I am planning to build my first mid-range budget gaming PC and I want to invest in a SSD now so I won't have to go through hassle of transferring boot data from a HDD in the long run. I see on a lot of gaming PC builds that people tend to use a SSD that has a least 120GB as their boot drive. I don't want to spend no more than I should and I don't want to have to settle for a refurbished 120GB SSD. Would this be a good size drive for a boot drive?

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64GB is enough for the operating system (Windows 7 or 8.x), a full install of Office, and a few other small applications, so it is suitable for our employee workstations.  It is not enough, however, for more than a couple of big games.  You could opt to install the games on a second, standard hard drive but then you wouldn't benefit from the snappy initial startup and shorter level load times you would get if you could install the games on your SSD.

I would recommend saving up a bit and going with a larger SSD like:

128GB Plextor M5P Series PX-128M5Pro (the only SSD model series I know with a 5 year warranty)

240GB Crucial M500 CT240M500SSD1

Both available here on newegg.  Look them up and check the prices, very reasonable.

I have purchased and used several of both of these drives and have only praise for them.

Then you'll have the room to put a few serious modern games on there.  I'd still advise a large secondary standard hard drive for storing your pictures, videos, music, and assorted downloads.

Good Luck!

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