HDD or SSD

ScBHavoK · 17 Jan 2018 at 10:16

Trying to keep costs down on an older machine (phenom xII 955) and cant decide between standard hd or an ssd drive. Is the ssd going to be that much quicker?

The two drives i'm currently looking at are..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £82.99
1 x Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM010 Previously ST1000DM003)= £40.99

Total: £132.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)

What do you think?

ScBHavoK · 17 Jan 2018 at 12:02

Ok thought as much but thanks for clarification. Would you say the ssd mentioned is the best for the money? Was also looking at a silicon power smaller drive for £52ish
But guess you get what you pay for?

ScBHavoK · 18 Jan 2018 at 09:32

hornetstinger said:
Determine how big SSD you need for a OS. I'm using 64GB with Windows 7 64, OS and progs only, and have 28-28GB free. Work out best value SSD per GB, what size you need now and also enough for next OS as you update.

Probably similar to yourself windows and a few progs, that samsung drive seems to have a lot of good reviews shame they dont do a 120gb version

ScBHavoK · 18 Jan 2018 at 09:35

P1Fanatic said:
Its a no brainer. SSD vs HDD is like Audi R8 V10 Plus vs a 1.0 Fiesta.

The fiesta is probably more reliable

but know what you mean.

ScBHavoK · 19 Jan 2018 at 15:05

Anybody have one of these seems a good price? and western digital got a good rep

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x WD Green 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS120G1G0A)= £59.99

Total: £68.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)