What SSD and HDD to buy?

[mattclimber]

Hello,

In the next week I will buy all of my computer components for my new computer but still deciding on a few items.

I decided to get 1 ssd of 500gb or 2x250gb is better since the price is the same?
So far it seems the Samsung evo is the best option?!. Also the cheapest is SATA then M2 and latest PCI (very few around) but is the M2 or PCI worth getting? Like is the speed upgrade worth the much bigger price tag? Or better to stik to a normal SATA SSD?

For a HDD I need around 4-5TB in total. I do not like seagate much and though perhaps WB is a good brand or any other suggestions?
For example is the WB black good to get or better stick to a blue/red/green if most is just storage for media anyway. They are still almost the same quality as black?

Thanks a lot.

Cheers

 

[Ubrales]

Samsung 500 GB 850 EVO + WD Black HDD. (This is what I have and is working flawlessly).

 

[marko55]

The PCIe SSDs are of course faster. It will feel a little faster but not a ton. If you can afford it, I'd go with the 950 pro. If not, the 850 Evo still screams.

The WD blacks are overrated, seriously. Seagate 1tb and 2tb drives do have reliability issues but are FAST. I put them in my rig but they're in RAID so i don't sweat it. The larger capacity ones seem better. I recommend the Toshibas (in the retail packaging) as they're as fast as the seagate drives but i trust their reliability more. In the 3-4tb range you've got the hitachi NAS drives that are awesome too and super reliable.

 

[mattclimber]

I found the 950 pro as M2 which is around 120 bucks more expensive then the 500gb 850 evo. The speed would be like double? or how much of an increase can I expect?

Perhaps they are, but for me it is just a name which is recommended a lot. I never owned a WD drive myself. Hitachi is from WD now but yes I heard they are great. Though NAS drives are more for servers etc? Like what is the difference between a NAS drive and a normal HD.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[marko55]

The "NAS" tag is kind of a marketing term for many drives with that tag. The HGST deskstar NAS drives do have a higher mtbf, a vibration sensor and a solid warranty. Also 128MB of cache and 7200rpm kind of sets that drive apart. And they're fast.

PCIe SSDs are 3-4 times faster than sata SSDs so yeah, it's substantial. Note that you have to make sure the motherboard you're putting it on has the PCIe lanes available for it