Best boot m.2 drive

[United_Chi]

Hey,

I want a m.2 ssd drive for Windows only.

Obviously, I don't need a big drive? Just want a fast one, recommendation?

Thanks.

[Tan3l6]

Adata SX8200 Pro is cheaper than Samsung 970 Evo Plus and almost as fast.

 

 

But depends what you mean by "boot drive" - OS and some programs on there?

 

[ObsidianAura]

The Sabrent Rocket is good. I've got one and I highly recommend it.

 

Just be aware that m.2 can be SATA or NVME technology and not all motherboards support both types of SSDs

[United_Chi]

1 hour ago, ObsidianAura said:

The Sabrent Rocket is good. I've got one and I highly recommend it.

 

Just be aware that m.2 can be SATA or NVME technology and not all motherboards support both types of SSDs

Thanks I'll double check.

[United_Chi]

My aorus elite supports

 

Dual PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Connectors

• PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 NVMe support
• 1X M.2 Thermal Guard

[United_Chi]

4 hours ago, Tan3l6 said:

Adata SX8200 Pro is cheaper than Samsung 970 Evo Plus and almost as fast.

 

 

But depends what you mean by "boot drive" - OS and some programs on there?

 

No purely for windows. No other applications if possible.

[Tan3l6]

2 minutes ago, United_Chi said:

No purely for windows. No other applications if possible.

Ok, then SX8200 Pro is a bit overkill as it's minimum capacity is 256GB