best ssd under 15k? · DIGIT-ARC

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hello. im looking to upgrade my pc and was hoping that the forum would help me get the best SSD under 15k. i dont know much about setting them up though. is it possible to set up an SSD and an HDD in raid 0 ? im currently using 2 seagate 1 tb HDDs and would like the add the ssd to my setup. thanks in advance for your help

It is possible, but not advisable due to various reasons, specially because HDD will hinder the performance. I would advise you to use the SSD as your 'primary' drive, for instaling Windows and Programs, and the HDD for other data.

For the SSD, look at Samsung 840 Pro 256 gb.

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is 128 gb version of the samsung 840 pro enough as a boot drive?

paul.rohit said:
is 128 gb version of the samsung 840 pro enough as a boot drive?

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB @ 9,899.
LINK: *www.onlyssd.com/ssd-capacity/buy-online-240gb-ssd-256gb-ssd/samsung-250gb-840-evo-series-ssd.html

If you wanna install many games at once, you can get a larger size. I think samsung released 850 series ssd. If you can wait, then wait for 850 series. Otherwise 840 series is fine. Pro series has 5 years of warranty compared to 3 years of evo.

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rijinpk1 said:
If you wanna install many games at once, you can get a larger size. I think samsung released 850 series ssd. If you can wait, then wait for 850 series. Otherwise 840 series is fine. Pro series has 5 years of warranty compared to 3 years of evo.

is that the only difference between evo and pro series? or is there a speed difference as well?

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All the reviews on the net are for the 256 gb drive. And a review on the flipkart page for the 128 gb one says its not as good. Dunno how much that should be trusted,but since you have the budget, go for the 256 gb one. Its still 5k below your budget.

paul.rohit said:
is that the only difference between evo and pro series? or is there a speed difference as well?

There is a considerable speed performance difference between the EVO & PRO series SSD's of samsung.
Here take a look at this :AnandTech | Samsung SSD 840 EVO Review: 120GB, 250GB, 500GB, 750GB & 1TB Models Tested

IMO you should wait for 850 series to arrive. It's really a good upgrade over 840 with better speeds, lower temperatures and higher durability.

harshilsharma63 said:
IMO you should wait for 850 series to arrive. It's really a good upgrade over 840 with better speeds, lower temperatures and higher durability.

When is it releasing??? I was thinking about buying one too...

powerhoney said:
When is it releasing??? I was thinking about buying one too...

july 21st, in global market of-course.

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paul.rohit said:
is that the only difference between evo and pro series? or is there a speed difference as well?

you should wait since the newer ssds are announced by samsung.

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ok!. i will wait for the 850 ones then. thank you so much for your help guys