| Which SSD drive to get? My system is Core i7, P8Z68-V PRO mobo, 8 gigs RAM, HD 6970 2GB video card
I want a ~250 gig SSD drive as my main drive where OS will be installed, instead of my current SATA drive.
Which ~250 GB SSD would you recommend withing $300 range (at very most)?
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KoRnGtL15Premium
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Grants Pass, OR | Cant go wrong with the latest series from Intel or Crucial. I personally would go with Intel. |
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| said by KoRnGtL15:Cant go wrong with the latest series from Intel or Crucial. I personally would go with Intel.
Someone told me to get a Kingston because they are well reviewed and unlike Intel, Kingston specializes in hard drives, while Intel does not
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KoRnGtL15Premium
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Grants Pass, OR | What? Intel is king in the ssd division for reliability. |
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JoelC707Premium
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kudos:5 | reply to 59137280
Intel is actually one of the top brands as far as SSD reliability and you do pay for that too. OCZ is also a good one, especially their Vertex 3 line.
For what it's worth, Kingston doesn't specialize in drives, they specialize in memory chips. And by that same logic so does Crucial  |
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 OctaveanPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | reply to 59137280
There was a 512GB OCZ Vertex 4 going for ~$300 on Newegg not too long ago. I was very tempted at that price,……. |
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 DKSDamn Kidney StonesPremium,ExMod 2002
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said by KoRnGtL15:Cant go wrong with the latest series from Intel or Crucial. I personally would go with Intel.
I agree.
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 KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
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kudos:7 | reply to 59137280
said by 59137280:said by KoRnGtL15:Cant go wrong with the latest series from Intel or Crucial. I personally would go with Intel.
Someone told me to get a Kingston because they are well reviewed and unlike Intel, Kingston specializes in hard drives, while Intel does not "Someone" is wrong. Intel owns reliability in SSDs...
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | reply to 59137280
When it comes to reliability, I think of Intel, Crucial and Samsung.
I think some early Kingston SSD models were just rebranded Intel SSD units, maybe that is where the confusion is coming from,.....
Not to say that Kingston SSD units are bad or anything,..... |
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KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
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kudos:7 | Instead of the Vertex 3, I'd get the Vertex 4: »www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as···20227792
It's faster, takes less power, has a longer warranty (5 v 3 yrs), includes the 3.5" adapter, and uses OCZ's proprietary Indilinx controller instead of the third-party Sandforce in the Vertex 3. It's only $10-15 more than the Crucial/Kingston you are considering.
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | reply to 59137280
I’ll just say that I have a number of OCZ SSD units. Not one of them has given me even a nanosecond worth problems (yet). Still there have been quite a few reports of problems which is why I hesitated on the 512GB Vertex 4 for under ~$300. I’m kind of kicking myself for that as I think it was worth the risk and well worth the price.
Anyway, to the OP, I have a Crucial M4 256GB SSD. I think they are great and reliable as well. I think you can probably do better on the price though. |
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said by Krisnatharok:Instead of the Vertex 3, I'd get the Vertex 4: »www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as···20227792
It's faster, takes less power, has a longer warranty (5 v 3 yrs), includes the 3.5" adapter, and uses OCZ's proprietary Indilinx controller instead of the third-party Sandforce in the Vertex 3. It's only $10-15 more than the Crucial/Kingston you are considering.
Good advice! Will probably do just this!
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | reply to 59137280
What about this though:
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···20239046
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Oh I see your link was to Newegg.ca, not sure if the coupon code will work for you there but I guess you could give it a try. |
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| Well, it seems cheaper... I'd rather a better quality one
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Ok, the initial price is the same as Vertex 4, but the coupon doesn't work in Canada
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OctaveanPremium,MVM
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kudos:1 | reply to 59137280
said by 59137280:Well, it seems cheaper... I'd rather a better quality one Then I would suggest Intel:
»www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as···20167127
The Crucial M4 you already linked to or Samsung which I can’t seem to find “anywhere” on Newegg.ca (plenty on Newegg.com though).
I’m not saying OCZ is to be avoided since I have a number of OCZ SSD units that work fine its just the user reviews are often polarized at about ~50 : 50. I typically like to see a higher satisfaction rate then that. OCZ isn’t known for reliability and that seems to be what you want. Therefore, I wouldn’t even recommend the newest Vertex 4. |
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KoRnGtL15Premium
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Grants Pass, OR | reply to 59137280
OCZ is absolutely horrible. Do not even think or consider them if you want reliability. Samsung is also excellent. |
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Ordered the Vertex 4 |
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KrisnatharokCaveat EmptorPremium
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kudos:7 | reply to KoRnGtL15
said by KoRnGtL15:OCZ is absolutely horrible.
My personal experience contradicts your opinion. |
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