256GB vs 500GB SSD for Editing & Gaming?

[Nervly]

Greetings!

I'll be finally getting an SSD next month and I've been looking at the Samsung 850 Evo 500GB, at 150€ ($185). I have, however, been wondering if 256GB would be enough, considering it'd cost 50 bucks less. I will use it to install Windows 10, Adobe software such as Photoshop and Premiere (in which I'll be rendering videos at 1080p60 into the SSD, though I will move them into a 1TB HDD afterwards), along with Steam and Battle.net. Some games I play at the moment are Overwatch, VRChat, Modded Skyrim and, although rarely, League of Legends and Elder Scrolls Online. Besides these I also like to occasionally hunt for games at GameJolt and get them too, though those aren't usually very heavy files.

Would the 256GB version be enough or should I consider 500GB instead?

Thank you!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Go 500GB for sure.

 

[USAFRet]

For that use, a 250GB will be marginal. Go for the 500GB.

 

[Rdslw]

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12347/samsung-announces-860-pro-and-860-evo-sata-ssds
maybe its worth to go for 860 directly ?
well about disc, without games 250 is fine. with games I find 500 slightly small, but I don't like uninstalling (loosing mods)

 

[King_V]

If in the UK the price of the Crucial MX500 SSD of the same size is competitive with the Samsung 850 EVO, then you might consider the MX500. Same time-length of warranty, but greater write-durability warranty.

You can't go wrong with either one, though.

 

[Nervly]

Thank you for all your replies! I do like how the 860 sounds, however, I don't think I can fit it into my budget. I will definitely look into it though. It's also settled size wise and I'll be going for the 500GB SSD. As for the Crucial MX500, from what I saw it actually is 10 bucks cheaper than the 850 Evo, however it also seems to be a bit slower. I might go for the 850 in this case also because it's easier to get than the Crucial. Thanks for the help, everyone!