How big of an SSD/what one do you recommend?

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chrisgregory

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Well, Im on a budget so Ill just need the room for my OS which is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, and perhaps a game or two. And thats just for now, eventually Ill grab another one and just use them both. For now Im mainly just concerned with the most important thing - the OS. So how small of an SSD can I get away with buying for now to cover what I mentioned? Also, any recommendations on what ones I should go for are welcome. Thanks
 
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I wouldn't even bother with using an SSD just for the OS. Whoopdie doo your boot times are faster, yay. Now an SSD for the OS and 3 or 4 games, now you are talking. Like was said above, the smallest you should really get is a 120/128gb model.

For basic SSD's, I'd go with the Samsung Evo line. Great prices and performance. For a step up from that, you can start looking at the Samsung Pro or Sandisk Extreme II line.
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I've got 88GB right now on my system drive - that includes Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, a couple of programs, drivers. You could probably manage with a 120 GB SSD. Keep in mind however that 240GB SSDs tend to be faster than 120 GB SSDs from the same series. If possible, get a 240GB version. I like Samsung, Intel, etc.
 
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I wouldn't even bother with using an SSD just for the OS. Whoopdie doo your boot times are faster, yay. Now an SSD for the OS and 3 or 4 games, now you are talking. Like was said above, the smallest you should really get is a 120/128gb model.

For basic SSD's, I'd go with the Samsung Evo line. Great prices and performance. For a step up from that, you can start looking at the Samsung Pro or Sandisk Extreme II line.
 
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I'd recommend 128GB. Fast boot times are nice, but you get fast everything; fast virus checks, fast malware checked, fast ccleaner, fast office, fast loading of benchmarks. Pretty much put all of your day to day stuff on the SSD, plus a few select games which you play often and/or take a long time to load, eg. BF4, then the rest on a HDD.
 
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