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so i need a new boot SSD, either 120gb or 250gb(rather 250gb) at around $60 or less from trusted brand like Intel, Samsung and OCZ(those are not all the brands just some exampels) because i dont want it to die :( i dont know what SSDs to trust basically and Samsung is expensive AF here so i dont know what to get... thanks for any help and any replies :D 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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1 minute ago, refinedskillz said:

Samsung 850 EVO.

the 120gb one is $65 here, and OCZ are offering 240gb SSDs for that... im just not sure what to get here tbh

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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the 120gb one is $65 here, and OCZ are offering 240gb SSDs for that... im just not sure what to get here tbh

Can you really not go $5 up? I mean anything will work, have a look for 240GBs specifically.

 

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2 minutes ago, refinedskillz said:

Can you really not go $5 up? I mean anything will work, have a look for 240GBs specifically.

the 250GB samsung 850 evo is $82.... thats not something im getting

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, refinedskillz said:

O sht my bad. Underestimated the exchange rate between £ & $.

im in Sweden so its just overpriced AF becuase its super popular, same with the CX series of PSUs they are super expensive and now worth it at all

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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OCZ is not a reputable brand IMO. Also you're not getting the best price to performance at 120 GB capacities.

 

I'd recommend Samsung's 850 EVO series (I'm using one of these in my laptop). Or Kingston's Hyper X Fury (Orders of magnitudes more reliable but slower in some write situations). Stay away from TLC drives.

 

is $60 USD or CAD?

Blue screens eh? Did you try setting it to Wumbo?

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im in Sweden so its just overpriced AF becuase its super popular, same with the CX series of PSUs they are super expensive and now worth it at all

I see.

 

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2 minutes ago, Damocles said:

OCZ is not a reputable brand IMO. Also you're not getting the best price to performance at 120 GB capacities.

 

I'd recommend Samsung's 850 EVO series (I'm using one of these in my laptop). Or Kingston's Hyper X Fury (Orders of magnitudes more reliable but slower in some write situations). Stay away from TLC drives.

 

is $60 USD or CAD?

USD but im not in the US, its just an estimate of my budget converted fro SEK to USD lol Samsung drives are basically out of the question because they are super expensive

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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I vote for Crucial since it seems like the Samsung 850 Evo is a little bit too far out of your budget. Something like maybe an M500 or an MX100 should be pretty good. 

 

One thing you might want to try is just going to PCPartpicker and sorting out everything so you get all the SSDs within your pricepoint that have at least a 3 or 4 star review and also fit the size that you want. 

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5 minutes ago, Damocles said:

OCZ is not a reputable brand IMO. Also you're not getting the best price to performance at 120 GB capacities.

 

I'd recommend Samsung's 850 EVO series (I'm using one of these in my laptop). Or Kingston's Hyper X Fury (Orders of magnitudes more reliable but slower in some write situations). Stay away from TLC drives.

 

is $60 USD or CAD?

also the UV400 series of SSDs seem quite affordable are they compleate shit or are they ok to use?

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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also the UV400 series of SSDs seem quite affordable are they compleate shit or are they ok to use?

That drive is a high performance drive rocking a Marvel controller maxing out in read and rights about 500 MBps for both sequential reads and writes. However, It's TLC nand chips, and has a rated write endurance of 100TBW which is about decent. This drive will die quickly if you do a lot a writing to it and IMO is a good choice if you intend to upgrade in 3 years.

Blue screens eh? Did you try setting it to Wumbo?

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2 minutes ago, Damocles said:

That drive is a high performance drive rocking a Marvel controller maxing out in read and rights about 500 MBps for both sequential reads and writes. However, It's TLC nand chips, and has a rated write endurance of 100TBW which is about decent. This drive will die quickly if you do a lot a writing to it and IMO is a good choice if you intend to upgrade in 3 years.

well in 3 years SSDs probably wont be silly expensive so thats fine with me, thanks for the help :) going to go look at some reviews now tho

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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