Question m.2 ssd

[GoldGlitch]

what is better M.2 or SATA SSD ?
(for games win etc)

 

[USAFRet]

what is better M.2 or SATA SSD ?
(for games win etc)

What motherboard?

For games, doesn't really matter.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YoRKQy-UO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9LyNXpsOo

 

[rgd1101]

larger storage space is better.

 

[GoldGlitch]

What motherboard?

For games, doesn't really matter.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YoRKQy-UO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9LyNXpsOo

mbo b660m

 

[GoldGlitch]

larger storage space is better.

define large storage

 

[USAFRet]

What will the primary use be of this system?

What are the rest of the parts?

 

[GoldGlitch]

What will the primary use be of this system?

What are the rest of the parts?

gaming
gpu 1070ti
cpu i5 12400f
mbo b660m
ram ddr4 3200 2x16gb
psu antec 550w

mybe this m.2 mybe 2x m.2 1 250gb for win 1 m.2 1tb for games etc

SSD 1TB KINGSTON NV2 SNV2S/1000G, M.2 NVME PCIe 4.0, 2280, 3500/2100 MB/s​

sata ssd idk

 

[USAFRet]

Get a single 2TB SSD, of a reliable brand.
Samsung, Crucial, for instance.

Either NVMe or SATA III.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

My son uses this as his main gaming storage device.

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-09 19:20 EDT-0400

 

[IDProG]

What motherboard?

For games, doesn't really matter.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YoRKQy-UO4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9LyNXpsOo

Careful, DirectStorage will make this comment age like milk.

 

[USAFRet]

Careful, DirectStorage will make this comment age like milk.

Yes, that is a possibility.

Or, it could end up like SLI/Crossfire/Optane.

 

[GoldGlitch]

My son uses this as his main gaming storage device.

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-09 19:20 EDT-0400

I found it cheaper in the store, about $70. but thank you

 

[GoldGlitch]

Careful, DirectStorage will make this comment age like milk.

Yes, that is a possibility.

Or, it could end up like SLI/Crossfire/Optane.

then is it better to go to m.2 or ?

 

[USAFRet]

then is it better to go to m.2 or ?

"M.2" is the form factor, the size. How it plugs in.
NVMe vs SATA is the protocol. The type of drive, and speed (mostly).

Get a single, good quality, 2TB drive.

NVMe:
Samsung 970 EVO Plus
Crucial P5

SATA III:
Samsung 860 EVO
Crucial MX500.

 

[IDProG]

Yes, that is a possibility.

Or, it could end up like SLI/Crossfire/Optane.

I am 99% sure it won't. DirectStorage is completely different compared to multi-GPU.

Multi-GPU is very expensive, consumes a lot of power, is significantly harder to cool, the performance isn't increased by 2 times for a 2-way SLI, the VRAM does not double.

DirectStorage is used by consoles, the developers love it.

 

[USAFRet]

I am 99% sure it won't. DirectStorage is completely different compared to multi-GPU.

Multi-GPU is very expensive, consumes a lot of power, is significantly harder to cool, the performance isn't increased by 2 times for a 2-way SLI, the VRAM does not double.

DirectStorage is used by consoles, the developers love it.

I know it is completely different.

But otherwise "good ideas" and concepts have gone by the wayside before.
Some things that were heralded as The Second Coming.

 

[GoldGlitch]

"M.2" is the form factor, the size. How it plugs in.
NVMe vs SATA is the protocol. The type of drive, and speed (mostly).

Get a single, good quality, 2TB drive.

NVMe:
Samsung 970 EVO Plus
Crucial P5

SATA III:
Samsung 860 EVO
Crucial MX500.

Is KINGSTON nmve good?

and tnx you

 

[popatim]

You said you found the WD 770 for $70. You didn't get it? That was a good price!
I would have included WD in the list of reputable drives.

I cant speak for kingston. I refuse to buy their products due to their past shady business practices.

 

[GoldGlitch]

You said you found the WD 770 for $70. You didn't get it? That was a good price!
I would have included WD in the list of reputable drives.

I cant speak for kingston. I refuse to buy their products due to their past shady business practices.

yes, but I found Kinston even cheaper, so I'm interested in what it's like

 

[kerberos_20]

if you pick samsung and want to use direct storage, dont forget to not use samsung nvme driver as thats old driver which doesnt supports direct storage

 

[GoldGlitch]

if you pick samsung and want to use direct storage, dont forget to not use samsung nvme driver as thats old driver which doesnt supports direct storage

tnx

 

[DJMCM]

Take a look: https://ssd-tester.com/m2_ssd_test.php

 

[GoldGlitch]

Take a look: https://ssd-tester.com/m2_ssd_test.php

tnx

 

[USAFRet]

Take a look: https://ssd-tester.com/m2_ssd_test.php

And in a blind test, with one drive in the system, the vast majority of people would not be able to tell the difference between a drive in the bottom 1/3 of that list vs one in the top 1/3.

Buy on reputation, size, price.
Not raw sequential speed.