Question SSD Choosing

[Powerball827]

Which is better out of these 2 SSDs?

Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB 2.5 inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E500B/AM) ($78)

OR

WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm - WDS500G2B0A ($61)



Also how is this HDD good for heavy gaming?

Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

[AllanGH]

Samsung

 

[jeremyj_83]

Save the money and go with the WD Blue. They both have almost identical performance and reliability.

 

[Powerball827]

Save the money and go with the WD Blue. They both have almost identical performance and reliability.

2 Quick questions. what does M.2 2280 mean? And what about the HDD is it good for heavy gaming?

 

[AllanGH]

m.2 is the card slot on the motherboard which hosts either a PCIe or a SATA interface card. The dimension shorthand you mentioned means: 22mm wide by 80mm long.

 

[King_V]

M.2 2280 is the form factor - it goes into an M.2 slot.

You would have to make SURE that the M.2 slot on your machine supports the SATA protocol.

Honestly, I think if you're going with a SATA protocol SSD, it might be better to go with a 2.5" form factor, connected to a SATA port, unless space/layout issues are a problem. I personally would prefer to use M.2 SSDs only if they're NVMe protocol (and, again, ensuring that your M.2 slot supports that protocol. Some M.2 slots only support SATA, some only support NVMe, some support both).

 

[jeremyj_83]

Overall games are still designed for HDD. However, you get more consistent performance and far faster loading times with SSDs.

 

[jeremyj_83]

If your motherboard has a M.2 slot for NVMe drives you should look at a 1TB Intel 660p for about the same money as the HDD & SSD combo you can get a good 1TB SSD.

 

[Satan-IR]

I would get the Samsung over the WD any day.