Samsung vs Crucial SSD

bacon4life

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Hello, I'm currently in the process of building my first gaming pc. Of course I was going to get a SSD for it, the only problem is I don't know which one.

All I would be using the SSD for is putting my OS into it so I can boot up faster, and maybe Steam for all my games (I have only 4 games now, but I plan to be getting 6 more games). I was originally going to buy a Samsung, but toady I got a email from Amazon about SSD deals and I saw a crucial SSD. I have no clue what to go with, Crucial is cheaper but is it reliable?

Also for a 500GB SSD for both it's only about $60-$70 more, should I wait a little more and buy that instead of a 250GB?

Samsung SSD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U/ref=pe_172030_134782720_em_1p_0_ti

Crucial SSD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RQA6TEI/ref=pe_172030_134782720_em_1p_6_ti
 
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Tried both and they are still working well, Crucial 120 GB in a business machine and Samsung 250 GB in a multipurpose machine - video editing, media server, limited gaming. Skip the theoretical read write BS, just about any SSD will amaze you for boot up speed improvement. My advice is to buy a 250 -500 GB "boot" SSD then you will have room for software growth, swap disk, hibernate file, etc., as well as room to work zip/rar files, video and sound editing, etc., on the SSD where especially capacity helps and the speed is a bonus.

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Tried both and they are still working well, Crucial 120 GB in a business machine and Samsung 250 GB in a multipurpose machine - video editing, media server, limited gaming. Skip the theoretical read write BS, just about any SSD will amaze you for boot up speed improvement. My advice is to buy a 250 -500 GB "boot" SSD then you will have room for software growth, swap disk, hibernate file, etc., as well as room to work zip/rar files, video and sound editing, etc., on the SSD where especially capacity helps and the speed is a bonus.
 
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