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I have the ex58-ud3r mobo... So What ssd around 120- 200gb would you guys recommend.... Thanx guys!!!
SSD advice req!!!
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intel, crucial m4 are the top players if you want reliability get one of them, if wanting max speed and risk of problems then go for corsair or ocz
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Thats seems to be the general consensus from reading various forums on the net, but thanks for that!!
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hmm cheaper and looks to be faster as well....
Is there a catch?
Just read this review
It seems that the drive is good, but the 500 read and write speeds are only peak speeds, and not really real world.
Also they mentioned about the cheapness of the drive is due to the life span. But for us consumers it should nt be a consideration.
Is there a catch?
Just read this review
It seems that the drive is good, but the 500 read and write speeds are only peak speeds, and not really real world.
Also they mentioned about the cheapness of the drive is due to the life span. But for us consumers it should nt be a consideration.
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The catch is they are supposedly unreliable, the intel and crucial ssd's seem to play better with others!
Seeing as you only have sata 2 ports on your mobo, you could get a Vertex 2E 120GB.
Maybe not as fast as sata 3 drives, but in real world performance think you will be happy.
Maybe not as fast as sata 3 drives, but in real world performance think you will be happy.
Not really any point going with the Vertex 2E right now, even with a SATA 3 Gbps motherboard. The M4 is only about £10 more and doesn't suffer from the throttling of the SandForce drives (especially the 1xxx versions used in the Vertex 2s). It also excels at 4k reads and writes, which is important for "snappiness".
The other option is to go cheaper and get a Vertex or something. Depends on budget and whether you want to use the SSD in a new motherboard in the future to take advantage of SATA 6Gbps or not.
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