Hello, I am currently in the process of purchasing a new SSD and I want to insure I do everything correctly (and don't mess something up).
First, let me ask if the Samsung 840 pro 128GB is still the better choice over the OCZ Vector 150 120GB. Thread after thread I have read shows people claiming the Samsung is the much better choice. When looking at the benchmarks, the Vector 150 seems to outperform the 840 Pro, by a lot.
I think the Vector has had an "update" recently, so maybe I reading old outdated threads, and I want to make sure I am still making the right choice. They are both about the same price, so it really is going to come down to performance.
This site for example shows the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ranked as 62nd:
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1188/Samsung-SSD-840-PRO-Series
And it shows the OCZ Vector 150 120GB ranked as 5th:
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1188/Samsung-SSD-840-PRO-Series
It seems as though the Vector is the much better option, but I know that OCZ has some quality problems, and I've also read that they may be going out of business; is this still true?
The numbers given by the manufactures show the Vector 150 being the better drive as well.
So as of today, what do you think would be the better option?
Ok, moving on to the Windows 7 install. I currently have a Western Digital Caviar Black 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 1TB HDD. I just purchased a second WD Black, same model and everything, and it hasn't been opened yet.
So right now I have everything on my old WD Black drive, and I want to do a fresh install of Windows while keeping all my documents and what not. I think I know what to do, so I will detail that below and please tell me if I am doing something wrong.
My plan is to install the new WD Black drive, and move everything I want to save over to that drive. I then will unplug both WD Black drives, install the new SSD and install windows on it like I normally would. I would then plug in the WD Black drives, then wipe and format the old WD Black drive.
This should give me a fresh install of Windows 7 on my new SSD with 2x 1TB HDDs with no Windows installation correct?
Also, is there anything special I need to move over? Maybe something I am overlooking? And is it necessary to completely wipe the old drive using software, or should a normal format be enough?
Thanks for taking the time to read this, I know it was kind of long!
First, let me ask if the Samsung 840 pro 128GB is still the better choice over the OCZ Vector 150 120GB. Thread after thread I have read shows people claiming the Samsung is the much better choice. When looking at the benchmarks, the Vector 150 seems to outperform the 840 Pro, by a lot.
I think the Vector has had an "update" recently, so maybe I reading old outdated threads, and I want to make sure I am still making the right choice. They are both about the same price, so it really is going to come down to performance.
This site for example shows the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ranked as 62nd:
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1188/Samsung-SSD-840-PRO-Series
And it shows the OCZ Vector 150 120GB ranked as 5th:
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/1188/Samsung-SSD-840-PRO-Series
It seems as though the Vector is the much better option, but I know that OCZ has some quality problems, and I've also read that they may be going out of business; is this still true?
The numbers given by the manufactures show the Vector 150 being the better drive as well.
So as of today, what do you think would be the better option?
Ok, moving on to the Windows 7 install. I currently have a Western Digital Caviar Black 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 1TB HDD. I just purchased a second WD Black, same model and everything, and it hasn't been opened yet.
So right now I have everything on my old WD Black drive, and I want to do a fresh install of Windows while keeping all my documents and what not. I think I know what to do, so I will detail that below and please tell me if I am doing something wrong.
My plan is to install the new WD Black drive, and move everything I want to save over to that drive. I then will unplug both WD Black drives, install the new SSD and install windows on it like I normally would. I would then plug in the WD Black drives, then wipe and format the old WD Black drive.
This should give me a fresh install of Windows 7 on my new SSD with 2x 1TB HDDs with no Windows installation correct?
Also, is there anything special I need to move over? Maybe something I am overlooking? And is it necessary to completely wipe the old drive using software, or should a normal format be enough?
Thanks for taking the time to read this, I know it was kind of long!