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if you intend to only put os, cs5 and bf4 then a 120 should work.

120gb x 80%=96gb
96gb - 30gb (os) = 66gb - 12gb (bf4 max install) = 54gb - 27gb (cs5 full suite) = 27gb free space to work with
or... if you went with minimums
66gb - 2gb (bf4 minimum) = 64gb - 2gb (cs5 photoshop only) = 62gb free space to work with.

do remember that you are likely going to get brushes, textures, sample photos, etc for photoshop which take up lots of space. do remember that you will likely get maps, mods, skins, etcetera for bf4 which takes up space.

personally i would say go 250gb if you intend to put anything more or to save any work to the ssd.

if everything will be saved on a different drive then the ssd is likely fine as is.... if a bit...
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the only brands i trust are samsung & intel.

either the intel 530, samsung 840 or samsung 840evo would be fine.

in a stress test samsung and intel drives were the only ones to live up to expectations. the rest were far less than stellar.

sorry cant say about honoring warranties since none of my samsung drives has failed. i have some 2-3 year old samsung 80gb 830s, and a year old 512gb 840pro and a 256gb 840pro. all working perfectly fine.

do remember when choosing a ssd that you want to make sure it is large enough for your needs. you really do not want to fill it past 80% capacity or performance and drive lifespan will suffer.
 
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I'm on a budget and I plan to use it for a cache(Pagefile/CS5/Browser), OS, CS5, and BF4 Drive. Can 120 GB hold that?
 
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if you intend to only put os, cs5 and bf4 then a 120 should work.

120gb x 80%=96gb
96gb - 30gb (os) = 66gb - 12gb (bf4 max install) = 54gb - 27gb (cs5 full suite) = 27gb free space to work with
or... if you went with minimums
66gb - 2gb (bf4 minimum) = 64gb - 2gb (cs5 photoshop only) = 62gb free space to work with.

do remember that you are likely going to get brushes, textures, sample photos, etc for photoshop which take up lots of space. do remember that you will likely get maps, mods, skins, etcetera for bf4 which takes up space.

personally i would say go 250gb if you intend to put anything more or to save any work to the ssd.

if everything will be saved on a different drive then the ssd is likely fine as is.... if a bit tight. it does not give you much room for future expansion though for other games or programs!


i'm currently using 128gb.... and i dont have much installed.

- win7 os, ms office, basic programs like adobe reader.
- unreal tournament 3, total annihilation games only
- photoshop cs2 & autocad

thats pretty much it besides some odds and ends. i can definitely see the same happening to your system as you aquire/create files. this is why i have a 256gb drive on my laptop and a 512gb on my desktop. i know what its like to run out of space.

 
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