[SOLVED] best SSD for gaming?

[markmagic714]

need suggestion for SSD going to use mostly for load time on my games i heard m.2 is better than regular SSD ?. Budget $100 under. Thanks!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Are you looking for a 2.5" SATA SSD or an M.2 NVME SSD?

Honestly, the best SSD for gaming is any SSD, because none of them are going to increase your FPS at all. Loading times, maybe.

What is your motherboard model?

 

[markmagic714]

Are you looking for a 2.5" SATA SSD or an M.2 NVME SSD?

Honestly, the best SSD for gaming is any SSD, because none of them are going to increase your FPS at all. Loading times, maybe.

What is your motherboard model?

i heard M.2 is little faster than regular SSD ? is there really much different ?
Motherboard: MSI H110M going to upgrade Soon for MSI Gaming b450 or ASRock b450 PRO 4

 

[Darkbreeze]

Not for gaming there isn't. There is technically not any difference except potentially for faster loading times for maps, levels, textures, etc. and even then it will already be damn fast even with a standard 2.5" SSD. But, that H110M motherboard doesn't support M.2 drives anyhow so really it doesn't matter and it makes the choice an easy one.

Scrape a few more bucks together and go with this Crucial MX500 series drive. It's the best SSD you can get currently at or near 100 bucks that isn't a DRAMless SSD, which is slower, or a lower quality model. This is a very good drive.

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $114.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-28 00:13 EDT-0400

If you don't need a 1TB model, you can get the same drive in a 500GB model for a bit less.

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $64.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-28 00:15 EDT-0400

 

[dreamteam]

i heard M.2 is little faster than regular SSD ? is there really much different ?

it's faster but you won't notice anything at home unless you work with large files 24/7
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/verbatim-ssd.3568776/#post-21545976