SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD500KW 2.5" 500GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $320

Quote from wrathre : About the only thing you lose there is the proper airflow depending on how it's sitting/hanging. I have one of these guys, works great incase you have more then 1 SSD or ever plan to add a second: http://www.amazon.com/SILVERSTONE...d+mounting Or even a cheaper option: http://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Inc...3.5+to+2.5

I have one sitting on the divider between my 5.25" bays and one just kind of hanging/resting on the bottom of the case in my main rig. Even though my HDD bays have a fan blowing right across them, it's still a much warmer spot than where my SSD's ended up, I'm sure it's not significant, but I didn't like the idea of having my SSD's be subjected to the heat of the 4 HDD's. When I bite the bullet on an NAS I'll probably mount the SSD's proper.

Quote from GoatSaver : I have one sitting on the divider between my 5.25" bays and one just kind of hanging/resting on the bottom of the case in my main rig. Even though my HDD bays have a fan blowing right across them, it's still a much warmer spot than where my SSD's ended up, I'm sure it's not significant, but I didn't like the idea of having my SSD's be subjected to the heat of the 4 HDD's. When I bite the bullet on an NAS I'll probably mount the SSD's proper.

Can't argue there. I have the HAF 932 and my SSD adapter is mounted in the top bay areas (two slots below my dvd-rw) since I have 3 other mechanical HDDs. I'd recommend something like such if you have the space.

Quote from GoatSaver : Anyone else disregard mounting spots and just find a good spot to let their SSDs hang in their cases? I understand making sure there's a good fit in a laptop, but I haven't bothered with a mounting kit for an SSD yet in my towers.

a small square of double sided tape and it wont go anywhere :-)

i literally have it zipped tied to the side of my optical drive bay. sturdy and out of the way.

I just bought a t430s and need to add another ssd.

is this a good one? i heard that 830 is better, true?

I am building a system with the following in mind:

40%: Photoediting massive D800 RAW files and some videoediting
40%: Gaming
20%: Surfing, web browsing etc.

In terms of storage I am thinking:

128GB SSD Samsung 840 PRO (Operating system and drivers, etc)
256GB or 500GB SSD (Steam games + Lightroom 4 + Video Editing Software)
2TB HDD WD Black (Photo, Video, Music Storage)
2TB HDD WD Blue (Backup)

How is this setup?

The one in bold is the one I have questions regarding.

I am deciding between 256GB Samsung 840 Pro or 500GB Samsung 840 Non-pro. If I get the 256 Pro version for Steam games and Lightroom etc, can I migrate the data from it to a new 512GB Pro version easily without bothering with clean install etc. in a year or so when the price drops? Is the Pro version worth it in terms of gaming and video/photoediting? or just stick with the 500GB non-pro version?

Quote from nanobeast : I am building a system with the following in mind: 40%: Photoediting massive D800 RAW files and some videoediting 40%: Gaming 20%: Surfing, web browsing etc. In terms of storage I am thinking: 128GB SSD Samsung 840 PRO (Operating system and drivers, etc) 256GB or 500GB SSD (Steam games + Lightroom 4 + Video Editing Software) 2TB HDD WD Black (Photo, Video, Music Storage) 2TB HDD WD Blue (Backup) How is this setup? The one in bold is the one I have questions regarding. I am deciding between 256GB Samsung 840 Pro or 500GB Samsung 840 Non-pro. If I get the 256 Pro version for Steam games and Lightroom etc, can I migrate the data from it to a new 512GB Pro version easily without bothering with clean install etc. in a year or so when the price drops? Is the Pro version worth it in terms of gaming and video/photoediting? or just stick with the 500GB non-pro version?

For the stuff you're doing, a good video card and CPU is more important. An ssd just going to help you load faster but does not process the photo/video files much faster than a hdd.

Would there be any benefit to using one of these in an external case in a 24 inch core 2 iMac? I have an older one, and due to some kind if weird limit I can't go past 4 gigs of RAM, according to OWC. This thing uses a lot of VM, and it's killing me. I'm 99% sure the mac can boot off USB, so this would hold me over for a while until I get a good deal on a newer Mac. Don't want another AIO mac as the screen is going on this one.

Quote from nanobeast : I am building a system with the following in mind: 40%: Photoediting massive D800 RAW files and some videoediting 40%: Gaming 20%: Surfing, web browsing etc. In terms of storage I am thinking: 128GB SSD Samsung 840 PRO (Operating system and drivers, etc) 256GB or 500GB SSD (Steam games + Lightroom 4 + Video Editing Software) 2TB HDD WD Black (Photo, Video, Music Storage) 2TB HDD WD Blue (Backup) How is this setup? The one in bold is the one I have questions regarding. I am deciding between 256GB Samsung 840 Pro or 500GB Samsung 840 Non-pro. If I get the 256 Pro version for Steam games and Lightroom etc, can I migrate the data from it to a new 512GB Pro version easily without bothering with clean install etc. in a year or so when the price drops? Is the Pro version worth it in terms of gaming and video/photoediting? or just stick with the 500GB non-pro version?

