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Unless you need the extra speed, go with the cheaper drive. 

The main benefit of getting a ssd which is the random access times and read speeds won't be hindered by sata 2. 

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I'm thinking of buying a Samsung 850 Evo 256 gb SSD tomorrow only for the OS. I have a motherboard that supports only SATA 2. I know I won't be able to use the full potential of the drive, but I will upgrade my MOBO next year. 

I wanna know is it worth getting the 850 Evo or should I get the 750 Evo? I know the 850 has 3D NAND & a longer warranty, but I only need the drive for my OS. And I'd be saving some cash if I buy the 750 and I could maybe buy something else later, like an additional ram stick, etc. Thanks!! 

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Unless you need the extra speed, go with the cheaper drive. 

The main benefit of getting a ssd which is the random access times and read speeds won't be hindered by sata 2. 

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If I was you, buy a HDD and then  buy and SSD next year and save your money now as they cheaper every month and next year youll get more storage for your money! My recomendation wait and get a 1TB HDD :)

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6 minutes ago, Redfern said:

If I was you, buy a HDD and then  buy and SSD next year and save your money now as they cheaper every month and next year youll get more storage for your money! My recomendation wait and get a 1TB HDD :)

 

If it's just for the OS, get a basic 120GB SSD, they are easily afforded, and would leave enough for a few more parts while you are there :) 

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6 minutes ago, Redfern said:

If I was you, buy a HDD and then  buy and SSD next year and save your money now as they cheaper every month and next year youll get more storage for your money! My recomendation wait and get a 1TB HDD :)

You say that, but I've been watching the 850 Evo on Amazon UK since December and it's gradually increasing in price.

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39 minutes ago, Redfern said:

If I was you, buy a HDD and then  buy and SSD next year and save your money now as they cheaper every month and next year youll get more storage for your money! My recomendation wait and get a 1TB HDD :)

I already have a 1 tb Seagate drive which I use for everything. Yeah SSD's are getting cheaper over time but I can't bare the startup and loading times of the OS and the programs. I could go for a 120gb drive. Question is would it suffice?  Because people often say that getting a 256gb ssd for the OS is more future proof. 

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48 minutes ago, Kierax said:

If it's just for the OS, get a basic 120GB SSD, they are easily afforded, and would leave enough for a few more parts while you are there :) 

I really don't mind getting a 120gb SSD only for the OS. I just hope it'll be enough with all the Windows updates and other programs, etc. 

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I really don't mind getting a 120gb SSD only for the OS. I just hope it'll be enough with all the Windows updates and other programs, etc. 

I run a 120GB SSD Kingston in my older i5 3330k downstairs, runs Win10 just fine, even with room for ESO installed on it.

 

 

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15 hours ago, NightVenture_90 said:

I already have a 1 tb Seagate drive which I use for everything. Yeah SSD's are getting cheaper over time but I can't bare the startup and loading times of the OS and the programs. I could go for a 120gb drive. Question is would it suffice?  Because people often say that getting a 256gb ssd for the OS is more future proof. 

Okay, but I dont think you'll see any performance increase as you are using SATA 2

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