Question Best combination SSD Sata, SSHD, Optane, PCIe M.2

[sostenible]

Hi everybody. I am building a new Desktop:

• Mobo Gigabyte 360 HD3
• i5-8400
• 16 Gb 2666 RAM
• Main use: web design / development / programming / office use (no gaming at all). A lot of multitask (several browsers with 20-30 tabs in each) + gimp + ms office + ...

The question:

- In my outgoing PC I have a 128 Sata SSD (Samsung 850 EVO) for OS + 1 Tb Seagate SSHD (Hybrid disk) for data

Shoud I keep both, adding an Intel Optane (32 Gb) or should I rather shift the 850 EVO for a Samsung 970 (M.2, NVMe M.2 or PCIe, not clear which of these three would be better for me)?

Any help on this would be great, as it is the last decision I have to take in order to build the new PC.

Thanks.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ B&H) OS
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($147.99 @ Amazon) Storage
Total: $225.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 14:45 EST-0500

 

[Zapthos]

I'd say you should go for the 970. NVME M.2 is the fastest, since your motherboard supports all technologies. After that, M.2 is the fastest and then SATA. You don't have to remove the 850 EVO, you can have 2 drives installed at the same time, so you have more storage available.

 

[mdd1963]

Who needs 4 second bootups and shutdowns anyway?

Just kidding, get the 970 EVO or 970 EVO Plus! Even just a 500 GB model goes along way when you are not filling it up with games...and now much better prices than of NVME drives two years ago!

 

[sostenible]

Ok, clear like water!!! Heading for the 970, and thanks for the explanation nvme m.2 > m.2 > sata.

Tonnes of thanks!