I recently purchased two 840 Pro 256GB drives, I put them in a RAID 0 for my OS/games and two 500GB HDDs in RAID 1 for storage. Samsung's Magician Software doesn't recognize them since they're in a RAID 0, but benchmarked them at about 1050MB/s read/write.

Thanks OP in for 1! Free shipping. No tax. Yes.

Quote from nanobeast : I am deciding between 256GB Samsung 840 Pro or 500GB Samsung 840 Non-pro. If I get the 256 Pro version for Steam games and Lightroom etc, can I migrate the data from it to a new 512GB Pro version easily without bothering with clean install etc. in a year or so when the price drops? Is the Pro version worth it in terms of gaming and video/photoediting? or just stick with the 500GB non-pro version?

1. The included software makes it very easy to clone an existing drive onto a new Samsung SSD, I did this with my OS when I picked up a Pro on the cheap, it was easy and fast, so you can definitely jump to a bigger SSD in the future with no problem.
2. I do a lot of gaming and photo/video editing as well, neither are as IO intensive as they are CPU/GPU intensive, I keep some games on SSD, and I like the decreased load time, but it's not a game-changer, so I don't think you'll regret saving some cash by getting the 500 non-pro.
3. Photo and video editing are areas where you can benefit from more than 8GB memory, been some really good deals on 16GB kits.

Guys, please send Amazon a price match.

Quote from GoatSaver : 1. The included software makes it very easy to clone an existing drive onto a new Samsung SSD, I did this with my OS when I picked up a Pro on the cheap, it was easy and fast, so you can definitely jump to a bigger SSD in the future with no problem. 2. I do a lot of gaming and photo/video editing as well, neither are as IO intensive as they are CPU/GPU intensive, I keep some games on SSD, and I like the decreased load time, but it's not a game-changer, so I don't think you'll regret saving some cash by getting the 500 non-pro. 3. Photo and video editing are areas where you can benefit from more than 8GB memory, been some really good deals on 16GB kits.

I am going with a i5-3750K + 32GB Ram + 680 SLI setup.

I am just not sure about the storage at the moment.

Quote from nanobeast : I am building a system with the following in mind: 40%: Photoediting massive D800 RAW files and some videoediting 40%: Gaming 20%: Surfing, web browsing etc. In terms of storage I am thinking: 128GB SSD Samsung 840 PRO (Operating system and drivers, etc) 256GB or 500GB SSD (Steam games + Lightroom 4 + Video Editing Software) 2TB HDD WD Black (Photo, Video, Music Storage) 2TB HDD WD Blue (Backup) How is this setup? The one in bold is the one I have questions regarding. I am deciding between 256GB Samsung 840 Pro or 500GB Samsung 840 Non-pro. If I get the 256 Pro version for Steam games and Lightroom etc, can I migrate the data from it to a new 512GB Pro version easily without bothering with clean install etc. in a year or so when the price drops? Is the Pro version worth it in terms of gaming and video/photoediting? or just stick with the 500GB non-pro version?

I have similar workload with you. One Raw file of D800 is 75mb on average. Its PAINFUL to wait lightroom loading up next picture for quick view when you are using a standard 7200rpm WD Black. I have 2 WD Blue running at raid 0, netting around 190mbps read, with 9ms response time - short stroked. And it still lagging when I'm loading my d800 raw files for lightroom. It was perfect for my 15mb D700 files, but doesnt cut the mustard for D800 massive files.

Also, I have 2 GTX 470 in SLI configuration, it doesnt help with LR4 etc.

So I'm in this same boat trying to boost up the speed. I do have 180gig Corsair Force GT3 for OS, the problem is 2 weeks worth of vacation pic with d800 net me 110GB I do not have enough space to save it in SSD, edit it, and throw it to my slow storage drive.

Keep in mind Lightroom 4 use ALL cores, I have the old i7-930, it takes 1-2 second to export file, and also lagging when I'm trying to use LR's template theme. Frustating .

Here a picture of LR4 test, exporting a d800 picture.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12491989/D800-LR4.JPG

I did not gain any aditional advantage by using ssd for battlefield 3 ( they have wait time for new round). It is advantage when you are playing Left for dead 2, you can load the map faster, so you get out the save room earlier.