[SOLVED] Cheap and Efficient SSD

[Joel89]

Looking to get a cheap and efficient SDD. Big enough to run Windows 10. So 25-40gb I think is what Windows 10 claims. Also can someone tell me why GPT is what format I should use? My buddy keeps telling me that my hard drive is throttling me or something like that. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[4745454b]

I would NOT get a 32-64GB SSD for Windows. Win 10 might need ~40GB with updates and what not, but you also need to install all your other programs. Firefox, Chrome, office program(s), vlc/other media players, etc. You will find 64GB to be to small, and even a 120GB might not be enough. Any games you want faster read speeds for will also need to be on the SSD.

You can pick up 1tb SSDs for $100-$125. 500/512GB drives should be no more than $80. I honestly wouldn't bother with a 64GB drive.

 

[popatim]

Aside from Windows, what other applications, including games, will you install?
Even when you install programs to another drive, they always write stuff to C: as well.

 

[mdd1963]

500 GB SSDs such as the Crucial MX500 are available for $65-$69 on Amazon...; the 250 GB units are $45-$49. Smaller ones are increasingly useless ( for WIn10 desktops) as time marches on..., IMO....

 

[USAFRet]

Looking to get a cheap and efficient SDD. Big enough to run Windows 10. So 25-40gb I think is what Windows 10 claims. Also can someone tell me why GPT is what format I should use? My buddy keeps telling me that my hard drive is throttling me or something like that. Any help would be appreciated.

"So 25-40gb I think is what Windows 10 claims. "

Absolutely incorrect.
Even a 120GB drive is marginal and not recommended. Seriously.

What is your actual budget for this? Remember...you'll be living with this drive for several years.

 

[4745454b]

My old system had the OS on a 120GB drive. After Installing win7 and all the stuff I need to use the PC I had it half filled. ~60GB. (112GB formatted?) It's possible to do it. I know I used win7 and not win7, but I'm pretty sure it can be done. The biggest issue I see is you don't have any room for real games. Games are 60GB easy, 100GB+ is very possible. If you only have 50GBs free after installing windows and stuff, you don't have room for games.