Best SSD FOR OS AND GAMES

cloudstrife465 · Jun 30, 2017

Can any one Tell Me what's The Best SSD For Games And Or OS

USAFRet · Jun 30, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

How much do you wish to spend on this drive?
How much space do you need?

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

well looking to for like 1tb i dunno how much that would cost though

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

Assuming you are in the US, the default choice of a Samsung 850 EVO is $320.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OBRFFAS/ref=twister_B00PRDMHLU

But are you sure you need a 1TB SSD?

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

well heres the thing we need it for gaming and then we do streaming and stuff so we need to beable to do everything fast well its not for me its for my brother

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

And you've still not said how much you wish to pay for this.
Nor what the rest of the system is.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

plus what other brands do u recommend thats better then that

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

its a core i5 i dont remember which version i know its a socket 1155

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

"Better" than the 850 EVO?
None, for a typical SATA III SSD.

That's as good as it gets.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

its a asus board with 16 gigs of ram and a 7990 graphics card

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

but i wanted to know what size do you recommend for just the OS alone

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

For an 1155 based system....the Samsung 850 EVO. In whatever size your budget allows.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

well my brother doesnt want to spend more then 300 for an ssd for the os

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

OK...and now you're off on a different requirement.

First it was a 1TB.
Now...the OS.

Get the Samsung 850 EVO, 250GB.
This one: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U
$104

Or the Crucial MX300, 275GB
This one: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX300-275GB-Internal-Solid/dp/B01IAGSD5O
$99

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

well thats what i was gunna use the ssd for sorry ok so for the os you recommend of those drives

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

For the OS and application drive, either the Samsung 850EVO 250GB, or the Crucial MX300 275GB.

Either one of those will work.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

my brother was just wonder performance Longevity and Quality wise those two that you just showed me are really good for the OS

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

Those are the two best that I would recommend.

I have 2 of the 850 EVO's...1 at 500GB and 1 at 250GB.
If I needed another SSD, I would not hesitate to get the Crucial as an alternative.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

oh ok yeh cuz hes using a standard hard drive for the os but one more thing if i wanted to just transfer the windows files to the ssd i can do that right or would i have to do a fresh install on it ?

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

Well...this depends.
How much total used space is on the current HDD?
What, exactly, does this constitute? I'm assuming mostly games?

If the total current used space is significantly below the size of the new SSD, you can probably clone the whole thing over.
For instance, if your total used space on the current drive is below 200GB, and you are getting a 250GB drive...then you can probably clone it over to the SSD.

If it is more than that...we have to do some investigation.

Install and run WinDirStat. This will help you to discover exactly what is consuming your drive space.

cloudstrife465 · Jul 1, 2017

no it has just the OS on there Games and stuff are on a separate drive

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2017

cloudstrife465 :

From above...
"How much total used space is on the current HDD?"

cloudstrife465 · Jul 8, 2017

not sure ill have to check

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