SSD - Is it worth buying?

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I'm about to buy Intel 530 Series 120GB SSD which comes with 5 years warranty. Currently I'm not using any SSD.
So, I have some questions.

1. How to get the best performance using SSD? (Installing only OS and Apps to SSD?)
2. What would be the lifetime? How many years?
3. Always writing files and deleting files is bad for a SSD?
4. I'm doing Animation and Video Editing stuff. Plus, some gaming. So, Using SSD will help me?
5. Is there any better brand than Intel? I checked Corsair and Transcend. But they comes with only 3 years warranty. But that Intel one has 5 years warranty. So, I thought it will remain more years.

My PC Specs:
Inter Core i7 3770K
Asus Sabertooth Z77
16GB G.skill RAM
1 TB WD HDD + 500GB WD HDD
Cooler Master 750W PSU
GTX 760 Graphics card

I appreciate your answers.
Thanks
 
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LukaBoki
1. SSD speed/performance remains the same,no matter what you install on it.But,you will benefit the most by installing your OS on the SSD and maybe a couple of games.
2. As long as there is available space,they rarely fail.
3. Nope.
4. No,it won't and yes,it will.Sorta. No,it won't because it won't give you faster editing speeds or bigger FPS,but yes it will because it gives slightly more minimum and more stable FPS in gaming and it will open the programs you use(doesn't matter which ones) before you say "cookie".It will also boot the OS MUCH faster(we're talking about booting OS in less than 10 seconds).
5. Samsung,Crucial and Intel are the brands I will always pick when it comes to SSDs,no matter what the price.Maybe Transcend...
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1. SSD speed/performance remains the same,no matter what you install on it.But,you will benefit the most by installing your OS on the SSD and maybe a couple of games.
2. As long as there is available space,they rarely fail.
3. Nope.
4. No,it won't and yes,it will.Sorta. No,it won't because it won't give you faster editing speeds or bigger FPS,but yes it will because it gives slightly more minimum and more stable FPS in gaming and it will open the programs you use(doesn't matter which ones) before you say "cookie".It will also boot the OS MUCH faster(we're talking about booting OS in less than 10 seconds).
5. Samsung,Crucial and Intel are the brands I will always pick when it comes to SSDs,no matter what the price.Maybe Transcend and OCZ from time to time,but Samsung,Crucial and Intel SSDs are the way to go. I would recommend getting a Crucial MX100 256GB SSD. It is "only" $110,compared to other 240 and 256GB SSDs,which cost $130-150.
 
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LukaBoki

LukaBoki

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Your SSD will last basically forever,SSDs rarely die. + If it dies,you have warranty that you can use. :)
The amount of space an SSD offers(120GB,128GB,240GB,256GB etc.) determines how long you will be able to put files,docs,pics,music and programmes on it.
 
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Leave about 10-15% free space. This allows the internal brain to shuffle data around so as not to write too many times to a particular cell.

Here's an analogy:
Consider a 10m x 10m patch of concrete. You have a hammer (write actions), and a can of paint (data)
Once a second, you tap lightly on the concrete. You can only tap on unpainted areas.
Given enough taps, and the concrete starts wearing away.
When that concrete is mostly unpainted, you have a LOT of area to choose to tap on.
These light taps do only the slightest bit of harm to the surface.

Now....paint half of it. You can only 'tap' on the unpainted area. That is still large, so no problem.

Now...paint the whole thing except for a 2cm square over there in the corner.
Still tapping at 1 second intervals.
Pretty soon, that 2cm space WILL get screwed up, rendering it useless.

Leaving a larger part of it 'unpainted' allows a far greater space to use.

In reality, you would have to write hundreds of gb per day, every day, for years to appreciably affect the lifetime.
See this endurance test:
http://techreport.com/review/26058/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-data-retention-after-600tb
 
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