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So I've read a lot about SSD's and watched a lot of reviews etc. I've decided I want to go for one. My question is which one? I have a budget of up to £200. I'd be putting Windows 7 a few games, and all my editing software, ae, ps, etc. Another problem is I have no idea how I would install them or if they are even compatible with my Asus P6T Deluxe. I currently have 2 750gig 7,200 RPM in there so would I still have enough slots, or ports open for an SSD?

I've looked at the Intel X25-M 80 gig drive, but I'm sure theres better out there for the money.. capacity doesn't really matter as long as it's 60 gig plus.

I have a Tagan 1100W TG1100-BZ PipeRock Series Modular Power Supply
Do the connections come with the psu, or the ssd.. and would I have an open slot for it?


Thanks for your time.

Full spec:
Core i7 920 @ 3.8 Ghz
4870x2
asus p6t deluxe
12gb ddr3
2x 750g 7,200 rpm
Tagan 1100W TG1100-BZ PipeRock Series Modular Power Supply
 
Aye, in my books the Intel X25-M (G2) 80GB is the best drive in that price bracket.

As for connection they use the exact some ones as your SATA hard drives, so you shouldn't have much trouble there. The PSU should have a few spare SATA power connections. You will need a SATA data cable, hopefully you have some left from your motherboard bundle.
 
cmndr_andi said:
Aye, in my books the Intel X25-M (G2) 80GB is the best drive in that price bracket.

As for connection they use the exact some ones as your SATA hard drives, so you shouldn't have much trouble there. The PSU should have a few spare SATA power connections. You will need a SATA data cable, hopefully you have some left from your motherboard bundle.
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That basically covered it.

The PSU is Modular so it should have an extra cable if you havnt already used it, if not just buy a new one, they are cheap.
 
You system is ready for one. Your motherboard supports 6 SATA drives (your drives are in 2) so plug one into a spare port. The PSU has 12 SATA connectors so that’s no problem, use one to power the SSD. You may need to plug in a spare module cable.

Put your SDD into one of these then into a 3.5" drive bay and you are ready to go.
 
The intel 80GIG is the best performing at the price, there is also the Kingston 40GB (its an intel in disguise) if you dont need the space, but I wouldnt recommend going for a drive less than 80 anyway personally. There is also a kingston 80Gig, again its an intel in disguise, yet the price is generally slightly more than the intel badged drive.. so why bother.

Some drives may bench faster on pure write speed, but once you factor in random writes, the Intel gives the best real world performance.
 
You can get one of the Kingston VNow 128GB drives for just under £200 (I did).

Just make sure that it's part number is SNV425-S2xx/128GB (xx represents additional characters if you get a kit), and not SNV125... The 125 has a maximum read/write of 100/80MB/s, whilst the 425 is 200/160MB/s, and it also supports TRIM.
 
Until i recently reinstalled win7 i was always thinking 128gb+ was the way to go, now I would be happy with the Intel 80gb and for a much bigger budget the 100 gb Vertex LE.
 
Corasik said:
The intel 80GIG is the best performing at the price, there is also the Kingston 40GB (its an intel in disguise) if you dont need the space, but I wouldnt recommend going for a drive less than 80 anyway personally. There is also a kingston 80Gig, again its an intel in disguise, yet the price is generally slightly more than the intel badged drive.. so why bother.

Some drives may bench faster on pure write speed, but once you factor in random writes, the Intel gives the best real world performance.
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Yep..as the man above says..the random read/writes are what gives you the snappiness in Windows.

Intel is the forerunner atm at the price.
 
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Marvin said:
You can get one of the Kingston VNow 128GB drives for just under £200 (I did).

Just make sure that it's part number is SNV425-S2xx/128GB (xx represents additional characters if you get a kit), and not SNV125... The 125 has a maximum read/write of 100/80MB/s, whilst the 425 is 200/160MB/s, and it also supports TRIM.
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Thanks for that reply I was able to find a 128gb Kingston which is faster and ahs mroe memory than the Intel 80gb for £3 cheaper!

Will be adding it to my list of items to buy in late March :)
 
mattjd said:
Thanks for that reply I was able to find a 128gb Kingston which is faster and ahs mroe memory than the Intel 80gb for £3 cheaper!

Will be adding it to my list of items to buy in late March :)
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Be careful, the Read/Write numbers may be higher for the kingston but it is NOT faster than the intel in real-world tests, it is all to do with the controller in the drive. Also, as marvin says - check which version of the drive they are selling. Some of the older ones use pretty aweful controllers and are a bit pants by SSD standards.
 
Leeroy123 said:
£200 for a 80gb hd, waste of money. so its a little quicker. defo not worth the money.
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Maybe not to you, but to many people the extra speed is worth it.

To many people an i7 and a GTX 295 are a waste of money, and only a little quicker than a Phenom II/ 4890 system- but to me (and likely you) the premium is well worth the extra performance.

80GB certainly doesn't sound like much, especially in a world of 2TB HDDs, but that "small" capacity will happily fit a Windows 7 install, and almost all of your top games and applications. All of which will get a noticeable speed boost in certain tasks.
 
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Right, I'm back with another question.. planning to buy This tomorrow. I wanted to confirm it is the G2 Second gen of the drive, in the picture it doesn't have the black rim.. that's why I'm asking, thanks.
 
Yes m8.

The model no. SSDSA2MH080G2C1.

The G2 denotes 2nd generation :)

I wouldn't worry about not having the black trim in pic as it says it in model no.
 
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