SSD for OS?

[grudas]

Hi guys

I'm seriously out of this game.. need so advice on which SSD to get, something that's 64gb to 128gb I guess it only needs to store OS and some files will be the drive for OS obviously, when it comes to file storage I have other drives that will cover that.

my current case is antec900v1

what do I need to get it going?

plate
drive

thats it? or am I missing something?

needs to be reliable of course, speed is not the main thing it will be faster than any 7200rpm drive lol.

 

[andy_mk3]

Samsung 250gb drives are well priced, very quick and reliable. Can't go wrong they're not a lot more than 120gb drives

 

[grudas]

50ish quid a bit too much over 120gb ones.. tbh 120 is more than enough to run OS and some software on it.. will I need a bracket ? or is this included with the drive?

 

[welshcrane]

I have a 64 gig ssd just for my os and critical programs and my sata's for everything else

 

[Bickaxe]

My SSD came with a bracket. Its unused as my case supports SSDs anyway.

You should probably aim for a 120/128gb SSD. Your OS and a couple of regularly played games will sit nicely in there.

 

[FatRakoon]

With SSD's being so ridiculously cheap these days ( Well, sort of ) I have now converted all 15 of my PCs to SSD to boot from, and hell, even 2 of my Laptops let me swap the DVD for a second HD so they have also gone that way too, and even for a kick, I have changed my kids Laptops to 120GB SSDs

Most are 60GB and this is fine if you dont go over the top with putting stuff onto C:

My main PC is currently Windows 8 and I am using 2x60GB in Raid for my C: but in all honesty, its not really THAT much quicker than one Drive, plus I have 74GB free anyway, so I could happily go a single 60GB

There is simply no excuses these days to NOT use them.. Not for C: anyway.

( or root for Linux users )

 

[WhoaPotato]

My SSD didn't come with a bracket, but its tiny and very lightweight with no moving parts so it (literally) just sits on top of an internal HDD.

 

[ShivP]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-027-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Job done.

 

[Fulax]

My Kingston HyperX came with a bracket.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £85.99
Total : £94.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Like WhoaPotato said, though, they're lightweight and contain no moving parts. You could essentially just tape it to your case.

 

[demon8991]

Here is my advice either of the two below drives will be the best.

If it were me I would spend a little extra and get the 250GB one as mentioned previously, I have a 128GB one and you will be surprised how quick they fill up.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £137.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
Total : £224.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[TheVoice]

There is simply no excuses these days to NOT use them.. Not for C: anyway.

Well yeah, there are. Cost, benefit (e.g. kid's PCs? They're never going to notice), and whether you can even add an additional drive to your system e.g. a notebook or ultrabook.