Boot Drive Dilemma!

[idkwhatimevendoin]

I wanna upgrade my current boot drive which is a 1TB (300 GB partition) hard drive to either a separate 250 gb 2.5" SATA ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. 

 

I mainly use my PC for gaming and school work (no intense software is used lol) 

 

is there gonna be a benefit of having a m.2 ssd as a boot drive down the line cuz im pretty sure M.2 nvme ssd's have the same boot time as normal sata ssds.

[Queen Chrysalis]

11 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

I wanna upgrade my current boot drive which is a 1TB (300 GB partition) hard drive to either a separate 250 gb 2.5" SATA ssd or m.2 nvme ssd. 

 

I mainly use my PC for gaming and school work (no intense software is used lol) 

 

is there gonna be a benefit of having a m.2 ssd as a boot drive down the line cuz im pretty sure M.2 nvme ssd's have the same boot time as normal sata ssds.

Just get what will deliver the best price/gb ratio.  That being said, there are NVMes now that are within the margin of who gives a fuck on price/GB comarred to SATA drives.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H52ML35?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&pldnSite=1

This particular drive would give  you PLENTY of room to expand you library and is quite fast.

[Queen Chrysalis]

However, there arent many cheap 128gb/256gb NVMes.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RrGnTW/silicon-power-a60-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp256gbp34a60m28

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zzvqqs/inland-premium-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-256gb-nvme-prem

 

I'd go with the latter, but its not a big deal.

[DankIsnt]

If you have the money then go with a m.2 as it’s faster.

[idkwhatimevendoin]

59 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

However, there arent many cheap 128gb/256gb NVMes.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RrGnTW/silicon-power-a60-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp256gbp34a60m28

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/zzvqqs/inland-premium-256-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-256gb-nvme-prem

 

I'd go with the latter, but its not a big deal.

should i get something like the kingston kc2000 or the corsair mp510 as boot drive, or is that a bit overkill?

[Queen Chrysalis]

13 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

should i get something like the kingston kc2000 or the corsair mp510 as boot drive, or is that a bit overkill?

Overkill.  The intel 660p and crucial p1 use the same method of slc cache clearing and are cheaper.  Corsair is only worth it if you go with the mp600 and that way overkill.  

[idkwhatimevendoin]

9 minutes ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

Overkill.  The intel 660p and crucial p1 use the same method of slc cache clearing and are cheaper.  Corsair is only worth it if you go with the mp600 and that way overkill.  

appreciate ur help  I'll just look for lower read/writes lol