Which SSD should I buy?

[Fasauceome]

4 minutes ago, Killjoy_NS said:

On which specifications should point my attention to?

Read, write...

 

What to look for when buying an ssd?

For a budget SSD, those specs hardly matter.

 

There was a tier list for specific models, but I can't seem to find it. However, I've used a lot of different SSDs, and for your use case, the cheapest ones available aren't bad. Granted, SSDs with no cache have a somewhat shorter lifespan, but I usually don't find that to be an issue.

[Killjoy_NS]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

For a budget SSD, those specs hardly matter.

 

There was a tier list for specific models, but I can't seem to find it. However, I've used a lot of different SSDs, and for your use case, the cheapest ones available aren't bad. Granted, SSDs with no cache have a somewhat shorter lifespan, but I usually don't find that to be an issue.

Ok, you can act like I'm buying ssd with 2tb of storage, not 120gb.

 

Which specs are really important?

Are those m.2 any good?

P.S. I've got GIGABYTE AB350M-DS3H V2 mobo.

[Fasauceome]

14 minutes ago, Killjoy_NS said:

Are those m.2 any good?

 

M.2 is just a form factor, so if you get an M.2 drive the only advantage is that you don't have to worry about SATA cables, it just plugs into the board. Often, companies will release M.2 versions of current hardware, like the WD blue which has a 2.5" and M.2 version.

 

On the whole, however, super cheap M.2 drives are a little better than super cheap 2.5" drives. If you want to get the cheapest M.2 drive you can get, that's probably a good call.

[Elisis]

6 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

There was a tier list for specific models, but I can't seem to find it. However, I've used a lot of different SSDs, and for your use case, the cheapest ones available aren't bad. Granted, SSDs with no cache have a somewhat shorter lifespan, but I usually don't find that to be an issue.

Aegis' is pretty dated, but it'll do: https://www.reddit.com/r/SolidStateStorage/comments/anxwn9/ssd_tier_lists_guides_v2/

[Killjoy_NS]

Are those read/write speeds should "match" each other?
I've seen bunch of SSD these past few weeks and I'm guessing that

read 550 mbps and write 500 mbps is better than SSD with

read 550 mbps and write 320mbps???

Common sence I guess.

 

I'm assembling computers since I was age of 15.....and that was 2001.

But I'm not into these new techs....so reading what are you guys are writing makes me feel like a total NOOB!

[NewMaxx]

On 2/9/2020 at 12:16 PM, Killjoy_NS said:

On which specifications should point my attention to?

Read, write...

 

What to look for when buying an ssd?

Check the link in my signature.

[Killjoy_NS]

6 minutes ago, NewMaxx said:

Check the link in my signature.

Nice one man!
Thank you.
 

This could take time.

[NewMaxx]

17 minutes ago, Killjoy_NS said:

Nice one man!
Thank you.
 

This could take time.

I just added another section under "Choosing a SSD" that briefly covers marketing and listed performance (in comparison to more "real world") since you appeared to also be asking about that earlier in this thread. As in I just added it this second.