SSD for Windows OS only RECOMMENDATIONS?

Harry234 · Jul 13, 2015

Hi guys I am looking for an small ssd which is very relivable and wouldn't break the bank just for the windows OS. This is so that windows can boot up quicker. Can you recommend any reliable ssd?

Thanks

P.S. I am getting this for storage (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE).

captaincharisma · Jul 13, 2015

Samsung 850 EVO seems to be one of the most reliable and comes in various sizes

anti-duck · Jul 13, 2015

You might aswell go for a ~120gb SSD as they're only a few pennies more than a ~64gb one. Something basic like a SanDisk Pulse or Kingston V300 would do, or if you want a bit more performance, then the OCZ ARC 100 is perfect.

Harry234 · Jul 13, 2015

@anti-duck Is it this one (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LULVBZG?keywords=OCZ%20ARC%20100&qid=1436804258&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3). I don't really need the extra space a 35GB ssd would do. I only need windows and maybe Microsoft office on it? I trying to save a bit where I can, also what else is essential on a ssd?

TheDualshock · Jul 13, 2015

My vote goes to the Samsung 850 EVO. Reliable and great performing drives.

Archaic59 · Jul 13, 2015

Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.39 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £47.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 17:28 BST+0100

boosted1g · Jul 13, 2015

Samsung 850 evo 120 gb, cant go wrong.

If you have amazon prime, you can see if they have it on sale again on prime day on the 15th. Last week they had it on sale for 1 day at only $57

LordConrad · Jul 13, 2015

Samsung 850 evo 120gb *IS VERY SLOW* when writing data. It should be fine if this will be strictly a boot drive, as you're probably not writing to it much. If you want faster write speeds, go with the 250gb evo or the 128gb 850 Pro.

boosted1g · Jul 13, 2015

LordConrad :

The Write speed specs for 850 evo is the same for both the 120 and 250 gb models.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8747/samsung-ssd-850-evo-review

Not sure how 520 mBps "IS VERY SLOW". Sure a 450hp Mercedes AMG is slow to a formula f1 drive, but for any normal person it is more then powerful. The 250 gb drive would be a waste of money for an OS/programs only drive that is likely never going to get much over 60-70GB in size.

captaincharisma · Jul 13, 2015

i have the 250GB version of the 850 evo and windows 7 installed in under 10 mins and boots up in under 10 seconds

LordConrad · Jul 13, 2015

boosted1g :

During large transfers, the SLC cache will get filled and performance drops drastically. But as I said, for a boot drive this shouldn't matter much.

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/8747/TRIM_575px.PNG

boosted1g · Jul 13, 2015

That link is for read speed, and I don't particularly see the user (or anyone) needing to sequentially read over 3GB of data on an OS drive.

LordConrad · Jul 13, 2015

boosted1g :

The slowdown applies to writing as well. But, as I've repeated several times now, this is probably not an issue with a boot drive. I just thought it was worth mentioning.

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