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[Shone05]

I need help in choosing HDD and SSD for my new build here is what i've been looking so far.
 

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB vs WD Blue 1TB (or something else?)

SSD: Kingston KC2500 vs Samsung 970 evo (Both 500GB)

 

Thanks in advance. 

[OhioYJ]

On your SSD I think the clear winner is Samsung there. Kingston is another manufacturer that has been caught swapping things on SSD drives which makes me not trust them.

 

Between those HDD I don't think it matters much, personally I prefer WD. However for 1 TB drives I always buy the Black drives. 

[connorkincaid]

1 minute ago, OhioYJ said:

On your SSD I think the clear winner is Samsung there. Kingston is another manufacturer that has been caught swapping things on SSD drives which makes me not trust them.

 

Between those HDD I don't think it matters much, personally I prefer WD. However for 1 TB drives I always buy the Black drives. 

@OhioYJHit it right on the head. If you watch newegg's daily sales there's usually a pretty good deal running on 1TB HDDs as well. 

[Omar.B]

30 minutes ago, Shone05 said:

I need help in choosing HDD and SSD for my new build here is what i've been looking so far.
 

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB vs WD Blue 1TB (or something else?)

Both are good so any is good choice of them 

30 minutes ago, Shone05 said:

SSD: Kingston KC2500 vs Samsung 970 evo (Both 500GB)

 

Thanks in advance. 

I would say get a 1tb budget one is better but if just for boot drive I would go with something maybe cheaper 

[Shone05]

3 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

I would say get a 1tb budget one is better but if just for boot drive I would go with something maybe cheaper 

Its for boot and only a few games that i play everyday...

[Omar.B]

5 minutes ago, Shone05 said:

Its for boot and only a few games that i play everyday...

the Samsung 980 500gb is for 60$ and the Crucial p1 is for 62$ I dont know if you are in the US or ... 

[Shone05]

16 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

the Samsung 980 500gb is for 60$ and the Crucial p1 is for 62$ I dont know if you are in the US or ... 

Im not in US, in my country Samsung is 70$ and Crucial is about 60$ on discount 

[OhioYJ]

50 minutes ago, Omar.B said:

the Samsung 980 500gb is for 60$ and the Crucial p1 is for 62$ I dont know if you are in the US or ... 

 

33 minutes ago, Shone05 said:

Im not in US, in my country Samsung is 70$ and Crucial is about 60$ on discount 

 

Crucial is another one recently caught swapping out lower quality components.   Unsavory Flash Swap: Re-Testing Crucial’s P2 SSD After QLC Downgrade

[Shone05]

4 minutes ago, OhioYJ said:

 

 

Crucial is another one recently caught swapping out lower quality components.   Unsavory Flash Swap: Re-Testing Crucial’s P2 SSD After QLC Downgrade

So i should grab Samsung?

[OhioYJ]

9 minutes ago, Shone05 said:

So i should grab Samsung?

 

With the Samsung you are paying a bit for name, but you will definitely have some peace of mind that you are also getting a quality drive as well. It should be the same performance that you see in benchmarks everywhere with the advertised lifespan as no parts have been swapped out for possibly inferior ones. 

 

This does not mean Samsung is the only brand making quality SSDs. Just several of the brands have been caught recently swapping parts, Kingston, PNY, Crucial, Adata, to name a few. 

 

However yes, I would recommend the Samsung. I have several across the models, going back to a 850, still going strong.

[Shone05]

Ok, then i'll play it safe and get Samsung. Thanks 

[Omar.B]

12 hours ago, OhioYJ said:

 

 

Crucial is another one recently caught swapping out lower quality components.   Unsavory Flash Swap: Re-Testing Crucial’s P2 SSD After QLC Downgrade

but its on the p2 not the other ones so bye bye P2 and I saw it