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Hi Guys, I'm currently using a WD Black 1TB for both OS and storage. But after prolonged use the disk is slowing down. Specially during boot times.
I used to follow a pattern earlier where I kept OS and Storage in two different hard disks, thereby distributing the load, helped when I did some i/o intensive stuff on one disk and there was no issues launching programs.
I want to do the same again and this time I am thinking about getting a SSD.
My requirements are:
1. Performance: I'm no performance enthusiast and would not use my SSD for benchmarking. As long as the system boots up fast and the system becomes usable soon after boot up I'll be happy.
2. Reliability: This is what is most important to me. I hate having to reload OS if the disk crashes, not to mention losing data, specially save games etc. I take backups at times but I'll rather have a reliable disk. I know that ssds do not suffer mechanical issues like hdds do but I'd read in the past that they suffer from electronic failures. Specially related to controllers(Corsair ssds afaik a long time ago). Also as far as warranty goes 3 years is good enough but I'm willing to pay a little extra to get 5 years.
3. Capacity: 120GB will be good enough for me, if they follow same rule as hdd then I guess around 110GB will be usable which is good enough for me. But I'll take 250GB if I can manage within my budget.
4. Budget: 7k, not a penny more.
Interested in : Intel, Samsung, Corsair(if they are reliable).
Not interested in: Kingston, Transcend.
I used to follow a pattern earlier where I kept OS and Storage in two different hard disks, thereby distributing the load, helped when I did some i/o intensive stuff on one disk and there was no issues launching programs.
I want to do the same again and this time I am thinking about getting a SSD.
My requirements are:
1. Performance: I'm no performance enthusiast and would not use my SSD for benchmarking. As long as the system boots up fast and the system becomes usable soon after boot up I'll be happy.
2. Reliability: This is what is most important to me. I hate having to reload OS if the disk crashes, not to mention losing data, specially save games etc. I take backups at times but I'll rather have a reliable disk. I know that ssds do not suffer mechanical issues like hdds do but I'd read in the past that they suffer from electronic failures. Specially related to controllers(Corsair ssds afaik a long time ago). Also as far as warranty goes 3 years is good enough but I'm willing to pay a little extra to get 5 years.
3. Capacity: 120GB will be good enough for me, if they follow same rule as hdd then I guess around 110GB will be usable which is good enough for me. But I'll take 250GB if I can manage within my budget.
4. Budget: 7k, not a penny more.
Interested in : Intel, Samsung, Corsair(if they are reliable).
Not interested in: Kingston, Transcend.
