Intel 660p 1TB m.2 ssd, should i buy it

[MDJArtzHUN]

Hi, everyone who reads this. I need an answer.

Should i buy the Intel 660p 1TB m.2 ssd?

I'm gonna use it for: Gaming, Music Making, Videoediting (1080p), Maybe some After Effects.

Thanks.

[Origami Cactus]

It is a fine secondary ssd, but it has gone up in price so much, there are probably better TLC options available for similar price.

[MDJArtzHUN]

2 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

It is a fine secondary ssd, but it has gone up in price so much, there are probably better TLC options available for similar price.

But i wanna use it as a main ssd.

[Origami Cactus]

Just now, MDJArtzHUN said:

But i wanna use it as a main ssd.

As a main SSD, it's lifespan is a bit short, and the SLC cache can fill up pretty quickly, making the ssd pretty much HDD speed, or even slower. If you do a lot of video editing it could eat through the ssd pretty fast.

 

How about Crucial P1 or Sabrent Rocket? They are cheaper and TLC, so they are faster overall and should have a longer lifespan.

Also you could look at samsung 1TB ssds.

 

The intel 660p only makes sense in 2TB, the 1tb one is way too expensive for what it is.

[MDJArtzHUN]

But like i edit 5 times a year, I really just wanna game on it.

[Origami Cactus]

Just now, MDJArtzHUN said:

But like i edit 5 times a year

Yeah, but as i said, the 1TB intel 660p is pretty terrible for the price. You can get much better SSD's for the same money.

 

But if you want to use it, yeah use it, it will work fine in "normal" use. 

[MDJArtzHUN]

Just now, Origami Cactus said:

Yeah, but as i said, the 1TB intel 660p is pretty terrible for the price. You can get much better SSD's for the same money.

 

But if you want to use it, yeah use it, it will work fine in "normal" use. 

Welp, i already bought it, but it was 130 usd (40k huf)

[Origami Cactus]

Just now, MDJArtzHUN said:

Welp, i already bought it, but it was 130 usd (40k huf)

Ah, in this case, you don't have to worry, it will still work perfectly fine as an ssd.

 

The problem with it is that if you want to copy more than 30gb to it at once, it drops in speed like crazy,  and it won't last you 20 years, but overall it is still a really good ssd, the read speeds are fantastic, and those are what count.

[MDJArtzHUN]

Just now, Origami Cactus said:

Ah, in this case, you don't have to worry, it will still work perfectly fine as an ssd.

 

The problem with it is that if you want to copy more than 30gb to it at once, it drops in speed like crazy,  and it won't last you 20 years, but overall it is still a really good ssd, the read speeds are fantastic, and those are what count.

Thanks for the fast response!

[Origami Cactus]

1 minute ago, MDJArtzHUN said:

Thanks for the fast response!

No prob, enjoy your new NVME SSD!