What SSD to buy?

I don't keep up with SSDs.

So I want 120-128giger

Cheap as hell is what I am looking for.

Anyone got any recommendations? What models to avoid? I'd look myself but they change so fast, so not sure what to pick.

OCZ Vertex 3 for speed but poor reliability (as a boot drive). Crucial M4 for pretty good speeds and decent reliability. Intel 520 for ok speeds but the best reliability.

If you're aiming for the cheapest, you're not going to get the best of speeds or any notable reliability. In that case, just buy whatever the hell your wallet feels comfy with.

I'd just get the a 32gb SSD and just load ur os on it. Get the fastes read and write drive possible. Just load your games onto another drive.

Well I myself placed a order for a Crucial M4 60Gb SSD, I dont have to much money right now so I went for the most reliable at a decent price. Generally speaking people will say to stay away from anything with a sandforce controller, they offer high speeds which you wont notice in day to day use generally but still faster. The SSD's to buy right now are Crucial M4's, Corsair Performance Pro, Samsung 830 and Intel 510 (samsung and Intel being the best of the 4). Also if I recall you get Norton Ghost with the samsung and also a game not sure about that though.

If you want cheap as hell i reccomend thesandisk ultra ssd, 120 gb can be had from around 120-140. My boot times are like 24 secs with it

I just dumped a 120GB Patroit Pyro SE in my computer and it's been great so far. Set me back $150 which was comparable to some older/slower models.

I'm using an Intel 40GB SSD as a cache drive for my main, which is a 500GB Seagate. With the amount of drive imaging I do, I'd never use an SSD as my main.

Looking at Newegg, you can get an 120GB OCZ Agility 3 for stupid cheap with MiR ($140 and includes a $15 New Egg gift card on top of that; $170 before rebate).

Looking at Newegg, you can get an 120GB OCZ Agility 3 for stupid cheap with MiR ($140 and includes a $15 New Egg gift card on top of that; $170 before rebate).

Slow_Show

Why on earth would you recommend a sandforce ssd especially OCZ agility ones.Silicel1

Because at the end of the day it's a good deal and they're not that unreliable?

[QUOTE="Silicel1"] Why on earth would you recommend a sandforce ssd especially OCZ agility ones.Slow_Show

Because at the end of the day it's a good deal and they're not that unreliable?

So I am looking at this, but it's sandforce... seems to have good reviews though, and it's cheap. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171545JigglyWiggly_

The Agility 3 should be a bit faster for effectively the same price, so I'd still lean towards that. Sandforce's reliability really isn't that big a deal relative to the money you save (although you can get a 128GB Crucial M4 for $160-170 if you did want to go with something more reliable).

OCZ Vertex 3 for speed but poor reliability (as a boot drive). Crucial M4 for pretty good speeds and decent reliability. Intel 520 for ok speeds but the best reliability.

If you're aiming for the cheapest, you're not going to get the best of speeds or any notable reliability. In that case, just buy whatever the hell your wallet feels comfy with.

XaosII

Wut? Intel's 520 series are as fast, if not faster than Vertex 3's.

I would say go for a Crucial M4 or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147137 you get Norton ghost(if you care about t) and a game batman arkham city.

[QUOTE="XaosII"]

OCZ Vertex 3 for speed but poor reliability (as a boot drive). Crucial M4 for pretty good speeds and decent reliability. Intel 520 for ok speeds but the best reliability.

If you're aiming for the cheapest, you're not going to get the best of speeds or any notable reliability. In that case, just buy whatever the hell your wallet feels comfy with.

ravenguard90

Wut? Intel's 520 series are as fast, if not faster than Vertex 3's.

He may have been thinking of the 510's instead of the new 520's.

Well I myself placed a order for a Crucial M4 60Gb SSD, I dont have to much money right now so I went for the most reliable at a decent price. Generally speaking people will say to stay away from anything with a sandforce controller, they offer high speeds which you wont notice in day to day use generally but still faster. The SSD's to buy right now are Crucial M4's, Corsair Performance Pro, Samsung 830 and Intel 510 (samsung and Intel being the best of the 4). Also if I recall you get Norton Ghost with the samsung and also a game not sure about that though.

Silicel1

err nm, I think I read it wrong, these mail and rebates are so confusing