M.2 newb looking for ideas

[DimitriBrut]

Putting together a wishlist for a new build I'm finally pulling the trigger on. I have always run my computer on the good ol' hardrive. I picked up an 850 PRO, because I was told it'd be shockingly faster than what I'm used to. However, if I'm going to put together a beast machine, I'd like to consider M.2

 

Is this even worth considering? I'm looking at the 950 PRO, but I'm open to other suggestions... I'd like something in the 512GB range and I'd prefer it to be white or black. It'll be going in an MSI Z97S KRAIT.

 

Thanks in advance guys.

[21rkosta]

950 pros are the best m.2s hands down, but they are also the most pricey

[DimitriBrut]

1 minute ago, 21rkosta said:

950 pros are the best m.2s hands down, but they are also the most pricey

Not really concerned about price. Is the price to performance worth it over an SSD like the 850 PRO?

[21rkosta]

well its like upgrading from a an i5 to an i7 for gaming, a little performance boost but nothing you will probobly notice too much, that sayed you will never ever have to worry about all the drive bandwidth being used

[DimitriBrut]

2 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

well its like upgrading from a an i5 to an i7 for gaming, a little performance boost but nothing you will probobly notice too much, that sayed you will never ever have to worry about all the drive bandwidth being used

Well then I'll pick one up. For no other reason than 'Murica

[21rkosta]

'murica F ya

[Captain_WD]

7 hours ago, DimitriBrut said:

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Hello

 

M.2 is a form factor for a SSD. What I would recommend is to do some research and see if the motherboard supports NVMe based M.2 drives or if the drive is handled by the SATA controller. 

 

If the M.2 drive is handled by the SATA controller it will be limited to about 600MB/s while if it's working with the PCIe lanes it should grand you over 2GB/s so I'd check with the motherboard if it supports that. 

 

For more info on this I'd check some info regarding socket and connector types of M.2 drives ( B key, M key, B&M key ) and the abilities of each of them and if the specific motherboard is using the PCIe or the SATA connection to communicate with the SSD. 

 

Captain_WD.