Picking Storage for Gaming Rig

[sandeezy]

Hey guys, I'm currently building a gaming rig and now I'm at the point of deciding on storage. I've decided to skip the HDD altogether and buy just a SSD for all my needs. I see a few people run a small SSD for their OS and some files and then a large HDD. I'm mainly going to be playing games such as WoW, League, BF, Alien and whatever might be down the road.

SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III TLC SSD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147249

What do you guys think? Any other suggestions are welcome as well, thanks!

 

[legend001523]

Great ssd, get it

 

[Thaisnang]

Are you sure 500GB would be enough?
Well 10 steam games,OS and some other required softwares,10 movies. And I've 400GB is consumed already. Like it was nothing!
And Destiny is not on PC though.

 

[legend001523]

I don't know how much storage you need, only you can decide for yourself, go for a 1tb if you want,

 

[Maksis]

I don't think you'll be enough with 500gb, get one thats 700-1000gb

 

[PreyTheSun]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

 

[Thaisnang]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

 

[PreyTheSun]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

I appreciate it, Thaisnang, . Thanks for the feedback and research. It'll be easier to find a more solid SSD now between those few "top" brands.

 

[Y0GI]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

I appreciate it, Thaisnang, . Thanks for the feedback and research. It'll be easier to find a more solid SSD now between those few "top" brands.

I would avoid Kingston. Not to be trusted!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

I agree that Samsung, Crucial and Intel are good, as is Plextor.

Here is Tom's recommendations: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-ssd-recommendation,3255.html

Yogi

 

[PreyTheSun]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

I appreciate it, Thaisnang, . Thanks for the feedback and research. It'll be easier to find a more solid SSD now between those few "top" brands.

I would avoid Kingston. Not to be trusted!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

I agree that Samsung, Crucial and Intel are good, as is Plextor.

Here is Tom's recommendations: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-ssd-recommendation,3255.html

Yogi

Thanks, Yogi. I scope it all out, .

 

[Y0GI]

You're very welcome!

Yogi

 

[TeamSupreme]

have a look at the sandisk ultra plus ssd for $65 then a hard drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171740
you can put a couple of games on it and windows. It gets great speeds for low cost.

 

[PreyTheSun]

have a look at the sandisk ultra plus ssd for $65 then a hard drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171740
you can put a couple of games on it and windows. It gets great speeds for low cost.

Thanks a lot, TeamSupreme, will do!

 

[PreyTheSun]

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

What do you all recommend in terms of brand for SSD's?

Well in terms of Brand--> Samsung, Intel and Kingston. Others like Crucial,A-Data aren't bad too.

I appreciate it, Thaisnang, . Thanks for the feedback and research. It'll be easier to find a more solid SSD now between those few "top" brands.

I would avoid Kingston. Not to be trusted!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

I agree that Samsung, Crucial and Intel are good, as is Plextor.

Here is Tom's recommendations: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/buy-ssd-recommendation,3255.html

Yogi

I wound up buying myself a Kingston SSD that was on sale via TigerDirect. 240GB for about $80. Hope it lasts me, because coming back to this comment and reading it now after I installed it is making me nervous, haha.