ssd: which one to get?

[Endstille]

Hello everyone,

for my dad's birthday i'd like to get him an ssd. I was thinking about an nvme ssd but it seems his motherboard doesn't support it (ga 990fxa ud3). I was thinking about adding the modules to the bios but i haven't found too much about it for amd platforms. So i'm thinking about either going samsung 750 evo, 850 evo, 850 pro or plextor m8pey.

Now, i can't justify the price for an 128gb 850 pro and a 750 evo 120gb fits my budget more but there are mixed reviews on that one. so i was thinking about an 128gb 850 evo for the 5 year warranty but it costs exactly the same as a 750 evo 250gb. I was also thinking about a plextor m8pey which seems to support trim as well as nvme and i'm not sure if it'll be compatible with the mobo. However, since it has pcie support, i'd like to give a premium if it would work.

What's your opinion or can you suggest any other quality ssd's under the 100 euro available in belgium or is there any way to get this board to support nvme?

Thanks in advance!

 

[USAFRet]

750 EVO, 250GB.
120/128GB is too small, no matter the type or make.

 

[Lutfij]

If you have access to SK Hynix's SL308(250GB) or SC300(256GB) series of SSD's I'd ask you to pick that up. Otherwise, I'd suggest you go with the Samsung drive as stated by my colleague.

 

[Lutfij]

What did you end up buying?

Are you sure you didn't select my post by accident? :/

 

[Endstille]

I ended up buying an 850 evo 250gb since I randomly found it locally after mom forced me to go shopping hah but I didn't choose the wrong answer though. I took the least harsh answer :3

 

[USAFRet]

I ended up buying an 850 evo 250gb since I randomly found it locally after mom forced me to go shopping hah but I didn't choose the wrong answer though. I took the least harsh answer :3

Excellent choice.
No worries.

 

[USAFRet]

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Question from Endstille : "Ssd: which one to get?"

Hello everyone,

So for my dad's birthday i'd like to get him an ssd. I was first looking for nvme SSD's but it seems like the motherboard doesn't support it. I thought about importing the modules into the bios but I haven't found too much about it for amd boards (he has an ga 990fxa ud3) so now I'm thinking about either going samsung 750 evo, 850 evo or 850 pro. I can't really jusitify the price for an 128gb 850 pro, the 120gb 750 evo seems OKish but not really, so I thought about an 850 evo but thats the same price as a 250gb 750 evo. I also thought about a plextor m8pey which supports nvme but also trim but I'm not sure if it'll work with the mobo.

The ssd would be for general use.

What would your advice be or could you recommend any other reliable SSD's under the 100 euro range available in Belgium or is there any way for this board to support nvme as boot drive? I'd give a premium for 128gb pcie SSD's but the plextor is the only one in my budget and I'm unsure of it's compatibility.

Thanks in advance!

Samsung ssds pretty much are the best ssds out there atm.
There are m.2 adapters that fit into pcie slots http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=575&area=en

 

[Lutfij]

IMHO(In my humble opinion), my post wasn't the Best Answer 😉

FYI, you won't be disappointed by your purchase. The 850 Evo's are stellar SSD's.

 

[robert600]

How come my son doesn't get me cool stuff like that for my birthday????

Well done Endstille!!!!