SSD

[mathgray64]

What would a good SSD be, that's over 500GB?

[Slottr]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00P73B1E4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484610820&sr=8-2&keywords=850+Evo

[ARikozuM]

MX300, 850 PRO, SanDisk Ultra II/SSD PLUS, and 960 PRO if you want NVMe.

[JoostinOnline]

Don't waste your money on an NVMe one unless you'll be handling big files like with video editing.  It won't speed up your system very much compared to a SATA one.  What matters there is how fast it reads small files.  NVMe drives are usually only around 30% faster there, but twice the price.

[mathgray64]

5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-inch-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00P73B1E4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1484610820&sr=8-2&keywords=850+Evo

Good size and price, thanks.

[mathgray64]

3 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

Don't waste your money on an NVMe one unless you'll be handling big files like with video editing.  It won't speed up your system very much compared to a SATA one.  What matters there is how fast it reads small files.  NVMe drives are usually only around 30% faster there, but twice the price.

It's more for gaming really.

[JoostinOnline]

1 minute ago, mathgray64 said:

It's more for gaming really.

Then stick with a SATA one.  The Samsung one suggested is an excellent choice.

[mathgray64]

1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

Then stick with a SATA one.  The Samsung one suggested is an excellent choice.

It does look like a good choice.

[ARikozuM]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX300-Internal-Solid-Adapter/dp/B01IAGSD68

[JoostinOnline]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX300-Internal-Solid-Adapter/dp/B01IAGSD68

This is good too.  Crucial, Sandisk, Toshiba, Radeon, and Trancend are all good alternatives.  However, Samsung still sits on top.  Of course it's also usually much more expensive.

[mathgray64]

Thanks for the suggestions, is really appreciated.

[JoostinOnline]

7 minutes ago, mathgray64 said:

Thanks for the suggestions, is really appreciated.

As a general rule, I avoid PNY, SiliconPower, and Kingston now.  They've done bait and switches, sending customers drives with asynchronous NAND, which is about 2/3 of the speed.  Some of them are fine of course, and overall they are decent brands, but better safe than sorry.

[mathgray64]

17 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

As a general rule, I avoid PNY, SiliconPower, and Kingston now.  They've done bait and switches, sending customers drives with asynchronous NAND, which is about 2/3 of the speed.  Some of them are fine of course, and overall they are decent brands, but better safe than sorry.

I'll definitely take that in to account, thanks.