Question How fast is the Kingston KC3000 as a boot drive ?

[RealJohnJohnson]

Hello,

I need a fast SSD for the OS in my new build. Has anyone used the KC3000 as a boot drive? It seems like decent value and is much cheaper than other SSDs with DRAM.

What do you think?

 

[Lutfij]

I need a fast SSD for the OS in my new build.
How fast are we talking here? Logically regardless of speed, you can't tell the difference in real world scenarios. To add, if you're looking at AMD's AM5 platform, it does take a while to boot to OS GUI due to a slightly longer POST process.

I would avoid the KC3000, most of the threads that are on the storage section, are of Kingston drives failing. For context, we will need to know where you're located and what sort of prices you're seeing. What is your preferred site for purchase? So we can learn what you have access to. You could look into Crucial, Samsung or Klevv.

Speaking of access, we will need to know your possible new system's specs like so;
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

Just something to read into;

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1f1piwf/psa_phison_e18_based_ssd_owners_update_your/

 

[Bob.B]

Hello,

I need a fast SSD for the OS in my new build. Has anyone used the KC3000 as a boot drive? It seems like decent value and is much cheaper than other SSDs with DRAM.

What do you think?

Only you know what sort of stuff your going to run.

Many folks could not tell the perf diff between a 2.5 ssd and a gen4 ssd.