Lisi Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'm looking for a Solid State Drive to use in my upcoming build. The Drive will be used as a Boot Drive, and because of this does not need a very large amount of space (anything above 64Gb will do). Anyone here have any experience with Solid State Drives? Any reccommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I built a gaming computer about two months ago. I have a SSD as a boot only drive. I chose the OCZ Vertex 2 60GB. At the time, it was the highest rated in reviews and performance for under £100. All my multimedia and game installations are on other larger, slower drives (1TB 7,200RPM). The three main (best) companies (in my opinion) are: OCZ Intel Corsair The OCZ drive I have is extremely good. It's 2.5", so very small and seemingly very fast. According to WEI (Windows Experience Index) the drive is still ranked as the slowest item in the computer (compared to RAM/processor/etc), but still scores 7.5. (My overall rating is 7.5) That is some 3.0 marks better than the Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM (1st gen) I was using in my old system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Cant really disagree with chill, hit the nail on the head tbh OCZ and Corsair would be my favourites with SSD drives. Some drives to consider: OCZ Vertex 2E OCZ Agility 2 Intel X25 Corsair Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisi Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Thanks Chill & Shaunno. Looks like the OCZ will be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Intel make a decent one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisi Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 Seen their new series. Looks pretty good for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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