2 more, and and it's smaller, takes less power and somewhat faster. Not to mention it frees up a drive bay and SATA port.