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Windows 7: The best brand of SSD 120gb to buy? $180-200?
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07 May 2012
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The best brand of SSD 120gb to buy? $180-200?
I'm planning to get an SSD 120gb what is the best brand to buy?
I looked up on the internet this is what I found $180-200 price range
- Corsair Force GT 120gb
- OCZ Vertex 3 120gb
Any other brand suggestions from above? Thanks.
this is my budget:
- $180-200 | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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07 May 2012
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Intel and Samsung in particular. Crucial is generally good, but has been having some issues in the last few months. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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07 May 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic  Intel and Samsung in particular. Crucial is generally good, but has been having some issues in the last few months. What about the Corsair Force GT? Intel and Samsung are almost $250 | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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07 May 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic Intel and Samsung in particular. Crucial is generally good, but has been having some issues in the last few months. If you're referring to the firmware issue, that's been fixed. I commend Crucial for being proactive and getting the fix out as soon as they did.
You can buy the Crucial M4 128GB SSD right now for $99, if you act fast. Check out Newegg's ebay site. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 15 L502x
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Core i7-2670QM
Memory 8GB DDR3 PC3-10600
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000 + GeForce GT 540M
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives 1TB 5400RPM Seagate
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07 May 2012
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Intel at 160, 180, 200 and 215 here: Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, 120GB
Samsung at 170 and 190 Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, SAMSUNG, 128GB
I have no idea where you are looking. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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07 May 2012
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Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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07 May 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic Intel at 160, 180, 200 and 215 here: Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, 120GB
Samsung at 170 and 190 Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, SAMSUNG, 128GB
I have no idea where you are looking. What are their difference between intel 520 and Intel 160, 180, 200 and 215 and Samsung 170 and 190? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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07 May 2012
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Intel is my suggested SSD brand. Specs won't blow you away, but they are great at random I/O and they are very reliable. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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07 May 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 Intel is my suggested SSD brand. Specs won't blow you away, but they are great at random I/O and they are very reliable. Are intel ssd's are much faster than other ssd brand? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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07 May 2012
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Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by me325
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic Intel at 160, 180, 200 and 215 here: Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, 120GB
Samsung at 170 and 190 Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, SSD, Internal SSD, SAMSUNG, 128GB
I have no idea where you are looking. What are their difference between intel 520 and Intel 160, 180, 200 and 215 and Samsung 170 and 190? None that I'd be concerned with.
I'd probably choose Intel only because their SSD models have been on the market longer than Samsung.
You will see some differences in the published benchmarks, but I wouldn't pay much attention to that.
I'd be concerned with reliability and support. Intel is at or near the top of the heap for those 2 things. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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