is this budget SSD good? planning to get one to store some daily games for the loading speed.
It is really cheap compared to WD and SD.
KINGSTON SSD A400 240gb Budget SSD, ssd
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 Nov 23 2018, 04:15 PM, updated 6y ago
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QUOTE(wailam @ Nov 23 2018, 04:19 PM) Its like the entry of all SSD. That's why its cheap. yea. but quite a number of brands, by far this one is the cheapest from lazada QUOTE(mrcg @ Nov 23 2018, 04:20 PM) Thanks a lot it is really informative. Looks like most of the entry lvl SSD is good.QUOTE(mbr @ Nov 23 2018, 04:56 PM) When you are used to old 28 seater school busses (HDD drives), even the Perodua Kenari (A400) feels luxurious though smaller. Easier to park, drives around fairly well. That sort of comparison. Nice comparison, but i try to search around crucial mx500 pricing higher compare to kingston.Crucial MX500 is like... Honda City... value for money Samsung 860 Evo SATA is like... a Toyota Camry... pricey, faster and classy and the 970 Evo NVMe is like Ferrari 438 Italia... different class of speeds, with smaller seating space I plan to get this the cheap SSD purely for game storage only. right now using Nvme 970 evo as boot drive. it is blazing fast! But i don't plan to install any game in this drive. QUOTE(sHawTY @ Nov 23 2018, 05:05 PM) And 970 Pro is the Bugatti Chiron 970 Evo pro is another lvl, i am fine with 970 evo for now hehe. QUOTE(TristanX @ Nov 23 2018, 05:28 PM) All those super cheap ones very likely does not have DRAM cache. Crucial MX500 got price drop and it is definitely better than Kingston A400. is DRAM really that important?Crucial mx500 better you mean because it has DRAM? i am eyeing for A400 because of the pricing hehe, not still searching for other brands tho. i only plan to get one SSD drive purely for game storage. |
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QUOTE(TristanX @ Nov 23 2018, 09:35 PM) DRAMless? Im using evo 970 nvme as my boot drive. for game storage i think can go for non DRAMless sdd? https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dramle...undup,4833.html About DRAM cache: https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/...h_dram_caching/  QUOTE(mbr @ Nov 23 2018, 10:00 PM) Crucial has 512mb cache I think, depending on model. You are right, if you only want for game storage, the dram may not play that big a role Great. thanks for ur feedback.QUOTE(mondayblue17 @ Nov 24 2018, 12:21 AM) MX500 crucial thanks for ur introDRAM 250GB 256MB DDR3 500GB 512MB DDR3 1TB 1GB DDR3 if you use for boost disk better choose the SSD got DRAM |
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Finally decided to pull the trigger during 11-11 planning to get 250gb or 500 gb SDD just for games. Till this date, any recommended brand.
Base on the meaningful discussion with the forumer can i rank the recommended brand like below? Budget SSD for gaming storage Realiability > Price 1. Crucial MX500 2. Seagate 3. ADATA 4. KingSton A400 This post has been edited by Rainings: Oct 14 2019, 02:26 PM |
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The price for 250GB and 500GB SSD is getting closer and closer.
Im comparing Crucial MX500 and Samsung Evo 860. Most likely will go with Samsung Both also comes with DRAM. After 2 years I still using HDD for games. Hopefully this year i have budget to spend on tech. |
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Sep 9 2020, 02:29 PM
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after almost 2 years, finally pull the trigger on 1TB mx500 with 5 years warranty. Today 9.9 sales really get a better deal.
thx for all the meaningful discussion and I did learn a lot from the sifu here.  This post has been edited by Rainings: Sep 9 2020, 02:30 PM |
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QUOTE(xxboxx @ Sep 9 2020, 04:15 PM) Really salute your withholding power. Because is not urgent and my requirement changing over the years, at first thinking only to get 250 then later 500. In the end, decided just bite the bullet and go for 1TB instead. since the game files getting bigger and bigger each year. QUOTE(PJng @ Sep 10 2020, 07:21 PM) As i remember there is a google sheet post about SSD spec https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B27...2gT4/edit#gid=0Search half hour did not remember where |
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