Recommendations for an M.2 SSD

[BettersonMcgee]

Hi i'm looking into getting an m.2 SSD with a capacity of at least 500GB. I would ideally like to not spend more than $100 CAD and preferably on Amazon so it arrives relativley quick. I see theres a lot of variance of read write speeds and this is a new field of spec research for me so I wanted some help getting the best bang for my buck

 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/BettersonMcgee/saved/D6mVcf

[Oswin]

this should be solid:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RykgXL/kingston-a2000-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m8500g

 

or consider:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9vWBD3/kingston-a2000-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m81000g

 

is the Pcpp link your current build?

Edited August 5, 2020 by Oswin

[Stahlmann]

I'd just get the cheapest SSD that's not QLC. Between one NVME and the other you won't notice any difference.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RykgXL/kingston-a2000-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m8500g

or

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/G9XYcf/crucial-p2-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct500p2ssd8

or

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kVzkcf/adata-xpg-sx8200-pro-512-gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-asx8200pnp-512gt-c

[Oswin]

9 minutes ago, Stahlmann98 said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/G9XYcf/crucial-p2-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct500p2ssd8

keep in mind, this is indeed NVME, but its DRAM-less

[Stahlmann]

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

keep in mind, this is indeed NVME, but its DRAM-less

Yes it might be DRAM-less but as long as it's at least TLC and not QLC i think most people are ok. I wouldn't buy a Rocket Q or 660p as a boot drive for example. (Both have a DRAM cache but are QLC)

[The Torrent]

25 minutes ago, BettersonMcgee said:

Hi i'm looking into getting an m.2 SSD with a capacity of at least 500GB. I would ideally like to not spend more than $100 CAD and preferably on Amazon so it arrives relativley quick. I see theres a lot of variance of read write speeds and this is a new field of spec research for me so I wanted some help getting the best bang for my buck

 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/BettersonMcgee/saved/D6mVcf

Adata sx8200 I'm not sure cad prices

[The Torrent]

1 minute ago, Stahlmann98 said:

Yes it might be DRAM-less but as long as it's at least TLC and not QLC i think most people are ok. I wouldn't buy a Rocket Q or 660p as a boot drive for example. (Both have a DRAM cache but are QLC)

Most people may be fine sure not fully knowing what it means. But can you really recommend a dramless ssd. Me as someone who heavily cares about endurance can't.

[BettersonMcgee]

27 minutes ago, Oswin said:

this should be solid:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RykgXL/kingston-a2000-500-gb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m8500g

 

or consider:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9vWBD3/kingston-a2000-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-sa2000m81000g

 

is the Pcpp link your current build?

Yes it is, also i forgot to mention but i primarily plan on using it as a bootdrive as well as to store some games on

[BettersonMcgee]

8 minutes ago, Stahlmann98 said:

Yes it might be DRAM-less but as long as it's at least TLC and not QLC i think most people are ok. I wouldn't buy a Rocket Q or 660p as a boot drive for example. (Both have a DRAM cache but are QLC)

Hey whats tlc and qlc?