Spec me a budget SSD - £30/£40

wildest_jjk · 11 Feb 2021 at 22:04

Hi Folks,

I've got what I think is a failing HDD as can be seen in my other thread below and as a result I'm looking for a little advice on a replacement.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/windows-10-slow-performance.18919635/

Ideally I would like a new item but I'm not sure what I can really get for this sort of budget these days particularly given the NVME market has taken off.

I think I would need just a SATA SSD but happy to take other suggestions as well. My current motherboard and HDD that will likely need to be replaced is:

MOBO: MSI H81M-E33
HDD: WD Blue WD5000AAKX 250GB

Only need a similar size as well.

Any help/advice appreciated!

Kautya · 11 Feb 2021 at 22:50

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds250g2b0c-hd-56j-wd.html
If your mobo supports nvme. Or you can get a SATA one like - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cruc...5-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-hd-06t-cr.html.

Hyburnate · 11 Feb 2021 at 23:00

Kautya said:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-b...-solid-state-drive-wds250g2b0c-hd-56j-wd.html
If your mobo supports nvme. Or you can get a SATA one like - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cruc...5-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-hd-06t-cr.html.

Sadly no m2 but that SATA will do the job

Kautya · 11 Feb 2021 at 23:04

Hyburnate said:
Sadly no m2 but that SATA will do the job

Yeap correct. I missed the mobo in the text.

wildest_jjk · 13 Feb 2021 at 14:20

Thanks guys for the help and responses.

You reminded me of the MX500 so have gone with one of those as they come with a 5 year warranty and as I know these always used to be quite popular.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cruc...-6.0gb-s-7mm-solid-state-drive-hd-06b-cr.html

Roguey000 · 16 Feb 2021 at 10:51

Could you not strench an extra £13 and get double the size, like a WB Blue - 500gb?

wildest_jjk · 16 Feb 2021 at 11:27

Roguey000 said:
Could you not strench an extra £13 and get double the size, like a WB Blue - 500gb?

Thanks for the response. I kept it at 250GB as I now have a 4TB synology NAS to provide network shares for documents etc.

t31os · 22 Feb 2021 at 01:34

MX500 has been great for me, only thing i'd niggle over is the sata connection on the drive, it's not the most solid (would be easy to break if handled regularly).