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randomperson_234
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What's your budget/location, and what capacity would you be looking for? 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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5 minutes ago, randomperson_234 said:

I am looking for a second SSD drive for my pc to run games. Does anybody have a budget affordable option?

There are lots of great options but we need to get some info.

1. Budget

2. Capacity wanted : SSDs typically come in 120-128, 240-256, 480-512gb, 960gb-1tb ETC

3. Interface: Sata VS m.2 (sata or nvme)

 

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10 hours ago, pommedeterror007 said:

There are lots of great options but we need to get some info.

1. Budget

2. Capacity wanted : SSDs typically come in 120-128, 240-256, 480-512gb, 960gb-1tb ETC

3. Interface: Sata VS m.2 (sata or nvme)

 

The Interface is sata

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1 hour ago, randomperson_234 said:

My budget is like around $100-$200

The capacity i would like is probably around 500gb-a tb

In that case, my recommendation is the Samsung 860 EVO. The 1TB model is actually $100 off right now, which makes it a pretty great deal. I have one as a game drive for my system, and I have no complaints. 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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1 hour ago, randomperson_234 said:

My budget is like around $100-$200

The capacity i would like is probably around 500gb-a tb

samsung 970 evo 1tb is currently on sale for 130. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $129.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-15 12:02 EST-0500  

 

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16 minutes ago, Avocado417 said:

samsung 970 evo 1tb is currently on sale for 130. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $129.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-15 12:02 EST-0500  

 

 

1 hour ago, randomperson_234 said:

The Interface is sata

 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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sry about that. did not notice that he said sata only interface. Here are 2 drives that are the same but different capacity. 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $99.99 @ Adorama
Storage Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive $199.99 @ Adorama
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $299.98
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-15 12:28 EST-0500  

 

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Avocados recommendations are very good. reliable brand and fast drives. I also like PNY cs900 models for a little lower (but usually a good 50% cheaper when the Samsung are not on sale), as well as crucial bx500, Western Digital Blue units too. Right now id go with Samsung units considering their prices at the moment.

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