New SSD for games

scottomus0 · 16 Nov 2012 at 11:26

hey guys,

just want a quick opinion.

I have a crucual m4 64gb that i use for my OS and a few apps.

in after a new bigger ssd for my games, and other apps that ill be using.

i do like the fast loading times so its worth going for another ssd rarther than a 1tb+ harddrive right?

whats out their at the moment, relatively bang for buck?

i paid £80 for my m4 beginning of year so glad to see them down in price.

it worth getting the 128gb m4 or the samsung 830? Or others?

cheerss

wazza300 · 16 Nov 2012 at 11:55

the samsung 830 128gb,or put abit extra for the 830 256gb version as it offers best value

does your motherboard support caching? you could use the 64gb ssd to cache your 1tb hdd

scottomus0 · 16 Nov 2012 at 12:06

yes it does. dont know how to do that though! And would that mean wiping the ssd though?

wazza300 · 16 Nov 2012 at 12:29

Yeah,you would need to set to raid0 and your OS installing on the 1tb hdd,then add in the m4 install rst drivers and cache the hdd

scottomus0 · 16 Nov 2012 at 18:10

too much hassle then! easier just buy a 2nd ssd and whack them on there. be faster too

wazza300 · 16 Nov 2012 at 18:18

True,its only around 5 seconds slower at bootup but it is a hassle to setup

scottomus0 · 16 Nov 2012 at 18:34

how about the 180GB Intel 330 SSD? £8 more for 52gbs more?

wazza300 · 17 Nov 2012 at 01:50

yeah its not a bad drive,upto you though