{"id":100313,"date":"2016-08-08T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T15:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=100313"},"modified":"2016-08-08T18:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T16:00:33","slug":"5-best-value-budget-ssds-for-gaming-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/100313-5-best-value-budget-ssds-for-gaming-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"5 best-value budget SSDs for gaming in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

PC gaming is a constantly growing market on the cutting-edge of computing technology, with hardware requirements continuously rising.<\/p>\n

A great example of cutting-edge PC gaming hardware is the solid state drive.<\/p>\n

Many PC gamers use SSDs in their high-end gaming rigs, as OS performance, load times, and general performance all benefit from fast storage.<\/p>\n

In fact, if you have a choice between upgrading your 8GB of RAM to 16GB or upgrading your HDD to\u00a0an SSD, the latter would\u00a0be the better choice<\/a><\/strong> for gaming performance.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Check out 5 of the best-value gaming SSDs you can buy in South Africa right now:<\/p>\n

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Adata SP550 120GB \u00a0– R711<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"adata<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Silicon Motion SM2256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAND Flash<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0SK Hynix 16nm TLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0560MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential<\/strong> Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0410MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a060K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a070K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R711<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Transcend 370 128GB – R914<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Transcend<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Transcend TS6500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAND Flash<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Micron 128Gbit 20nm MLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0550MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential<\/strong> Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0170MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a070K IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a040K IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R914<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Samsung 850 EVO 120GB – R1,199<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Samsung MGX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAND Flash<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Samsung 128Gbit 40nm TLC V-NAND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0540MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential<\/strong> Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0520MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a094K IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a088K IOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R1,199<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SanDisk X400 256GB – R1,455<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Sandisk<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0NAND Controller Marvell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAND Flash<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0SanDisk 15nm TLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0540 MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential<\/strong> Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0520 MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a093.5k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a060k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R1,455<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Samsung 850 Pro R128GB – R1,525<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Controller<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Samsung MEX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NAND Flash<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Samsung 2nd Gen 86Gbit 40nm MLC V-NAND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0550MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sequential<\/strong> Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0520MB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Read<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0100K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Random IOPS Write<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a090K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0R1,525<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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