Jump to content

240GB SSD for $75

arnavvr
By arnavvr
in Storage Devices
 Share
Go to solution Solved by Aereldor,

The OCZ Trion and PNY CS1311 240/250GB SSDs can often be had for cheaper, and those are pretty fast. The Crucial BX200 isn't slower than an HDD by any stretch of the imagination (unless you have two buildings full of WD Velociraptors in Raid 0), but despite its decent read speeds, it suffers from comparatively poor write speeds for an SSD, along with a higher failure rate than some other drives, making it less reliable than the aforementioned OCZ and PNY alternatives as well.

Posted

I was really looking at the BX200, but some sources site it being slower than and HDD. What are some better options?

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
4 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

BX200

it's bloody TLC NAND .. your money :dry:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's not bad if you're on a budget, and I really can't see it being slower than an HDD.

You can always save up just a little more, and get something better.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

The OCZ Trion and PNY CS1311 240/250GB SSDs can often be had for cheaper, and those are pretty fast. The Crucial BX200 isn't slower than an HDD by any stretch of the imagination (unless you have two buildings full of WD Velociraptors in Raid 0), but despite its decent read speeds, it suffers from comparatively poor write speeds for an SSD, along with a higher failure rate than some other drives, making it less reliable than the aforementioned OCZ and PNY alternatives as well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

 I own the Bx200 and I am getting 525 read and 470 write sequential.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

The OCZ Trion and PNY CS1311 240/250GB SSDs can often be had for cheaper, and those are pretty fast. The Crucial BX200 isn't slower than an HDD by any stretch of the imagination (unless you have two buildings full of WD Velociraptors in Raid 0), but despite its decent read speeds, it suffers from comparatively poor write speeds for an SSD, along with a higher failure rate than some other drives, making it less reliable than the aforementioned OCZ and PNY alternatives as well. What is better from the pny and ocz

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
8 minutes ago, Quix said:

 I own the Bx200 and I am getting 525 read and 470 write sequential.

out of curiosity, can you do a HD Tune read test and post the screenshot here?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Quote

What is better from the pny and ocz

I've heard good things about both drives. I'd recommend looking up specs, benchmark scores, and user reviews and experiences- what you would do when comparing anything else.


P.S: Consider putting your replies to a post outside of the quotes themselves. It's hard to see that your reply is even there, and it's impossible to quote it in order to respond to it- so I had to do this instead.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
7 minutes ago, zMeul said:

out of curiosity, can you do a HD Tune read test and post the screenshot here?

Well this what happens when you have a low tier SSD...

d3230b7fc9b9b5488f31697bd7ac7ad9.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, Bubblewhale said:

Well this what happens when you have a low tier SSD...

how long since you have it?

 

ps: can't find any info on NAND type it uses, do you have any clue?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted (edited)
1 minute ago, zMeul said:

how long since you have it?

Lets say its 4-5 months.

Wait its more like 3-4

Edited by Bubblewhale
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
13 minutes ago, zMeul said:

out of curiosity, can you do a HD Tune read test and post the screenshot here?

So this is lower than what crystal disk mark says so i'm wondering which one is correct?

Capture2.PNG

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, Quix said:

Capture2.PNG

oh man that's bad, that's TLC NAND for you ... utter garbage :|

 

at some points it even gets worse than a HDD xD

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
44 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

I've heard good things about both drives. I'd recommend looking up specs, benchmark scores, and user reviews and experiences- what you would do when comparing anything else.


P.S: Consider putting your replies to a post outside of the quotes themselves. It's hard to see that your reply is even there, and it's impossible to quote it in order to respond to it- so I had to do this instead.

I know- I've been using this forum for 2 years lol. The mobile forum bugged out during that quote.

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Storage Devices

×