What makes a good ssd?

[TimE141]

Hey guys

I was going to buy the evo 850 untill i saw http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/ wich puts it on a low place in terms of reading speed.

i'm a gamer , will that affect performance?

 

[kanewolf]

My list in order of importance
Reliability and stability of firmware.
Bundled software.
Price.
Absolute performance.

I put absolute performance last because the difference in a benchmark 480MB/s and 520MB/s won't matter in day to day usage.

 

[TimE141]

and do you think the 850 is a good ssd?

 

[kanewolf]

I just bought a 250GB for a new build a month ago.

 

[Eggz]

To (over)simplify things, look to the IOPS and warranty. High IOPS and long warranty suggest the drive will do all the random stuff you want for a long time.

Sequential read/write doesn't help gamers much. The Samsung 850 EVO is good, but I'd reccomend the 500 GB at least. Those get better as they get bigger, and more space is always nice to have.