Will an Asus G74sx-DH72 provide maximum use of a Samsung 840 ssd ?

[Abhishek22]

Hey Guys ,

I'm hoping to add a new samsung 840 evo 120/250 gb to my asus g74sx and i was wondering it it will use it to the maximum.

The ssd is set at 6gb/s but i'm not sure if the laptop specs allows for more than 3gb/s as i bought the laptop 2 years ago and it has only 1 usb 3.0 port as opposed to newer versions that have only 3.0.

Also is there a speed difference between the 120gb & 250gb version ?

P.s : Samsung 840 or Crucial mx100 ??

Here are the specs for the laptop :

Intel Core i7-2670QM (2.2GHz) - Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
Nvidia GTX 560M 3GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3
750GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM,
Blu-ray-enabled Super Multi DVD Drive
17.3 -Inch (1920*1080) (LED),
802.11BGN, 2.0M Pixel, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI/bag and mouse, USB3.0

 

[JohnnyLucky]

2.5" SATA
According to the Asus product page these were the storage options.

750GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
640GB 5400rpm
500GB 5400rpm/7200rpm
500GB 7200rpm SSH
Dual HDD Support*1
2.5" SATA
160GB SSD

Unfortunately Asus like Dell, Lenovo, Sony, and other "off the shelf" pc companies, does not provide sufficient information about SSD options. The specs only mention SATA. The specs do not identify whether it is SATA, SATA 2 3Gb.s, or SATA 3 6Gb/s. It gets worse. The 122 page owners manual does not contain any information of any kind about solid state drives.

I suggest you contact ASUS or visit the ASUS user forums to find more information about ssd support.

There is a definite speed or performance difference between 128, 256, and 512 GB ssd's and you will see it in synthetic benchmark results. That is why ssd companies submit their 256GB or 512GB models for technical reviews.

Typically most users will not notice, see, or "feel" the differences. It usually takes some sort of heavy load to notice the difference. A good example for a home user would be working with a large video clip or batch processing a large quantity of raw digital images. There are separate benchmarks expressly designed for measuring performance like that. For example, a technical review might run the Cinebench application for measuring performance while working with a video and Adobe Photoshop benchmarks for editing digital images. There are other benchmarks for specific types of work.

I normally recommend Samsung solid state drives. They perform exceptionally well and have a proven track record. Currently the Samsung 840 EVO is the number one best selling consumer ssd in the world. Recently Samsung released the 850 Pro which is their new flagship model. Samsung will also be releasing an 850 EVO model in the very near future. I do not have an exact release date yet. Crucial and SanDisk are also worth considering.

Due to its low price the new Crucial MX100 was thought to be an entry level ssd. However, Crucial added enough features and performance so that it easily qualifies as a mid-level performer. Reviews have been very favorable.

If price is not an issue, then get the Samsung 840 EVO. If price is an issue, then get the Crucial MX100.

I maintain the ssd database listed in a sticky at the very top of this forum section. Here is the link:

http://www.johnnylucky.org/data-storage/ssd-database.html

Scroll down to the Samsung and Crucial sections or any other brand you might be interested in and follow the links to the technical reviews. Reviews in languages other than English are identified by their 2 letter country code.