Upgrading Hard Drive

Spenty · 5 Feb 2012 at 21:50

Storage sub-forum seems very quiet and not many replies on threads so...

I am looking to get an SSD. Anyone have any experience with the Corsair Force 3 180gb? I only have sata 2 connectors so I'm wondering whether to buy a cheaper 256gb sata 2 SSD.

beejjacobs · 5 Feb 2012 at 21:54

I don't personally, but I know the Corsair Force and Crucial M4 series are very good SSDs. The SATA2 will limit it to 300MB/s but it will still be very fast

I'd still get a SATA3 one, as if you ever upgrade you can keep it and use it's full potential!

reddev85 · 5 Feb 2012 at 21:57

Agreed. Get the SATA3 version even though you'll only be using it at SATA2 speed. It will be one less upgrade you will need to make in future. If you need extra capacity in future, you can also just buy another one.

spain · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:22

The above is good advice, but, I would take the extra 70+gb over the not needed SATA3 any day. The SATA 2 will be fast and will be just as fast after you upgrade, which might be a very long time from now.

beejjacobs · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:22

Depends. What is the cheaper 256GB SSD?

Spenty · 6 Feb 2012 at 00:50

Im tempted with the OCZ Petrol 256gb which has just went on sale today.

spain · 6 Feb 2012 at 07:46

That SSD is SATA3, and it's an unknown in the reliability department.