Intel 330 SSD still good?

[adam21a]

Hi guys,

I am searching for a new ssd and I found the intel 330.

Is the intel 330 180gb ssd still good? I don't know if it's old or not, and i don't know if i should get it. What do you guys think? It's for my gaming pc, which I built 2 months ago.

Thanks in advance! 😀

 

[theyeti87]

180GB is going to seriously limit what you can put on the drive, particularly more so given you want to use it to store games.

Are SSD prices high in your country? What currency do you use?

 

[adam21a]

180GB is going to seriously limit what you can put on the drive, particularly more so given you want to use it to store games.

Are SSD prices high in your country? What currency do you use?

The Netherlands. A kingston 120 gb ssd is 70 euros.
I am planning to put windows 10 on it, since I already have a 1tb HDD.

 

[theyeti87]

Hello from across the pond

What is your budget for the new SSD?

 

[boosted1g]

The 330 was from 2012!

No, this is not going to be a good drive and back then they did not have the longevity that new drives do so it is likely near end of life.

Are you in a country wiht limited options, or just trying to get one as cheap as possible?

 

[adam21a]

Hello from across the pond

What is your budget for the new SSD?

Hi there 😀

I don't really know, I think the new kingston 120gb will fit for me, since another user said that it's old.

 

[adam21a]

The 330 was from 2012!

No, this is not going to be a good drive and back then they did not have the longevity that new drives do so it is likely near end of life.

Are you in a country wiht limited options, or just trying to get one as cheap as possible?

Okay thanks, I won't buy it.
I'm trying to keep it cheap.

 

[theyeti87]

Is this an option for you?

https://www.newegg.com/global/nl/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372

Samsung is king of SSD's, generally speaking.

 

[boosted1g]

Hello from across the pond

What is your budget for the new SSD?

Hi there 😀

I don't really know, I think the new kingston 120gb will fit for me, since another user said that it's old.

Dont buy kingston drives.
The UV300 drive was the one kingston pulled bait and switch on. They let the good one get reviewed and desired and then swaped out chps (much much slower chips) in them once they had demand.
The new hyperx and uv400 are based on Toshiba TLC and not a very good utilization of it.

The samsung evo (850 or 750) are the tried and true drives, and the crucial mx300 is the next best one.

If you have to go with one of the budget grade drives the PNY c1311 is the best of the toshiba tlc drives (kingston, adata, sandisk plus, ocz, western digital, pny). Most of the others are only marginally better then a hard disk drive.