Question Adding a second SSD! M.2 or SATA?

[ACentauri]

Hello kind readers! How do you do today?

I'm loving my first SSD upgrade, using it as my main system drive is night and day, as you know!

Anyways, I'm jealous that my brother just scooped up a WD Black for half the price that I got my Intel 600p at, way back when it was new. So I want to get another SSD for fast storage, mainly editing videos for YT. I already have a 4TB and a 1TB HDD as well. Both WD Blue.

My question is, with the ASUS z170-a MB, can I do another M.2?

Any recommendations/suggestions?

Thanks!

Q

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $147.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-25 14:56 EST-0500

 

[The prime mediocre]

Hi! Yeah SSD prices are hilarious. I just picked up a 1TB Intel 660p for $124. The vast majority of Z170 boards only shipped with one M.2 slot, and your Z170-A is one of those. If you're set on NVMe, you can get a PCIe x4 to M.2 adapter for ~$20. If you go that route (or just upgrade the 600p), the 1TB HP EX920 costs $160 and is competitive with the WD Black and Samsung 970 EVO. SATA-wise, you could get an 860 EVO, but they're a bit more expensive than the Crucial MX500 ($135) and WD Blue 3D NAND ($126) for almost no actual difference in speed. The Samsung 860 QVO ($118) is in the same ballpark for general use. But it sounds like you're going to be writing to it a lot, so it's worth spending ten more dollars for better write speeds.
Hope this helps!

 

[ACentauri]

It does!! Lol unfortunately, up here in canada land, all those prices are still almost double. w00t. Regardless, since I can't do another M.2 without an adapter, how'd something like this compare for bang for buck? Especially write speed wise?

https://www.amazon.ca/TEAMGROUP-T-F...ments=p_n_feature_three_browse-bin:7329965011

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=9SIAH4G8SP3814

My system is white and lots of rgb, so it'd also be a welcome addition!

Thinkin I might even get 2. One for games, and one for video editing.

In CA, an M.2 like the 660p or HP EX920 are $170-220 respectively.

(Also, Linus is scaring me away from the 660p for my use.)

View: https://youtu.be/OffzVc7ZB-o?t=93


Toughts? Thanks again!!!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

TeamGroup T-Force SSD's are terrible , get Crucial or Samsung.

 

[ACentauri]

TeamGroup T-Force SSD's are terrible , get Crucial or Samsung.

Oh, terrible in speeds? Or how so?

 

[GeorgiaOverdrive]

Hi! Yeah SSD prices are hilarious. I just picked up a 1TB Intel 660p for $124.

Yesterday I ordered a Kingston 240GB SSD for my laptop (large enough) for US$29, free shipping.

From what I've studied, m.2 is considerably faster but significantly higher in cost.

 

[The prime mediocre]

The TeamGroup SSDs aren't terrible, they just trade performance for RGB lighting. I believe the Micron TLC flash they use is at least a generation old. The MX500 and WD Blue are both faster and cheaper. You definitely shouldn't get a Team SSD if you're worried about the 660p's performance.