The Kingston HyperX 3k 90gb solid state drive is a great drive to use for a dedicated operating system drive or for a dedicated gaming drive. i would suggest though that for a gaming drive a larger capacity would be needed as this one is pretty small in comparison to drives currently on the market.

Extremely fast data rates and load times

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Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD is an excellent buy, particularly the kit version. Here's our Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD review.

Kingston's HyperX 3K SSD is positioned at a more affordable price level than its blue non-3K sibling. Our performance testing reveals surprising numbers: the drive actually ends up being faster than the regular HyperX.

High performance; Supports TRIM; 3 -year warranty; Nice accessories included (in the kit version; USB enclosure is of high quality

A bit more expensive than other options

it won't turn a 7 year old laptop into a state-of-the-art Mac but close. Programs load much quicker. Greatly reduces power usage and fan hardly ever needs to run.

Let us summarise the most important positive and negative points below: I therefore give the excellent and safe buy awards to the Kingston HyperX 3K SSD. You may comment on this review below.

An outstanding package; Excellent operation as a system drive; Excellent sequential read/write speeds and access times; Very good 4K random I/O performance at low queue depths; SATA 6Gbps support; External case to ease the cloning process; TRIM support under Windows 7; Fast operating system start-up...

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Cruel! Stable and very fast! Had intel before like this better!

The Kingston HyperX 3K SSD delivers impressive performance at an excellent price point. It's the fastest SATA 6Gbps SSD I've tested to date and I have no problem recommending it. The HyperX 3K is a very nice alternative to the original, more expensive HyperX with 5000 p/e cycles.

Kingston's HyperX branding is reserved for its top-end SSDs, but the new HyperX 3K range is designed to deliver similar levels of high-end performance at a cheaper price. The reason the drive is cheaper is because Kingston has fitted lower-specification NAND memory modules, which are rated at 3,000...

October 21, 2012 by Lawrence Lee Product Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" SSD Manufacturer Kingston Technology Street Price US$100 A year ago, a decent 120GB solid state drive cost around US$200 , about twice what you would pay today.