Cons to buying a Samsung 960 Evo m.2 (OEM) SSD?

[BahdFish]

Hey guys, I'm looking to upgrade my rig and am looking for some good advice. My plan was to get the new 960 evo m.2 but everywhere I can find this thing has like a 1-2 month wait ie Amazon and Newegg. I did however find this listing on eBay. Seller has good ratings so my only concern is whether or not there would be any performance differences between the regular retailed Samsung 960 evo vs the OEM version. Also, will I need to jump through any hoops when talking about cloning my current drive to this or  installing Windows on this? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

well 128gb is pretty small these days.

[BahdFish]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

well 128gb is pretty small these days.

I'm literally only going to use it for my os and most played game/s. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, DunknDognuts said:

I'm literally only going to use it for my os and most played game/s. 

thats not gonna fit easily, it probably get a 250gb sata drive.

[BahdFish]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

thats not gonna fit easily, it probably get a 250gb sata drive.

Ok.  I may just do that.  So would you advise against getting what I listed above but 250gb version? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, DunknDognuts said:

Ok.  I may just do that.  So would you advise against getting what I listed above but 250gb version? 

or something like a mx300

[Clanscorpia]

14 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

thats not gonna fit easily, it probably get a 250gb sata drive.

I did it. Windows, Arma 3, Rainbow Six: Siege, and Overwatch one 1 drive with most of my micellanious files

[Bradl79]

well he did state OEM so if it doesn't work file a claim that u did not get what u were told

[dexT]

1 hour ago, DunknDognuts said:

I'm literally only going to use it for my os and most played game/s. 

I can't fit Win 7 Pro and only one game - DOOM on a 120GB drive.

 

But the main drawbacks are no warranty and no Samsung Magician support. Plus you get double the capacity for only $40 more with the EVO.

[JoostinOnline]

Keep in mind that it won't function much faster as a Windows drive, but costs twice as much.  4k read speeds are barely faster, and that's what matters for Windows.  I'd get a SATA drive and save money.