Best 250GB nvme M.2 SSD?

[MotokoHammond]

Hey there, I am buying a motherboard that has a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot on the back and I was looking to run a small fast speed nvme drive in it purely as a windows boot drive, then running a seperate larger capacity nvme in my PCIe 4.0 slot for games. Can anyone recomend what would be the best 250GB nvme boot drive on the market? Thanks for your help. xxx

[Electronics Wizardy]

I wouldn't bother with a pcie gen 4 drive for games, it really won't matter.

 

Id get a bigger drive for both games and windows, easier to manage, and bigger drives are normally faster.

 

 

[MotokoHammond]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

I wouldn't bother with a pcie gen 4 drive for games, it really won't matter.

 

Id get a bigger drive for both games and windows, easier to manage, and bigger drives are normally faster.

 

 

Well hypathetically, letls say I wen't with my method... suggestions?

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, MotokoHammond said:

Well hypathetically, letls say I wen't with my method... suggestions?

Id still try to get a 500gb for boot as there normally faster, 

 

but for just boot, perofrmance won't really matter, so get a cheaper drive, like a sn550. If you really want faster, you can get a 970evo, but its really not worth it for a boot drive.

[Alex Atkin UK]

7 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id still try to get a 500gb for boot as there normally faster, 

 

but for just boot, perofrmance won't really matter, so get a cheaper drive, like a sn550. If you really want faster, you can get a 970evo, but its really not worth it for a boot drive.

Depends, if you run low on memory then having the pagefile on a fast NVME can be a lifesaver.

[bmx6454]

i had a 970 evo plus 256gb, sold it to a friend an got a 970 evo plus 500gb. both drives very fast, great for games.

[MotokoHammond]

thanks for the feedback