Got a used SSD. Help testing and checking it.

khaledegy200

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I just bought a new PC on a fairly limited budget. There were 2 options, either a used Intel SSD (I don't even know its model yet) or a new Kingston SSDNow v300. Both are 120GB. I got the Intel one for $15 cheaper. The tech dude said that the Intel one is higher in performance, and the new one will cost me almost double the price of the used one.

I want to know if that's legit or not, any software I can use to benchmark this SSD, and if possible compare it to the Kingston v300. It is still possible to return it.

On a side note, the front fan of my case is too loud. I can't control its speeds, is it because it's connected directly to the PSU? Can I control it if it's connected to the MOBO or do I need a fan controller?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Kingston UV400 is also in the same price range, so that's an option too.

 
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All manufacturers have some software for checking the health of their SSD.
CrystalDiskMark is a pretty common tool people use for basic performance benchmarking

I think you should be able to pull SMART data either from the manufacturer's tools or from something like CrystalDiskInfo.

If you post the SMART data of the intel drive, we can more or less tell you the general shape the drive is in.
Kingston V300 ssd drives have a read and write speed of about 450 Mbps.
The new UV400 drives if a gray color, run at about 560 to 540 Mbps read and write speeds.

If you have a spare Fan header on the motherboard and the fan you are connecting is the four or three mini pin type, then yes you can control the Rpm speed of the fan.

Either in the bios of the motherboard or fan controler software that should come with your motherboard found on the support and drivers Dvd disk provided with it.


 

rkzhao

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All manufacturers have some software for checking the health of their SSD.
CrystalDiskMark is a pretty common tool people use for basic performance benchmarking

I think you should be able to pull SMART data either from the manufacturer's tools or from something like CrystalDiskInfo.

If you post the SMART data of the intel drive, we can more or less tell you the general shape the drive is in.
 
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