Fastest SSD just for windows files?

[nightrider1470]

Am looking to build a HTPC and wanting a SSD drive as the main boot drive so it doesnt have to be crazy large.

Whats the fastest I can buy?

 

[foster grant]

Samsung

 

[kona786]

840 pro?

though you'll probably notice zero difference compared to the standard 840 or M500 Crucial.

 

[demon8991]

Would be my choice.

The 840 Pro would also be a good choice but there is negligible difference between them.

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[lsg1r]

fastest... technically it would be a pcie based drive like the revodrive3, would I spend more than twice the price of a sata3 ssd for one.... probably not.

An m.2/sata express ssd would also be faster than a sata3 ssd as they access pcie for data transfer

 

[demon8991]

fastest... technically it would be a pcie based drive like the revodrive3, would I spend more than twice the price of a sata3 ssd for one.... probably not.

An m.2/sata express ssd would also be faster than a sata3 ssd as they access pcie for data transfer

M.2 would be my choice too but it is early days and not too many boards have a socket for it yet.

I would rather wait for Samsung to release consumer M.2 SSD's before I buy into it. I will most likely make the switch when DDR4 is introduced.

 

[trentlad]

Don't get purchasing the smaller 64GB version, you'll fill it up and think that's fine until you realise SSDs need at least 40% free to maintain their speed.

 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

840 Series are the better ones right now or the Crucial m500