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Old May 11, 2012, 11:39 PM   #1
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Need advice, SSD!

In need of a SSD.

Requirements:
Interface- SATA III, If possible. Will be upgrading my board soon too 990fx
Size- 120GB+

Currently looking at:
OCZ Vertex 3 (Consider due to reviews)
OCZ Agility 3
Corsair Force Series 3

Planning on ordering within the next few hours! Thanks in advance!
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Old May 11, 2012, 11:52 PM   #2
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A Samsung 830 would be great with your upgrade.
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Old May 12, 2012, 12:24 AM   #3
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Thanks, nice drive!

Another drive i'm looking at also Corsair Force Series GT
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Old May 12, 2012, 01:23 AM   #4
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Look for crucial M4 128gb, they are cheap, good and reliable!
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Old May 12, 2012, 04:17 AM   #5
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I have used the ForceGT 3 120GB and 240GB drives in a professional environment, and they beat everything else I have used at the consumer level, and I would say that they hold their own against enterprise drives costing $3-$5/GB...
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Old May 17, 2012, 10:05 PM   #6
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Kingston Hyperx 3K 120GB also are great!
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Old May 17, 2012, 10:19 PM   #7
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Sandisk Extreme,Intel 520,Intel 330,Plextor M3P,Corsair Force GT 180GB are the best drives available
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Old May 18, 2012, 04:04 PM   #8
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Thanks guys! I got the Corsair Force GT 120gb
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Old May 18, 2012, 09:26 PM   #9
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Excellent choice! I am going with the same drive myself :-)
Enjoy it in good health!
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Old May 19, 2012, 12:08 AM   #10
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Thanks guys! I got the Corsair Force GT 120gb
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Excellent choice! I am going with the same drive myself :-)
Enjoy it in good health!
Excellent choice. I have two in RAID-0 and its redefined fast I/O. You won't be disappointed.
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Old May 19, 2012, 01:10 AM   #11
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Yeah I'm very happy, I'll get a 2nd later
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