Budget gaming SSD for Asus Sabertooth X 58

[PC BUILDER]

Looking for a high capacity to low cost budget SSD , I will be running mostly games on it and will be doing a little photoshoping for games. Motherboard is ASUS Sabretooth X 58 motherboard , official list does not give high capacity models.

 

[filippi]

+1 dudeman509. Budget storage => 128GB/256GB SSD (OS) + 1GB/2GB HD (Data). For a $150 budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $143.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-22 08:43 EST-0500

 

[dudeman509]

500/512 GB - Samsung 850 Evo or Crucial MX200
1 TB - Mushkin Enhanced Reactor.

You'd be better suited using a SSD as a system drive and a fast 7200 RPM drive for most games. I think a 256 is a nice balance for a system drive, and you can fit a couple games that you want to launch really fast on it. If not, then a 512 would be all that I'd go for at the current prices.

 

[PC BUILDER]

500/512 GB - Samsung 850 Evo or Crucial MX200
1 TB - Mushkin Enhanced Reactor.

You'd be better suited using a SSD as a system drive and a fast 7200 RPM drive for most games. I think a 256 is a nice balance for a system drive, and you can fit a couple games that you want to launch really fast on it. If not, then a 512 would be all that I'd go for at the current prices.

I am looking to put ALL WWE 2K16 content on this drive when it is released for PC. Will the 256 work or will I need more room?

 

[dudeman509]

I am seeing estimates of 30-50 GB required for the game. That, plus a few basic programs and Windows, you'll be fine with a 256.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Consider yourself lucky. Despite having a grand total of 8 SATA ports, only two ports are rated at SATA 3 6Gb/s. Those two gray colored SATA 3 6Gb/s ports use a Marvell 9128 controller instead of an Intel controller embedded in an Intel chipset. Synthetic benchmarks may be a bit lower than advertised.

I normally recommend Samsung solid state drives. Samsung drives perform well and have a proven track record. SanDisk and Crucial are also worth considering.

I maintain an ssd database listed in a sticky at the very top of this forum section. Here is the link:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html

Scroll down to the SATA 3 6Gb/s section where you will find Samsung, SanDisk, Crucial, and many other brands listed. Follow the links to the technical reviews. The reviews are in English and many other languages.