Urgent help needed with an SSD

azgrowl

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I will list my computer specs here for reference:

GPU: Gigabyte 7950 Windforce Edition 3GB Ram
CPU: AMD FX-8350
RAM: 16gb Corsair Vengeance

The problem is, whilst playing Far Cry 3, I can run it at top settings without any lag however as soon as I try to record with Fraps I have terrible lag, even when I lower the settings to medium there is still very low fps.

I think the problem is my HDD, it is very old and only 5400 rpm, so I am looking into buying an SSD as soon as possible.

I have found this SSD on Scan, I understand that it is refurbished. I am wondering if this is a good SSD for the money, if it will solve my problem and also if I can trust a refurbished component.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120gb-ocz-vertex-3-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-sandforce-2281-read-550mb-s-write-500mb-s-85k-iops-refurbis

Thank you in advance

 
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No solid answers here. You may get a brand new unit that was just repackaged, or a flaky part whose problems don't show up immediately. (I have this problem with refurbished cell phones, they usually have intermittent problems that happen every few days).

I just would recommend a larger SSD. If you are going to be using it regularly for something other then the OS and a few games, get a 250G+ sized one.
 
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