Looking for a 240GB high cost/performance

Hey guys,

I'm pretty sure I've already made a thread like this, but I can't see it on my profile :P

I'm looking for a 240/50/56GB SSD to be used in my PC as a boot drive for just the OS and "a few" games. When I was looking at the SanDisk Extreme a few months ago, it was £125...now it's £140 on amazon, so I don't know whether it's worth taking a plunge...or waiting till the prices come down.

I'm thinking between these SSD's:

Sandisk Extreme (£140/ 147 on Scan)
Samsung 840 (£130)
Kingston HyperX (£150 on Amazon)

Cheaper the better really. I know that only Kingston has a RMA depot inside the UK (means cheap delivery) and the others are generally a bit more expensive.

I understand that the real life performance between these would be negligible but sas they are roughly the same price, I'd like to get the one that is the best overall - performance,RMA/customer service, life expectancy . ( I know that the 840 is better at handling incompressible data, not sure how much of a difference this would make)

Anyone, please?

There's now a £140 Intel 330 on Scan. Not sure if that anything.

Just go for the Samsung 840. From Scan.co.uk. Unless you are ready to spend a little more and go for a Crucial M4.

Any reason why?

Even thought the 840 is slightly better at reading, and better when handling incompressible files, it's quite a bit worse when writing anything else. I don't know where to go from this...

There is not much you can do wrong with either an SSD from Intel or Samsung if you upgrade. You will see a massive performance boost and get a reliable SSD.

Yeah, I cancelled the Sandisk and re-ordered the Samsung from Scan (with free delivery!)

I got the drive today!

Now there's just the question of where to put it in my CM Storm Enforcer Case? I don't wanna disrupt airflow but at the same time. I don't want to prevent it from getting enough air.....

Or would the positioning not matter?

Can velro tape it to the rear of the mobo tray if you want it right out the way, they don't need air.

Alright, thanks!

Just need to move some programs and files from the HDD and I'm all set

If i were you i would buy Corsair, Kingston or SanDisk. I won't buy samsung because for me samsung just sticks their brand name on anything they can.

Too late - I've already got the 840!

Edit: I've neev doing some tweaks to try to increase free storage and performance. What's the recommended thing to do with the page file?