- Sep 30, 2013
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Hi guys
hoping you can help.
Looking to upgrade my aging PC to give it a bit more life, so the obvious choice is an SSD.
I've been reading a shed-load of reviews, reading up on tech etc and have kinda come to a conclusion, but am torn.
Now, before I get into it, some important details:
My system is an older i7 920 which only has support for SATA2 on the board. I appreciate that no matter which drive I choose, I will not see the full benefit of the SSD on this, however, my choice of SSD is to somewhat future proof for a later upgrade in a year or two.
With that out of the way, my budget is ideally around the £100 mark. OS and a few games. I'll keep the mechanical beasts for storage.
I have heard great things about the Sammy 840 Pro http://www.ebuyer.com/410473-samsung-128gb-840-pro-series-ssd-mz-7pd128bw )
Although I have also noticed this:
http://www.ebuyer.com/546835-ocz-256gb-vertex-4-sata-iii-ssd-up-to-560mb-s-read-510mb-s-vtx4-25sat3-256g-rf
I understand that when it comes to performance, 256GB drives generally trump 12xGB drives due to available channels, and the additional space is never a bad thing. However, my concern about this drive is that its refurbished...
How reliable are refurb drives? Does anyone know if OCZ still provide an extended warranty on them?
Am I wasting money going for either of these drives when I can pick up, say, the 840 evo or an equivalent for around the £80 mark?
Basically, if I gave you ~£100 to buy an SSD, what would you chose and why?
Thanks
Jamie
hoping you can help.
Looking to upgrade my aging PC to give it a bit more life, so the obvious choice is an SSD.
I've been reading a shed-load of reviews, reading up on tech etc and have kinda come to a conclusion, but am torn.
Now, before I get into it, some important details:
My system is an older i7 920 which only has support for SATA2 on the board. I appreciate that no matter which drive I choose, I will not see the full benefit of the SSD on this, however, my choice of SSD is to somewhat future proof for a later upgrade in a year or two.
With that out of the way, my budget is ideally around the £100 mark. OS and a few games. I'll keep the mechanical beasts for storage.
I have heard great things about the Sammy 840 Pro http://www.ebuyer.com/410473-samsung-128gb-840-pro-series-ssd-mz-7pd128bw )
Although I have also noticed this:
http://www.ebuyer.com/546835-ocz-256gb-vertex-4-sata-iii-ssd-up-to-560mb-s-read-510mb-s-vtx4-25sat3-256g-rf
I understand that when it comes to performance, 256GB drives generally trump 12xGB drives due to available channels, and the additional space is never a bad thing. However, my concern about this drive is that its refurbished...
How reliable are refurb drives? Does anyone know if OCZ still provide an extended warranty on them?
Am I wasting money going for either of these drives when I can pick up, say, the 840 evo or an equivalent for around the £80 mark?
Basically, if I gave you ~£100 to buy an SSD, what would you chose and why?
Thanks
Jamie
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