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Kenjiwing

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Im running a old g1 intel 80gb ssd on a classified board without sata 3.

I need more space and want to buy another SSD.

What would be my best bet? Will i see a major speed cut because I dont have sata 3? Is it worth it to buy a addon card?

Whats the best SSD on the market around 250gbs these days?
 
What would be my best bet?
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I recommend Crucial M4 256GB , Samsung 840 256GB. Both can usually be had for under $160 US on sale.

Will i see a major speed cut because I dont have sata 3?
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No. Only benchmarks will suffer.

Is it worth it to buy a addon card?
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Absolutely No. Most addon cards (that cost less than $400 US) will actually reduce your real world performance more than they improve it.

Whats the best SSD on the market around 250gbs these days?
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Samsung 840 Pro. Although it will not be worth the extra cost to you.
 
Thank you for the info.. I was just looking at the samsung 840 pro..I see you recommended the non pro version. Is there a big difference/
 
Kenjiwing said:
Im running a old g1 intel 80gb ssd on a classified board without sata 3.

I need more space and want to buy another SSD.

1. What would be my best bet?
2. Will I see a major speed cut because I dont have sata 3?
3. Is it worth it to buy an add-on card?
4. What's the best SSD on the market around 250gbs these days?
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1. What's your budget?
2. In synthetic benchmarks, you'd see the faster SATA3 SSD's seemingly limited. But in the real-world, you'll still realize blazing fast boot times and application load times.
3. Nope...just wait until you do a full system upgrade and use the SSD in that build.
4. Pretty much the Samsung 840 PRO.
 
DejaWiz said:
1. What's your budget?
2. In synthetic benchmarks, you'd see the faster SATA3 SSD's seemingly limited. But in the real-world, you'll still realize blazing fast boot times and application load times.
3. Nope...just wait until you do a full system upgrade and use the SSD in that build.
4. Pretty much the Samsung 840 PRO.
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I just grabbed a samsung 840 non pro with the deal on slickdeals right now. $147 for the 250gb model.. seemed perfect for me :)
 
Kenjiwing said:
I just grabbed a samsung 840 non pro with the deal on slickdeals right now. $147 for the 250gb model.. seemed perfect for me :)
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I'd chalk that up as a decent SSD at that capacity for the price.
 
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