PC gaming is a constantly growing market on the cutting-edge of computing technology, with hardware requirements continuously rising.
A great example of cutting-edge PC gaming hardware is the solid state drive.
Many PC gamers use SSDs in their high-end gaming rigs, as OS performance, load times, and general performance all benefit from fast storage.
In fact, if you have a choice between upgrading your 8GB of RAM to 16GB or upgrading your HDD to an SSD, the latter would be the better choice for gaming performance.
We’ve rounded up five of the best gaming SSDs you can buy in South Africa, selecting products that provide good performance along with great value.
Check out 5 of the best-value gaming SSDs you can buy in South Africa right now:
Adata SP550 120GB – R711
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2256 |
| NAND Flash | SK Hynix 16nm TLC |
| Sequential Read | 560MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 410MB/s |
| Random IOPS Read | 60K |
| Random IOPS Write | 70K |
| Price | R711 |
Transcend 370 128GB – R914
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Controller | Transcend TS6500 |
| NAND Flash | Micron 128Gbit 20nm MLC |
| Sequential Read | 550MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 170MB/s |
| Random IOPS Read | 70K IOPS |
| Random IOPS Write | 40K IOPS |
| Price | R914 |
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB – R1,199
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Controller | Samsung MGX |
| NAND Flash | Samsung 128Gbit 40nm TLC V-NAND |
| Sequential Read | 540MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 520MB/s |
| Random IOPS Read | 94K IOPS |
| Random IOPS Write | 88K IOPS |
| Price | R1,199 |
SanDisk X400 256GB – R1,455
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Controller | NAND Controller Marvell |
| NAND Flash | SanDisk 15nm TLC |
| Sequential Read | 540 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random IOPS Read | 93.5k |
| Random IOPS Write | 60k |
| Price | R1,455 |
Samsung 850 Pro R128GB – R1,525
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Controller | Samsung MEX |
| NAND Flash | Samsung 2nd Gen 86Gbit 40nm MLC V-NAND |
| Sequential Read | 550MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 520MB/s |
| Random IOPS Read | 100K |
| Random IOPS Write | 90K |
| Price | R1,525 |
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Eugh. SSD prices annoy me.
650 rand for a 32GB, 700 rand for a 64Gb, 800 rand for a 120GB, or 1000 rand for a 250GB.
No really hyper-budget options for people to just throw their operating systems on.
I own tons of the crucial 250Gb BX200 drives and they’re great, can’t feel a speed difference between the samsung 850 and adata SP550 drives I own, as long as it’s not a spinning disk, it’s quick.