Will PCIe SSD make a difference in everyday use?

[trzasku]

I do not want to use any HDD because this is a silent build. I saturated my old Samsung 830 (256 GB) SSD with my poker hands (txt files) database and have to buy a new one for my system, games and some apps similar to Photoshop. I love speed and instant loading times but do not want to pay 100% more for a difference of say 1 second.

 

My question is, will a PCIe SSD like Samsung 950 Pro make a noticable difference in everyday use like system/app loading and app using times, system responsiveness, opening folders etc. over a normal Sata III (6GB/s) Samsung 850 SSD?  I do not transfer huge files. I would also want to ask what do you think about the GoodRam Iridum SSD compared to Samsung 850. Will 250 GB be enought for Windows, games and apps or should I go for 500?

 

• CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.2 GHz + Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670

• Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPower

• PSU: Corsair RM650x

• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16 GB 

• Storage: Samsung 830 (256 GB) + ?

 

[MANIDY inc]

It will be faster doing stuff yes

[1Reshiram12]

No, it only makes a difference if you really like M.2 slots or use it for professional use. It is considerably faster, but that ends up being the difference of 1 second to .5 seconds lol. As for the amount of storage, 240 is plenty for me on windows with games, but it varies from person to person.

[kirby99_2016]

Not really noticeable in everyday use but some apps take advantage of the extra bandwidth. also it's always good to have a large SSD and a separate hard drive in a system like this .

[itsmyjobtoknow]

7 minutes ago, trzasku said:

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Here's the problem with your system, z77 doesn't have support for NVMe drives for primary boot up, unless your manufacturer of the motherboard has released BIOEes/UEFI update for a 4 year old platform that adds support for NVMe. 

 

So you could get an NVMe drive for secondary storage or modify your BIOS/UEFI but that is at your own risk.

Otherwise your SOL.

[trzasku]

11 minutes ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

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But the Samsung 850 EVO is supported, right?

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Just now, trzasku said:

But the Samsung 850 PRO is supported, right?

Yes, 850 Pro is a SATA 6gb/s based SSD.

Just a matter of how many SATA 6gb/s ports you have on your board. 

 

You can plug it into any SATA port on your motherboard, but if you plug it into a SATA 3gb/s port, you just won't get the full speed of the drive.

[bgibbz]

2 minutes ago, trzasku said:

But the Samsung 850 EVO is supported, right?

Yes, that is a sata drive, if your PC has a sata interface the it will work. You may have sata3 ports though which will be slower than the more modern sata 6 ports

[trzasku]

I have 2 Sata III (6 GB/s) and 4 Sata II (3 GB/s) ports.

 

The last question I would like to ask. Is there any difference (despite the fact that I save one Sata III port) between the Samsung 850 EVO SATAIII and Samsung 850 EVO mSATA3? On paper they and price they are the same.

 

[trzasku]

5 minutes ago, Thread212 said:

No. only the form factor.

Msata3 is mini sata. it will perform similar to SATA3 ssd.

Only it uses m.2 slot.

Commonly found in a laptop.

Thanks! I just realised I do not have mSata ports on my MPower Z77 motherboard