Best Sata III SSD/HDD

[Ollie1132]

So as the title says can anyone point me in the direction of a good SSD OR HDD that is Sata III. Price range of up to £150. Thanks!

 

[Ollie1132]

Anyone?

 

[wazza300]

there all good!!!

corsair gt series,ocz vertex series,crucial m4's,intel 520

 

[Ollie1132]

Ahah well thats all I needed then thanks xD

 

[MumboJumbo]

Intel looks to be the best as they give you software to help keep your SSD in good condition but I kind of figure that at real world performance you can't tell a blind bit of difference between them.

 

[Ollie1132]

Okie Dokie so Intel ships with a little bit of shiny software I think Ill probably go corsair see'ing as thus far they are doing quite well for me xD

 

[MumboJumbo]

I like corsair too, got my self a 240GB force 3. The difference between the force 3 and the GT is that the GT has pretty much double the read speed of incompressible data. That is 250MB/s vs 500MB/s or something like that. I won't pretend to know a lot about the subject but I just happened to see some reviews while going through the internet some time ago. I don't know how often one comes across incompressible data or if the difference is noticeable in real world performance.

You will find this same difference compared to the m4 and intel as well. Drives like the agility 3 will be the same as the force 3.

 

[Ollie1132]

Yeah I think most SSD's across the board are about the same performance wise now. I believe it would be down to choice of brand/warranty etc

 

[Ollie1132]

Im considering going for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-028-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910. Having OS on it and the like.

 

[MumboJumbo]

Bare in mind that it won't last long. After formating and the OS is installed you're looking at having about 50-55GB left.

Also worth noting that the corsair SSD's come with a mounting plate, I dunno about the others.

 

[Ollie1132]

Yeah I know. Ill just put Skyrim on it or something xD I have an external for my storage needs though it is only 2.0 which is a bit of a shame but ah well it works well.

 

[wazza300]

you want corsair gt as it uses better nand,force series use cheaper asynchronous nand,perfomance drops off when drive fills up

i have a 60gb corsair gt and right now with windows ultimate 64bit i have 22gb left,id go for the 120gb drive if you can stretch to it

 

[Ollie1132]

yeah I was just going to post this for £15 more seems better tbh http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-023-KS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

uhh hmm Ill have a look on OC see if they have gt's.

 

[Ollie1132]

so you have this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-023-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910

 

[MumboJumbo]

you want corsair gt as it uses better nand,force series use cheaper asynchronous nand,perfomance drops off when drive fills up

i have a 60gb corsair gt and right now with windows ultimate 64bit i have 22gb left,id go for the 120gb drive if you can stretch to it

It's a shame I didn't pick a GT up instead of my force 3 really but I'll live.

 

[Ollie1132]

I have win7 ultimate 64bit as well. ahah my ancient IDE 80GB is always like 60GB full but I have a lot of **** on it tbh xD

 

[wazza300]

so you have this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-023-CS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=910

yeah,and the force is ok but the gt is better quality nand

comes with latest firmware and ssd mounting bracket

 

[Ollie1132]

hmm so between the Corsair GT or the Kingston I posted right?

 

[wazza300]

Kingston uses asynchronous nand(poorer)

Corsair Gt uses synchronous,all those drives I listed above use synchronous

 

[Ollie1132]

Ah right I see. Hmm does the GT come in any bigger size? D: