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Originally Posted by Cman333
What's everyone using for SSD's nowadays? I went through a few pages, didn't want to go through 70+ pages of this build thread. I'm thinking of finally switching my gaming rig from HDD to SSD. I want something reliable obviously. From what I remember Intel and Crucial M4 are one of the best ones out there, are there any other cheaper brands that are almost on par?
Thanks guys!
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samsung 830 (last gen model. if you can get your hands on them. amazon.com may still have them)
samsung 840 non pro and 840 pro. dont think for consumer use there is too much of a difference between these two
crucial m4. I got the 256mb last Nov for 169 or so from Memory express locally and so far ive yet to seen it dip that low again. hovers around 200ish+ now
intel 520. theres the cheaper 335 which runs on sandforce controller i believe...not sure on this one
Plextor M5. Read some good reviews on this. not the freshest in my mind so check it out yourself
also keep in mind size makes a difference in SSD speed.
ie, a 256gb is faster than 128gb is faster than 64gb.
the rate of marignal speed increase declines as we move up, but from 64 to 128 MAY be the biggest increase as far as i remember