Hard Drive and SSD Help

[JNev]

Hey guys I built a computer a couple months back and I didn't have the money to buy a had drive then so I took a 250gb hard drive out of my netbook to use, but I am thinking its times to upgrade. I am starting to use this computer for gaming so I wanted to pick up a 1tb hard drive and I have been looking at 120gb SSDs. What do you guys reccomend on how I set them up and what I should get?

Thanks,

[rwest]

How much are you planning on spending?

Are far as setup, I would plan on a fresh install.

[JNev]

I can spend up to $200 but if possible it would be nice to go lower than that. But I was looking on how to set it up with just the OS on the SSD and then default all the programs to the other HD, and I recently had a computer die and it had a 500gb WD hard drive in it so I may use that as a backup drive.

[rwest]

Newegg.com - Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW120A3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
The intel 520 series has been the reccomended SSD lately. You could put the OS on this, and a few games but you're going to run out of space quick.
182.00 120gb SSD


Newegg.com - Intel 520 Series Cherryville SSDSC2CW060A3K5 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
60gb SSD 119.00 0S
You could go this route and only put the OS on the SSD, but that's not going to do anything for gaming purposes.

A good option would be the 60gb SSD for the OS and a 1gb Wd for the games, but then we get over budget.
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
This is a real good choice for your primary drive.
139.00 WD 1tb

But for twenty bucks more you get an additional 500gb
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
159.00 WD 1.5tb
For the money you've got to spend, I'd go this route and put the OS and games on it. That board should have a 6gb/s port also.

[JNev]

Alright! Thanks for the help! I may go that route but what is the biggest difference between those intel SSDs and SSDs from another company like OCZ that for the same price I can get double the storage. (Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)) Is there a huge quality difference or am I just paying for Intel's name?

[jdeb]

Originally Posted by JNev Alright! Thanks for the help! I may go that route but what is the biggest difference between those intel SSDs and SSDs from another company like OCZ that for the same price I can get double the storage. (Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)) Is there a huge quality difference or am I just paying for Intel's name?

Stick with the Intels. They are the most reliable SSD on the market by far.

[Bronxbomber90]

I haven't been keeping up with my PC friends(PCMECH) lately but that WD 1.5TB for $160 sounds like a good deal to me. Have the HDD prices come down yet?

[glc]

They are slowly coming back down.

[Bronxbomber90]

Will continue to wait then I am looking to build a PC for my little brothers in a month from now.

[rwest]

I doubt they'll come down much more even with production increasing. With the way inflation has hit everything, the days of a large hdd for 70-80 bucks are probably long gone.

[ESCAPEMAX]

I used a Corsair Force GT 120Gb in my latest creation. Think it cost about $150. But there was a Rebate.
Escapemax

[SARGE]

I've got 2 Crucials, 2 Kingston Hyper X and a Patriot out there folks and myself using. All still going strong.

[Bronxbomber90]

Sarge how is the speed on those varying the brand. The same? Anyone tried the samsung ones? They are crazy expensive assuming because of the brand name

[glc]

I think the HyperX is the fastest one out there.