Reddit mentions of Crucial BX300 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT120BX300SSD1

Whatever other parts you end up going with, I definitely think it's worth grabbing a cheap ($35-$55) SSD for the boot drive. It's the single component that gives the greatest day-to-day performance increase.

This is a great value

Or something a bit smaller and slower, but even cheaper

crucial 120gb

Ohhh it takes just a touch of stupidity or even complacency and arrogance..
One poor guy just a few posts ago had issues with his NEW 2TB SSD.. He was not is NOT stupid.. yet BIOS did not see drive.. Windows kinda saw the drive..

It turned out the SATA cable he thought had clicked in was in fact NOT clicked in.. Any lessor person that refused to believe that they might have installed it wrong might send it back as bad..

but again in case you did not see it : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073W3Q96S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2JRWHJVV1XRIB&psc=1

would be a great reliable drive at not to high a cost.. you can get that directly from Crucial OR from Amazon..

Hi All,

This is my first build using xeons. There were some hiccups along the way. I ran into a faulty SSD which took a long time to resolve. My enite collection was hacked by Ransom ware.

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But it all worked out in the end.

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|Type|Item|Vendor|Price|
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|CPU|Intel Xeon 2650v2 x2|ebay|US$135|
|MB|GA-7PESH2|itmart|US$175|
|RAM|64 GB (8x 8GB PC12800)|ebay|US$150|
|Case|Rosewill|amazon.ca|US$100|
|CPU FAN|ARCTIC Freezer 33 – CPU Cooler|amazon.com|US$70|
|Case Fans|Arctic f8 f12 fans|amazon.com|US$50|
|Power Supply|EVGA 850W|Amazon|US$80|
|HDD|HGST 4TB SAS Hard Drive 3.5" x9|eBAY|US$515|
|SSD|Crucial BX300 120GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5|amazon|US$30|
|SAS Expander|SAS Expander|ebay|US$13|
|Cables etc|SAS, SATA, Power|amazon|US$50|
|OS|Windows Serve 2016|eBay|US$4|
|Disk Management|Stable Bit Drive Pool|Vendor|US$30|
|TOTAL|||US$ 1402|

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I need an SSD for a simple use PC. I'm looking at these two currently but I'm not sure if they're overkill or not.
Patriot Memory Burst 120GB
Crucial BX300 120GB
I'm also wondering if there's a better deal out there. It's gonna be used for browsing and watching videos/streams.

the freshly released crucial BX300

but you should not get 120GB, its laughably small and limiting unless you really know yourself and your use.

also depending on your motherboard, if its something newer, I would be getting m.2, no cables to deal with, but bx300 does not seem to come in that format. But again, only if you are 100% sure your mobo has m.2 slot.

I'd want a good base on which to expand.

Celeron G3930 ~$40
4GB DDR4 ~$30
Asus B250 Mining Expert ~$150
2400W High Efficiency PSU ~$240 (this + 1xthis + delivery)
120GB SSD ~$60
Total $520

Now I'd have something to build on but I'd only have $480 for parts that do the mining calculations. So I guess I'd grab a Vega 56. Total is $1020 but that'll do. If I absolutely have to be under $1000 I can swap the SSD for a 32GB USB Key.

This would only give me ~1500H/s. But I'd have room to expand.

Of course that's what I'd do because I'd want to expand.

If you wanted a one off build then a few change em ups.

Celeron G3930 $40
4GB DDR4 $30
32GB USB $15
Biostar - TB250-BTC $75
Vega 56 $500
2 x RX 550 2GB $180
Corsair HX Platinum 750W $120
3 x PCI-E Risers $15
Total $975

That'd give you around 2,100H/s with a pretty efficient H/s/kWh ratio.

Other sizes on sale:

120GB ($65-$20=$45) https://www.amazon.ca/Crucial-BX300-120GB-NAND-Internal/dp/B073W3Q96S/

240GB ($115-$30=$85) https://www.amazon.ca/Crucial-BX300-240GB-NAND-Internal/dp/B0742BC3DQ/

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You could get a used thinkpad x1 carbon
(i just really like the look of them), I'll PM you a link to one, I tried linking one before and my post got removed.

Or if you want new there is this:

Lenovo Thinkpad E560 Intel Core i5-6200U 12GB 500GB HDD 15.6" HD Windows 10Pro https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0757P69FR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_oN7aAb5XFEDDB

No ssd but you would get this


Nimitz 2nd HDD SSD Hard Drive Caddy for Lenovo Thinkpad E550c E555 E560 E565 with Faceplate/Bracket https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GAH6C8U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_AQ7aAbN00VYB4

Replace the DVD drive with this hard drive caddy and use this ssd or any other ssd:

Crucial BX300 120GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT120BX300SSD1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073W3Q96S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_UR7aAb6J4GYNW

This is the cheapest prebuilt PC I can find that would be good for running a modded version of Cities: Skylines. It does lack an SSD, but it's got a good amount of RAM and a good CPU. You could grab a 120GB SSD like this, which would help with load times a lot. I know you said you didn't want to build a PC, but adding an SSD isn't hard (it's just 4 screws and 2 cables).

Soo doing this in dollar

Ryzen 1200 + MB, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075M5SQ2R/ $160

Ram 8gb, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0123ZBPDA/ $90

Ssd 120gb, https://www.amazon.com//dp/B073W3Q96S/ $60

either/both

Hdd 500gb, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/ $50

Case matx, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CLIZ698/ $35

PSU, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B72W0A2/ $50

GPU 1050ti 4gb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MCU1ERO/ $130

Total (inc ssd+hdd) = $575

Total (no ssd) = $515

Don't get that old ass fx stuff bruh. It's not worth it as you can see.

(I just did this quick and rough btw don't hate)

I made this list : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/x23g8K

It doesn't include a mouse but you got 50$ remaining in the budget I just didn't know which mouse to choose.

You should really consider getting an SSD like this one for the OS (60$) Crucial BX300 120GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT120BX300SSD1 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B073W3Q96S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7gegAbB2DKKQR

20$ mouse + the SSD put you only 30$ overbudget and you got a pretty nice budget system!

Good luck!