Need help on a good gaming ssd

[mikeo01]

Copying files, installing things. Anything that requires to be "written" to the SSD itself. Read would be as it says on the tin, reading a file aka opening things up.

You shouldn't use an SSD to install loads of programs because it can shorten it's life, an SSD works a lot differently to a hard drive as in it uses flash memory. It has to move and wipe the area which can cause a build up of garbage as its called. So using an SSD like you would for a hard drive is not recommended. Your SSD may load games up quick but that's about it, once you're in the game nothing will change compared to a hard drive

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This says different?

For gaming the M4 seems to be better than the 830 because it has a higher read speed? Though the HyperX seems a lot better from that review

The 830 tends to be a better drive over wide range of data types as even noted by that article. The M4 is good,but the 830 is better,especially over the lower capacity versions of the M4. Another aspect you need to look at is the type of NAND used,ie,synchronous or asynchronous NAND. Both the 830 and M4 use the former which means more consistent performance.

[ali1993]

ok CAT-THE-FIFTH can you help me decide which one to get for speed and nothing else samsung or m4 or hyperx3k thank you

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I won the HyperX 3K 120GB myself,and so far it has been fine. However,looking at the reviews of the Crucial M4 128GB and Samsung 830 128GB,they are a bit of a toss up,but I would edge towards the Samsung more.

[mikeo01]

Whichever ones cheaper they're both good SSDs at the end of the day and in terms of speed you won't truly notice a massive difference between the two depending on what you'll be using it for.

From the benchmarks the HyperX seems to do better bar a few areas? The 830 is only a tiny bit more than the M4 in price

[ali1993]

so mike is going for hyper and cat is going for Samsung?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The HyperX uses a SandForce controller,meaning with incompressible data types,performance starts to fall off. Plus the 830 and M4 are known to be very reliable too! Also remember,you get 8GB more with the 830 and the M4 too!

[ali1993]

ah i see so with the samsung and m4 the perfomance does not fall of it stays the same so that will mean in the long run the samsung and the m4 would be alot better correct?

[mikeo01]

Take CATs word for it over mine, a lot more experience with SSDs than me for sure

[andy-w-h]

I have 4 SSDS in total, one of which is the Samsung 830 ... and would recommend it if you have SATA3. FWIW

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

ah i see so with the samsung and m4 the perfomance does not fall of it stays the same so that will mean in the long run the samsung and the m4 would be alot better correct?

Its more the fact that over many different data types they have consistent performance. The Kingston is not a bad SSD by any stretch,but its just the 830 and M4 are better overall.

[Butuz]

I went for the sandisk extreme and I always seem to be the first persion in the room to load in World of Tanks.

You cant argue with that - it's science!!!

I'll never buy an OCZ again after they shiped SSDs that were in an unusable state and had to wait over a month for a firmware update which actually cured it.

Butuz

[Slowpoke]

I have an Crucial m4 128GB. It seems to handle games with ease. Reliable too