Best ssd among these

[MKSanic]

i need help choosing an ssd at my local hardware stall but im not very well versed with different ssds. The prices are in sgd. please tell me what u think is the best for the price. they are all 1tb

this is going to be used as the C drive for my school and gaming computer

SATA

• Crucial MX500 $189
• Crucial BX500 $189
• Crucial BX300 $189
• WD Green $185
• Transcend $185
• Adata SU800 4185
• WD Blue 3D $230
• 860 QVO $230
• 860 Evo $230
• 860 Pro $428
• Barracuda $209
• Lexar NS100/ NS10L $158 

M.2 SATA

• Adata SU800 $225
• 860 Evo $228
• Transcend MTS830S $199
• WD Blue 3D $225
• Lexar NS10L $200

M.2 NVME

• Adata XPG SX8200 $239
• Adata XPG Spectrix S40G Pro $260
• Adata XPG SX6000 Pro $232
• Adata FALCON $200
• WD Red $239
• Gigabyte NE6 $358 
• Gigabyte NE3 $190
• WD Black N750 $358
• Crucial P1 $169
• Transcend 220S $218 
• Crucial P2 $399
• Crucial MP600 $399
• 970 Evo Plus $375
• 970 Pro $475
• Barracuda 510 $450
• Firecuda 520 $399

Also, how hot does an m.2 ssd get? would a heatsink be neccessary? Would it damage the ssd's longevity to run hot?

[Meganter]

4 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

 

Hello,

 

M.2 SATA

• 860 Evo $228
• WD Blue 3D $225

I'd go with one of these.

 

4 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

Also, how hot does an m.2 ssd get? would a heatsink be neccessary? Would it damage the ssd's longevity to run hot?

Not that hot if you're not doing fast transfer all the time. No and yes.

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

Crucial MX500 $189

these are pretty good drives

 

3 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

Adata XPG SX8200 $239

not a bad drive for a bit more

 

3 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

Crucial P1 $169

good value. Probably my pick for gaming pc. Its qlc, but that shouldn't matter much.

 

4 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

Also, how hot does an m.2 ssd get? would a heatsink be neccessary? Would it damage the ssd's longevity to run hot?

For low load, it won't really be a issue, and gaming doesn't need too much io normally.

[Sauron]

8 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

would a heatsink be neccessary?

No.

8 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

this is going to be used as the C drive for my school and gaming computer

Does your computer have an M.2 slot?

 

At those prices the Crucial P1 is probably the best value even though it's slower than all other nvme drives on the list (it's about on par with the MX500). For games it won't matter all that much anyway.

[MKSanic]

2 minutes ago, Sauron said:

Does your computer have an M.2 slot?

yes

[Boomwebsearch]

2 minutes ago, MKSanic said:

• 860 QVO $230

Avoid this one for sure since it uses QLC NAND (lower speeds and lower usable lifespan).

 

 

This is what I would recommend for a budget-friendly 1TB SSD:

https://www.amazon.sg/Silicon-Power-Performance-Internal-SP001TBSS3A55S25/dp/B07B4G19X3/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Silicon+Power+1TB+SSD&qid=1594393775&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

[Mateyyy]

I'd go for the MX500. Offers pretty much all that the 860 EVO has to offer at $40 less.

[NewMaxx]

Transcend 220S - if it's the SM2262EN-based one, it's easily the best value on the list.