Intel vs Samsung SSD

[Rubnik]

I'm looking to buy an SSD to use as a boot drive. I'm looking at the Intel 330 series 240 GB , the Samsung 840 series 240 GB , and the Samsung 840 EVO 240 GB. All have the same price by the way.

Also i already have an OCZ vertex 3, so do you think i should just buy an ~120 GB SSD for Windows and programs, and use the Vertex to store only games?

 

[Ikaruga]

I have two 840-PROs and I'm very satisfied with them, they are fast and Samsung's Magician utility is very easy and also a real pleasure to use.

Having the OS on a SSD drive is a must imo, and the bigger the rest of the free and available space you have, the better. Steam allows you to create multiply storage locations, so it's not really a problem there, and I just install the rest of the games to my large HDDs and temporarily junction the one(s) I'm currently playing to the SSD (until I'm done and I can move them back, because I usually never delete games. I know it's a bad habit, but HDDs are cheap, so I don't care ;> ).

 

[Hilux SSRG]

I'm looking to buy an SSD to use as a boot drive.

Take a look here, unless you have already researched it enough?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/?category=SSD&manufacturer=&pp=25&order=date



I like the new Samsung Evo line and plan to get one as my next upgrade. Wonder if my SATA2 is enough of a performance upgrade over a standard 7200rpm HD?

I ran the BF4 beta and load times were horrendous.