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Hello everyone.

I decided to buy my first SSD but before that I have several questions...

I read good reviews about Samsung evo SSD's,so I think of getting one of them.

But I don't really know which one to get...

The 120 GB one is 70 €
The 256 GB one is 130€
And the 400 GB one is 190 €

I mostly want a SSD for OS,but I don't mind installing some of the games I play the most on the SSD...

In the end I have 2 options,get the 256 GB one for both OS and few games...or get the 120 GB one for OS and later get a 256 GB one for games...


My specs:
i5 3570k
Asrock z77 extreme 4
Sapphire vapor x 7970
1tb HDD
Corsair gs600 PSU
G skill 2x4 GB ram 1600

Considering the prices and other details I provided,please help me make the right option
 
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Hjgrove
The Samsung evo's are good because they have high read/write speeds, they are very energy efficient, they have very good reliability.
Also, I would go for the 250Gb.
On doing research the read/write speeds almost double on the 250GB model compared to the 120GB model.
Hope this helps!
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jordand77

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Thanks for your opinion,is the Samsung evo I mentioned good?I found more SSD s for much lower price but after checking some reviews I found out that a lot of users didn't like them,so I decided to go for Samsung.
 
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The Samsung evo's are good because they have high read/write speeds, they are very energy efficient, they have very good reliability.
Also, I would go for the 250Gb.
On doing research the read/write speeds almost double on the 250GB model compared to the 120GB model.
Hope this helps!
 
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sizzling

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My Crucial 500 240gb has been very good, I'm happy with it and they are a little cheaper than the Evo.

I wouldn't get less than 240gb, I wish I had gone for the 480. When I setup my system with Win 8, Office and Titanfall that was 100gb used straight away.
 
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I want it more for my OS as I mentioned,but I'll also install few games such as GW2 and some steam games, should not be more then 50gb,and ofc other programs and stuff like Sony Vegas or Photoshop...

I'd like to get a 400-500 SSd but I need to spare some money for a new psu that will handle another 7970 or 280x in crossfire...
 
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Guess it was a very good choice, thanks for that )

check this thread for benchmark, not sure if good or not

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2170808/wrong-ssd.html
 
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Hahahaha no problem, your lucky! If those readings are correct you have received a defective item in a good way :)
 
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If you ever have any issues with it or another problem just come back to this thread :)
I'm always here! ;)
 
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