Question about SSDs on Newegg

[Aleonris]

I ma currently building a PC on Newegg.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167086

This is the SSD I have chosen, but then I noticed that it is in the "Laptop Accessories" tag. Will it still work for my desktop?

 

[terryd75]

The answer is yes, it will defnitely work in your desktop. Those drives come with adaptors to make them fit into the larger hdd slots in your case. have fun!

 

[slicedtoad]

yes it will. The reason they list it for laptops is because of the form factor. Most SSDs are the size of laptop HDDs and a desktop can take any size.

Any reason why you want that ssd though? Intel's are reliable but very overpriced.

 

[Aleonris]

yes it will. The reason they list it for laptops is because of the form factor. Most SSDs are the size of laptop HDDs and a desktop can take any size.

Any reason why you want that ssd though? Intel's are reliable but very overpriced.

I want one because I am currently building a gaming PC. I will install my OS and most-used video games on it. It doesn't have to be intel, I will probably buy this.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139601

 

[slicedtoad]

I'd get the 128GB crucial m4 if you want high reliability:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148525
or a mushkin if you want high speed at a low cost with decent reliability:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226236
Or the Samsung 830 which is both reliable, fast and decently priced but not available from the Canadian Newegg:
http://www.amazon.ca/64GB-2-5-SATA-III-SSD/dp/B0077CR5RK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338941335&sr=8-1

I doubt you'd notice the speed differences between any of them anyway. Only benchmarks really show much difference. Compared to an HDD they are all blazingly fast. So space + reliability are usually more important than speed.

 

[jjd712]

I would recommend a OCZ Vertex 4. i have one and i boot to windows in under 45 seconds. haven't had a single problem yet

 

[slicedtoad]

45 seconds to boot to windows? or boot to windows and load all startup programs? My m4 can boot to windows in 15-20 seconds and it's a bit slower than the vertex 4... you might want to look into that.

 

[Aleonris]

From what I can see, the one I had posted seems very reliable and is faster than most of the SSDs I have found at 120GB.

Either these two now. Decided to get a 240GB SSD:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233268
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171568

 

[slicedtoad]

The corsair force 3 isn't a bad price. I'd go for that. It's sandforce, which is slightly less reliable but very fast. It's still quite reliable though, so it a good choice.