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Best 120/128 Gb SSD

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vanpr7
vanpr7 Original post #1
Jun 29, 2014 at 9:24 PM
As the title says I was looking for a good SSD to add to my rig to increase the performance a little and because of money restrictions I think 120/128e GB should be enough to install the OS and the applications. Plan on keeping all the data and games on my HDD.

Had zeroed in on Samsung EVO 840 120 GB SSD but just want to know any other recommendations as I have no idea regarding SSD's.
Also I saw the above mentioned SSD on primeabgb for 5133. Is that the right price or should i try once in the market as well?

Thanks in advance guys. :).
ASHISH65
Jun 29, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Get Samsung 840 pro 128gb @ 8k

if you can't afford then Samsung 840 evo 120gb is way to go
seamon
seamon #3
Jun 29, 2014 at 9:49 PM
As the title says I was looking for a good SSD to add to my rig to increase the performance a little and because of money restrictions I think 120/128e GB should be enough to install the OS and the applications. Plan on keeping all the data and games on my HDD.

Had zeroed in on Samsung EVO 840 120 GB SSD but just want to know any other recommendations as I have no idea regarding SSD's.
Also I saw the above mentioned SSD on primeabgb for 5133. Is that the right price or should i try once in the market as well?

Thanks in advance guys. :).

Samsung Evo has a little lower endurance due to TLC cells but if you plan to use the drive just as a boot drive then you need not worry.
Go for it.

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840 pro is better because it has MLC cells which has higher endurance.
vanpr7
vanpr7 #4
Jun 29, 2014 at 10:05 PM
I am gonna just use it as a boot drive. So i think i will go with the 840 evo. Maybe if the price drops will buy a better one later. :p..
Is the price on primeabgb right or should i try once in Nehru place?
ASHISH65
Jun 29, 2014 at 10:11 PM
It is at good price,get it :)
$hadow
$hadow #6
Jun 29, 2014 at 11:39 PM
You should check out in the Nehru place before buying.
seamon
seamon #7
Jun 29, 2014 at 11:46 PM
^Save Petrol, buy online!
vanpr7
vanpr7 #8
Jun 30, 2014 at 1:00 AM
Gonna just call up smc and ask their quote once tomorrow and then book online. Btw a bit unrelated but any tips for a first time ssd user?
I know i should enable trim and never defrag the drive and also going to install a fresh OS and applications on that drive. Anything else i should know?
nikhilsharma007nikx
Jun 30, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Never clean the drive with ccleaner or such drive cleaners as SSD tend to save a task for deletion.
Say if you if deleted a file or folder and you are still browsing your file in that case the SSD queses the task of deletion for the nest time when the system is ideal so as to save processing time and increasing speed it means that files aren't actually deleted straight away so its good to never try to clean the drive which may lead to disrupted behavior.
vanpr7
vanpr7 #10
Jul 1, 2014 at 12:08 PM
Never clean the drive with ccleaner or such drive cleaners as SSD tend to save a task for deletion.
Say if you if deleted a file or folder and you are still browsing your file in that case the SSD queses the task of deletion for the nest time when the system is ideal so as to save processing time and increasing speed it means that files aren't actually deleted straight away so its good to never try to clean the drive which may lead to disrupted behavior.

Ohk. I use Ccleaner quite regularly. I guess not anymore. Thanks for the info.
vanpr7
vanpr7 #12
Jul 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Went ahead and bought the Samsung Evo 840 from primeabgb and I'm totally satisfied with the performance and the boot times. (Though my first SSD so maybe I dunno the potential of SSD's :p).
ASHISH65
ASHISH65 #13
Jul 8, 2014 at 12:26 PM
Congo :)
rijinpk1
rijinpk1 #14
Jul 8, 2014 at 12:31 PM
congrats :)
seamon
seamon #15
Jul 8, 2014 at 2:54 PM
Welcome to the club. :))
$hadow
$hadow #16
Jul 8, 2014 at 3:01 PM
Congrats man
ashis_lakra
Jul 9, 2014 at 9:39 AM
Not quite reliable as MLC, but that shouldn't be deal breaker. Hardware.Info tests lifespan of Samsung SSD 840 250GB TLC SSD [Updated with final conclusion] | Hardware.Info United States
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sniperz1 #19
Jul 9, 2014 at 9:28 PM
Went ahead and bought the Samsung Evo 840 from primeabgb and I'm totally satisfied with the performance and the boot times. (Though my first SSD so maybe I dunno the potential of SSD's :p).

How much did they charge you? I got it for 4900 around a week back. Prime charges a couple of hundreds more than others
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Vyom93 #20
Jul 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM
i am also going to buy the same SSD and also it my first SSD i want to how to clone the SSD with my HDD does it comes with the some cloning software ?
seamon
seamon #21
Jul 10, 2014 at 9:04 PM
i am also going to buy the same SSD and also it my first SSD i want to how to clone the SSD with my HDD does it comes with the some cloning software ?

use Aoemekai or something software.