Best SSD for the $$?

[Amer]

I was going to get a 512gb Samsung 950 pro but it's really expensive... I can afford it but i'd rather not waste that much on an ssd

[MANIDY inc]

m.2?

[Amer]

Just now, MANIDY inc said:

m.2?

I don't even know the difference between m.2 and the others

[Percenary]

2 minutes ago, Amer said:

I was going to get a 512gb Samsung 950 pro but it's really expensive... I can afford it but i'd rather not waste that much on an ssd

What's your budget?

 

Just now, MANIDY inc said:

m.2?

Looks like A stick of gum and isn't all that worth it lmao

[MANIDY inc]

1 hour ago, Amer said:

I don't even know the difference between m.2 and the others

m.2 is one you put in a m.2 slot, the others are ones you connect via SATA like a hdd 

 

i think the 950 is a m.2 

[Amer]

Just now, Percenary said:

What's your budget?

 

Looks like A stick of gum and isn't all that worth it lmao

I mean I don't have a budget but at the same time I don't want to go overboard you feel

[xephoneration]

4 minutes ago, Amer said:

I was going to get a 512gb Samsung 950 pro but it's really expensive... I can afford it but i'd rather not waste that much on an ssd

intel 600p series are cheap but they are entry level  NVME. if you want to use your NVME as a boot drive and load a few applications on you will be fine with a 125gb or a 250gb

[Amer]

Just now, MANIDY inc said:

m.2 is one you put in a m.2 slot, the others are ones you connect via SATA like a hdd 

 

i think the 950 is a m.2 

I guess. M.2 would be less wires which is gr8

[Amer]

Just now, xephoneration said:

intel 600p series are cheap but they are entry level  NVME. if you want to use your NVME as a boot drive and load a few applications on you will be fine with a 125gb or a 250gb

I want to run everything off of the SSD

[Percenary]

1 minute ago, Amer said:

I mean I don't have a budget but at the same time I don't want to go overboard you feel

Here you go http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211983 Good for the boot drive and one game or two.

[Percenary]

Just now, Amer said:

I want to run everything off of the SSD

Why? Good to have a large hdd as well.

[MANIDY inc]

1 hour ago, Amer said:

I guess. M.2 would be less wires which is gr8

do you have a m.2 slot? and is it a PCIE one or sata, if its sata its not worth getting a m.2 for you

[Amer]

Just now, Percenary said:

Here you go http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211983 Good for the boot drive and one game or two.

I need something with more storage. I'm going to be running everything off the ssd

[xephoneration]

Just now, Amer said:

I want to run everything off of the SSD

then go with a 516gb intel 600p 

[xephoneration]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167412

[MANIDY inc]

1 hour ago, Amer said:

I need something with more storage. I'm going to be running everything off the ssd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820211987

[19_blackie_73]

Just now, Amer said:

I mean I don't have a budget but at the same time I don't want to go overboard you feel

What do you do with it most of the time? If only os, get sth like a 850 Evo, you won't notice anything. If you do big file transfer all the time, you might benefit a bit from the extremely high reads and writes of the 950 pro

[Amer]

1 minute ago, MANIDY inc said:

do you have a m.2 slot? and is it a PCIE one or sata, if its sata its not worth getting a m.2 for you

Next-gen connectivity – Includes extensive upgrades including onboard U.2 / M.2 slots that tap into 32Gbps of PCIe bandwidth, 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and USB 3.1 Type C. Ye

[MANIDY inc]

1 hour ago, Amer said:

Next-gen connectivity – Includes extensive upgrades including onboard U.2 / M.2 slots that tap into 32Gbps of PCIe bandwidth, 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and USB 3.1 Type C. Ye

then if you can spend the money do it. pretty sure it takes up a pcie slot tho, but im not sure like it disables it,

 

the speeds are crazy 

[CostcoSamples]

There are generally three different ways to plug in an SSD. 

 

1) SATA - this is the old tried and true method that has been used for years.  a SATA drive usually measures 2.5" in width.  Speed is limited by the SATA interface to theoretical 600 mb/s

2) M.2, which is basically a mini PCI port. An M.2 drive is very small and usually lays flat on your motherboard, taking up virtually no space.  There are no wires to connect.  M.2 can use either SATA or PCIe, depending on the design.  The 950 PRO uses PCIe lanes to communicate with the CPU, bypassing the SATA limitations.  The communication protocol for PCIe is called NVMe, and it's insanely fast (this is true next gen stuff).

3) PCIe add-in card, such as the Intel 750 series.  This is also an NVMe thing, incredibly fast.

 

Hope that helps.  Any drive that uses NVMe is going to be many times faster than any SATA drive, but will cost a LOT more money.

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

What do you do with it most of the time? If only os, get sth like a 850 Evo, you won't notice anything. If you do big file transfer all the time, you might benefit a bit from the extremely high reads and writes of the 950 pro

Spinning disk	~100	~ 200 MB/Sec
SATA SSD	99,000 Read 18,000 Write	520 MB/Sec Read 475 MB/Sec Write
NVMe SSD	430,000 Read   50,000 Write	2600 MB/Sec Read 1000 MB/sec write

 

that is the intel line of SSD as reference. And I'm refering to NVMe

2 minutes ago, Amer said:

Next-gen connectivity – Includes extensive upgrades including onboard U.2 / M.2 slots that tap into 32Gbps of PCIe bandwidth, 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi and USB 3.1 Type C. Ye

what's your motherboard

[Amer]

3 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

What do you do with it most of the time? If only os, get sth like a 850 Evo, you won't notice anything. If you do big file transfer all the time, you might benefit a bit from the extremely high reads and writes of the 950 pro

I haven't bought the mobo/ssd yet but this is what I'm planning to get https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F854U8E/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[xephoneration]

3 minutes ago, Amer said:

I haven't bought the mobo/ssd yet but this is what I'm planning to get https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F854U8E/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

The M.2 slot shares bandwidth with U.2 port

 

You will have enough PCI express lanes, because im gonna guess you are going with a 6800k or a 6850k. anyways you want a NVMe drive, which you will need to update your BIOS when you get the board to support it. NVMe m.2 are the fastest on the market. Like I said early if you want a m.2 nvme get a 600p 512gb. 

[Amer]

25 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

What do you do with it most of the time? If only os, get sth like a 850 Evo, you won't notice anything. If you do big file transfer all the time, you might benefit a bit from the extremely high reads and writes of the 950 pro

Yeah it's a 6800k. Is there really a noticeable difference between the 2 M.2 SSDS? (Intel and samsung) i mean clearly samsung wins but is samsung rlly worth it