Question Samsung 970 EVO vs 970 EVO Plus

[vwcrusher]

Quick question - over the next week or so going to be pulling the trigger on a new build based on 3700X/3800X or 9700K CPU. Intended use of system is Lightroom and some gaming (1440p 60Hz). The plan is for a 500GB unit for OS and applications and a 1TB drive for data.

I am wondering if given my applications the extra $50 for the 1TB and $20 for the 500GB will actually buy me more performance.

thanks

 

[SkyNetRising]

Samsung 970 EVO vs 970 EVO Plus - performance is about the same. Plus is just newer version.

 

[USAFRet]

Agreed. Whichever is cheaper of the two.

 

[vwcrusher]

Samsung 970 EVO vs 970 EVO Plus - performance is about the same. Plus is just newer version.

Thanks for the reply....interesting - similar performance. Well, is there any other pci SSD that you might suggest that will provide similar performance and reliability?

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Lightroom loves ram and a good cpu. Games like good cpu and good amount of ram and ssd for loading scenes. I would save the money on the ssd and put it into your ram.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the reply....interesting - similar performance. Well, is there any other pci SSD that you might suggest that will provide similar performance and reliability?

The Samsungs are pretty much the gold standard.

What are the rest of the specs of this system?

 

[vwcrusher]

System specs:

CPU: thinking of either 3700X, 3800X or perhaps 9700K
MB: either mid level 570 or 390

Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($217.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card (Purchased For $0.00) (overclocked)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Auria - EQ276W 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $0.00)
External Storage: Western Digital - My Book 4 TB External Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)

 

[USAFRet]

RAM?

 

[vwcrusher]

RAM?

Whoops....sorry

G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory

Although not totally sure given the new AMD CPUs....but 32GB for sure

 

[USAFRet]

OK, that should work.
Just be sure you verify that whatever motherboard you get can actually use 2x NVMe drives.
Not all can.

 

[ElectrO_90]

If you can afford the EVO Plus - get that, they are slightly better than the older ones. Why buy old, when the new ones are made, and the old ones will be gone soon.

 

[vwcrusher]

OK, that should work.
Just be sure you verify that whatever motherboard you get can actually use 2x NVMe drives.
Not all can.

Will do.. Thanks for the guidance.

If you can afford the EVO Plus - get that, they are slightly better than the older ones. Why buy old, when the new ones are made, and the old ones will be gone soon.

Yes, but here to see what the new CPUs end up costing... Compromise may have to be made