Best SSD for upgrade

[denis280]

HI! Guys. need your opinion for this built i have.and want to put a ssd to speed it up.doing photoshop.alot.

asus m4a88t-m
phenom llx4 975
2x 4gb kingston 1333
500 gb wd blue
asus gt430 video
500 watt cooler master
antec 300 case

 

[lehtv]

Crucial M4 64GB $80

The M4 is SATA 6gb/s but it won't matter much, even at SATA 3gb/s it is a lot more responsive than any hard drive.

EDIT: Actually, scrap that suggestion. You can get a Samsung 830 128GB for only $40 more. Twice the size and faster

 

[ShintaiDK]

Crucial M4/Micron C400 or Intel 320 series.

Any SSD will speedup massively. Its the seektime that makes SSDs fast, not the raw bandwidth. You HD is most likely 14000us seektime. The SSD around 65us

 

[Kartajan]

I second ShintaiDK- I recommend a 128G SSD as opposed to a 64G just to keep a healthy amount of available space, and I would keep your current HDD as a secondary drive for misc storage.

edit: I did a bit of looking around; If you are running 64 Bit OS, you may want to consider increasing your RAM, as photoshop loves memeory when working with large files.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

M4, fantastic speed and imo the best reliability

 

[cameronlane]

"Best" is highly subjective of course and really depends on your price range.

I've used Crucial and OCZ SSDs with great success. You'd be safe with either brand, and the larger drive you can afford, the better off you'll be. I wouldn't get one smaller than 120GB.

 

[ShintaiDK]

Oh ye, 120GB+ in size. Else save up till you can.

 

[ShintaiDK]

M4, fantastic speed and imo the best reliability

M4/C400 for the speed. The 320 for the reliability. And then stay away from SandForce at any cost.

 

[davidthemaster3]

Since there is no budget suggested, I'm gonna be the one to suggest the 256GB SDD : Crucial m4 256GB for 199.99$ with free shipping ... which gives us a price/gb ratio of 0.78$/GB!!

 

[cameronlane]

Since there is no budget suggested, I'm gonna be the one to suggest the 256GB SDD : Crucial m4 256GB for 199.99$ with free shipping ... which gives us an price/gb ratio of 0.78$/GB!!

That's the one I'm using. Love it.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

I third that drive if budget isn't an issue 256gb helps install a few other apps and is faster

 

[mfenn]

Really, any SSD is so much faster than any HDD that it doesn't matter too much which one you get. However, pricing is really competitive right now, so a top-end unit like the Samsung 830 that lehtv suggested doesn't cost you extra than one of the slower units.

 

[JohnnyChuttz]

I got the Crucial M4 128gb last week for $100 and couldn't be happier. Running it on a Sata 3 pci card and it is blazing fast. My rig boots damn near instantly.

 

[denis280]

Ok i think i just made my choice. i will go with mfenn recomendation. i was thinking about getting a Samsung. so Thank you everyone for the tips.

 

[wirednuts]

Crucial M4/Micron C400 or Intel 320 series.

Any SSD will speedup massively. Its the seektime that makes SSDs fast, not the raw bandwidth. You HD is most likely 14000us seektime. The SSD around 65us

no kidding.. especially when dealing with folders that have hundreds of files in them. or booting an os....

 

[mfenn]

Ok i think i just made my choice. i will go with mfenn recomendation. i was thinking about getting a Samsung. so Thank you everyone for the tips.

You won't be disappointed!