SSD Advice

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:05

Hey guys, i have just been give £6000 back pay from money I was owed and thought I would treat myself to a new SSD. I have 2 60gb ones at the moment and they are a little too small for the likes of BF4 with all it's expansions. So I am looking for a 120gb I think but not sure which are the better ones. I don't wish to upgrade any of the other parts as I just don't see enough benefit at the moment for gaming. Any advice would be great guys.

Thanks

stulid · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:12

Crucial have a 256GB MX100 for £79.99

Good price and capacity.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:16

Which one has the best read/write times mate?

andy_mk3 · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:19

Get a 250GB drive for not a lot more, if you have the space you'll fill it

lee32uk · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:26

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £114.98
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
Total : £204.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The Crucial is very good value as mentioned above.

The Evo is faster, although you probably won't notice the difference under normal usage.

stulid · 29 Jun 2014 at 13:45

Evga_Gamer said:
Which one has the best read/write times mate?

Plextor M5pro. Neutron GTX. Samsung 840Evo. Samsung 840pro.

There are more too. The iops is also an important value and the ones above are all high.

wazza300 · 29 Jun 2014 at 15:15

the bigger the capacity also helps with larger iops and faster read/writes

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jun 2014 at 18:20

Ok guys ive decided to spend more and go for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-037-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394 .Is that a good choice?
Also I am considering a new keyboard to replace my G19. Does anyone see any benefits upgrading any of the other parts for gaming purposes? I can't myself, but im open to change

wazza300 · 29 Jun 2014 at 19:19

that's a better choice,more space and faster read/writes

rest of your components look ok to me

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jun 2014 at 19:47

Ok cheers Wazza, gonna order it in the morning

, might change my keyboard though. Any recommendations to replace the G19 mate?

wazza300 · 29 Jun 2014 at 19:52

idk,im out of touch on modern keyboards,im using old razer lycosa myself

5960xNvidiaGamer · 29 Jun 2014 at 23:06

Ok thanks Wazza, I will have a look through mate.

wazza300 · 29 Jun 2014 at 23:10

make a thread in gaming peripherals,sure someone will help you out

welshdragon · 30 Jun 2014 at 14:08

Evga_Gamer said:
Ok guys ive decided to spend more and go for this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-037-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394 .Is that a good choice?
Also I am considering a new keyboard to replace my G19. Does anyone see any benefits upgrading any of the other parts for gaming purposes? I can't myself, but im open to change

Mionix make very good mice. Keyboard wise depending on what you want to spend I'd go mechanical. I have the Logitech G710+ which I really like.

SSD wise the larger model is a very good choice. I have a Samsung Evo which has been rock solid.

May help to know your existing spec to make further recommendations and also what games you intend to play.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 30 Jun 2014 at 14:33

Hi Welsh my specs are in my Sig, ive ordered the SSD, still pondering over the rest

welshdragon · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:07

Ahh yes, just come off nights that's my excuse lol

That is a very capable system and I recently changed my 670 for a 780 and moved to 16gb ram. Personally I wouldn't think you'd need to touch anything else other than maybe graphics and 8gb is plenty fine.

5960xNvidiaGamer · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:23

The 670 is plenty for gaming so far mate, not had a problem on any game maxed. Ive ordered the Crucial mx100 512gb and decided on the, Madcatz v7.