M.2 SSD vs Regular SSD

[dragonsnap_]

I am assembling a PC build, should I add a M.2 SSD and load my games/windows files to make it load faster?

 

PC Build Specs:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWHnYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWHnYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($419.50 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($4.59 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($152.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($649.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($107.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($130.38 @ OutletPC) 
Software: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium + Anti-Exploit Premium (1 Year Subscription) ($34.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2078.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[exercutor5]

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What is this M.2 SSD you speak of? If it is a 850 EVO M.2, don't bother.

[Xenift]

Do you want a pc that can perform 2x the one you have right now?

[comefightme]

M.2 ssds are generally a lot faster than sata ssds because they do not have the sata 3 6Gb/s limit

[comefightme]

What is this M.2 SSD you speak of? If it is a 850 EVO M.2, don't bother.

Why? I thought the 850 EVO M.2 was decent

[dragonsnap_]

What is this M.2 SSD you speak of? If it is a 850 EVO M.2, don't bother.

Why not? Will it not load my Windows/Games faster? Currently I have a Seagate 1TB drive that takes me 10minutes just to load GTA Online. And yes, I mean the 850 Evo M.2.

[Bazilias]

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If we speak about an Samsung 950 256GB/512GB Pro or Kingston Hyper X predator 240GB/480GB M.2 SSD and if you have enough money to buy one of them then you should go for the M.2 SSD. The M.2 SSD's are twice as fast as the Normal SATA SSD's but are also much more expensive. If  you don't have enough money to buy one then just go ahead and buy two 250GB/500GB SATA SSD's and configure them in RAID 0.

[devenson2017]

For an M.2 to be faster you need one that has an NVME controller, not SATA. The 850 series M.2 is a SATA M.2, the 950 Series M.2 is NVME. If you put a SATA M.2 in you won't see a difference.

[don_svetlio]

M.2 - 1200MB/s
SATA 3 - 600MB/s

Those are average speeds more or less for these SSDs

[kameshss]

M.2 SSDs won't make any noticeable difference in Windows Loading and Games.

 

The loading time will be barely noticeable. Like 1-3 seconds.

[dragonsnap_]

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I don't want to risk losing data with RAID 0. Any good M.2 SSD Recommendations/Alternatives?

[Xenift]

:3 Don't mind me, just tossing a link

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($314.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($602.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($602.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($117.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $2073.66

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 09:48 EST-0500

[exercutor5]

Why? I thought the 850 EVO M.2 was decent

 

Here's your answer.

 

For an M.2 to be faster you need one that has an NVME controller, not SATA. The 850 series M.2 is a SATA M.2, the 950 Series M.2 is NVME. If you put a SATA M.2 in you won't see a difference.

[The Official Czex]

M.2 SSD' s don't make a difference from SATA III SSD' s unless it's a PCIe X4 interfaced SSD.

[Bazilias]

I don't want to risk losing data with RAID 0. Any good M.2 SSD Recommendations/Alternatives?

Samsung 950 Pro 256GB/512GB: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#i=85&t=0&m=32&S=256000,10000000

Kingston Hyper X Predator 240GB/480GB: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#i=85&t=0&m=23&S=240000,480000

[exercutor5]

Why not? Will it not load my Windows/Games faster? Currently I have a Seagate 1TB drive that takes me 10minutes just to load GTA Online. And yes, I mean the 850 Evo M.2.

 

GTA Online loading time is not dependent on drive speeds btw.

[dragonsnap_]

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DDR3? Does that have direct impact on gaming cmpared to DDR4?

Also, I want cablemods on my PC, 

[Xenift]

DDR3? Does that have direct impact on gaming cmpared to DDR4?

Also, I want cablemods on my PC, 

Not much on i7s.

[comefightme]

Here's your answer.

I did not realize it was not nvme, that explains it's price.

 

Oh and btw which school you from?

[dragonsnap_]

GTA Online loading time is not dependent on drive speeds btw.

Yeah, GTA story mode loads really slow. I have a 100Mbps Ethernet connected to my PC, so the internet isn't a problem here.

[GodSpoon]

DDR3? Does that have direct impact on gaming cmpared to DDR4?

Also, I want cablemods on my PC, 

 

 

Nah you won't see a big difference 

[dragonsnap_]

Nah you won't see a big difference 

Even if my PC's main purpose is futureproofing? I want a PC that I can use reliably 7 years later, and be able to run games at a moderate setting.

[GodSpoon]

Even if my PC's main purpose is futureproofing? I want a PC that I can use reliably 7 years later, and be able to run games at a moderate setting.

 

 

Future proofing is a bit of a silly concept

 

But if your looking for a machine to stay relevant the longest, then you should in theory go for the newest platform, Either Skylake or X99 

 

Do you want me to give you a build?

[dragonsnap_]

Future proofing is a bit of a silly concept

 

But if your looking for a machine to stay relevant the longest, then you should in theory go for the newest platform, Either Skylake or X99 

 

Do you want me to give you a build?

Sure. That would be nice.

[GodSpoon]

Sure. That would be nice.

 

Budget $2000?