Help choosing a ssd

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I will be building a new computer soon and need help choosing a ssd. It has to be atleast 500 gigs as it will be my only internal drive. I want a new M.2 card NVMe or what ever but I lack the knowledge of it. Here are some cards to get some ideas on.

Samsung SM951 512GB: $290
Samsung PM951 512GB: $210
Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB: $170

 

[GR33zly]

Go with 850 EVO or PM951. That's enough for your storage

 

[apk24]

The 850 Evo is not a PCIe/NVMe SSD. It's a regular old SATA3/AHCI SSD.

Samsung's 950 Pro, SM951, or PM951 are what you're looking for. They are all significantly faster than SATA SSDs (the slowest of the bunch is the PM951 with approx 2x the speed of SATA SSDs). It's really just how much money do you have to throw at it? $210?$290?$320?

Personally, I'm quite content with my SATA3 SSD. So an 850 EVO isn't really a bad option if you would rather spend the budget on other components like CPU or GPU. (The PNY CS1311 is a pretty good value SSD that performs about as well as the 850 EVO for a good bit cheaper).

 

[TheKingHK]

A PCie SSD is fairly expensive. Also, why do you only want to have a single internal drive? I would recommend getting a smaller, cheaper SATA III SSD for your OS and a larger HDD for other files. If this is not agreeable, I agree with apk24' suggestion of deciding based on your budget as it is the limiting factor.

Keep me posted!

 

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A PCie SSD is fairly expensive. Also, why do you only want to have a single internal drive? I would recommend getting a smaller, cheaper SATA III SSD for your OS and a larger HDD for other files. If this is not agreeable, I agree with apk24' suggestion of deciding based on your budget as it is the limiting factor.

Keep me posted!

Well I already have an older 1TB HDD I could format if I wanted. I will probably be heading in the SATA SSD direction just so I can divert the money into other areas, like the mobo. Some unexpected expenses have come up that has delayed my build. That and I want to see about maybe waiting for the 1080ti, if they make one that is. Never know. Probably will go for the 850 evo, unless a better option arises before I order the parts. Thanks all.