Pros: Those Crucial BX100 will give you a ton for your bucks, period. Kingston ValueRAM 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM SR x8 Desktop Memory KVR13N9S8K2/8Ĭrucial BX100 250GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT250BX100SSD1ĪRCTIC Freezer i11 CPU Cooler for Intel, 150W Cooling Capacity, 3 Direct Touch Heatpipes, Vibration-Dampened Fan, 23dBA NoiseĮVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KRĪntec NSK6580 Black/ Silver 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 430W Power Supply Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX DDR3 1600 Motherboards GA-H81M-DS2V Intel Celeron G1840 Processor BX80646G1840 This is blazing fast for her use browsing the web and viewing/editing basic office files. I've banned old school HDDs and only do SSDs even in my cheap builds unless +1 TB storage is called for. Overall Review: Purchased for a cheap build for my mother-in-law.

Pros: Easy to install fast as fast can be.Ĭons: Doesn't come with any mounting brackets. *** Active average power use comparison based on published specs of the 500GB Crucial BX100 SSD and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive.Īdditional Information Date First Available ** Reliability comparison based on published MTBF ratings of the 1TB Crucial BX100 SSD (1.5 million hours) and the 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue (0.6 million hours). Benchmark testing conducted December 2014. 0327, and Windows 8 Pro 64-bit operating system using PCMark Vantage HDD test suite. Test setup: 1TB Crucial BX100 SSD and 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue internal hard drive, both tested on an Intel DZ87RL motherboard, Intel i7-4770K 3.50GHz processor, BIOS Rev. Actual performance level may vary based on benchmark used and individual system configuration. * Performance level based op comparative benchmark scores of the Crucial BX100 SSD and the Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX internal hard drive. Over 2x more energy efficient than a typical hard drive***Īvailable in 2.5-inch form factor in capacities up to 1TB Over 2x more reliable than a typical hard drive** Over 15x faster than a typical hard drive* Random reads up to 87k IOPS on all file types Sequential reads up to 535 MB/s on all file types

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