Is this a good SSD for Gaming

[SomeRandomGamer]

I'm looking for a cheap ssd I can use for gaming. Is this a good one http://www.newegg.com/global/ie/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104483&cm_re=hyper_x_ssd-_-20-104-483-_-Product . Im only using it to boot Windows 10 off and put my steam games on it because my hard drive is failing so I want to move stuff over before it does. I heard that an Intel 530 is good but when I search newegg I can only find it on the Us website not the Irish one.

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

This isn't that good of an SSD - maybe go for the Crucial MX100?

 

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

It might not be the best SSD out there.. But generally, a SSD is a SSD. It is alot faster than a HDD. i bought 2x kingston V300 because they were cheap and not known for the highest performance SSD's, but they perform REALLY GOOD!

 

[giantbucket]

i picked up a Silicon Power S70 in 240GB size for $105 Canadian and based on benchmarks, it's pretty close to an 840Evo that everyone seems to love. i'm using it for OS and apps, since my games take up 415GB of space.

 

[SomeRandomGamer]

But would it do for gaming because I only have 70 Euro to spend. It says its max read is 500mb/s and max write is 500mb/s.

 

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

But would it do for gaming because I only have 70 Euro to spend. It says its max read is 500mb/s and max write is 500mb/s.

1. SSDs do not improve gaming performance - only loading times.
2. Mechanical Hard drives peak around 150 mb/s - so a 500mb/s SSD will be ALOT faster! Even though it is not the fastest SSD out there. My V300 maxes out at 700mb/s and performance/loading times does not feel like they can get any better.

If you are on a budget, the SSD is fine. But try searching the web for a V300 - i got mine for 65 $ (60 EUR)

 

[giantbucket]

But would it do for gaming because I only have 70 Euro to spend. It says its max read is 500mb/s and max write is 500mb/s.

sadly, those numbers are irrelevant in how (nearly) everyone actually uses an SSD. those are peak numbers using a single large file transfer - it's like your car being able to do 330km/h in a (really really) long straight line. nobody cares.

most SSD have similar performance in the 4k random read/write, which is the benchmark that's most representative of how an OS behaves (lots of small files being handled), and there the performance is 20-50 times faster than nearly any HDD. there's also the 4kQD32 (deep queue) read/write performance, which is 30-200 times faster on an SSD than a HDD

basically, it'll make the machine overall feel much snappier, but if the program / game you're using doesn't need to load new info during gameplay, it won't do wonders during that specific time.

 

[SomeRandomGamer]

Ok i ordered it. Bad thing is that it doesn't come with SATA and SATA power cables or any cloning software.

 

[Eatingdinner]

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