what ssd

[CatXice]

i have a asus prime z270-p MB atm and a 500gb hdd and its startin to get full so i wanted to look at gettin an ssd but i dont have a f**king clue what to buy its confusing do i get a m.2 or a sata 2.5" drive SEND HELP

[AvocadosGuac]

sata drives are cheaper but are slower than m.2. your mobo supports m.2 and sata ssd's.

 

m.2 drives can reach 2500MB/s 

SATA drives are about 4-600MB/s

 

Personally i would go for a 128gb m.2 from intel (600 series)

[CatXice]

Just now, Jrock said:

sata drives are cheaper but are slower than m.2. your mobo supports m.2 and sata ssd's.

 

m.2 drives can reach 2500MB/s 

SATA drives are about 4-600MB/s

 

Personally i would go for a 128gb m.2 from intel (600 series)

it will be used for OS and games as this is a purly gaming rig so would a sata be better as i dont really need lightning fast storage just didnt want another hdd

[gtx1060=value]

Just now, CatXice said:

it will be used for OS and games as this is a purly gaming rig so would a sata be better as i dont really need lightning fast storage just didnt want another hdd

sandisk x400 m.2 drives are pretty good - not as good as samsung but great bang for your buck

[CatXice]

Just now, gtx1060=value said:

sandisk x400 m.2 drives are pretty good - not as good as samsung but great bang for your buck

i basicly want the cheapest ssd i can get thats 500gb 

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, CatXice said:

it will be used for OS and games as this is a purly gaming rig so would a sata be better as i dont really need lightning fast storage just didnt want another hdd

I would get a 1tb HDD and either a 120 or 240 gb sata ssd

 

Im sure you know the routine, hdd for storage and ssd for windows, chrome, antivirus, etc

[AvocadosGuac]

1 minute ago, CatXice said:

i basicly want the cheapest ssd i can get thats 500gb 

Alright you can get munshkin, adata, sandisk, crucial... Theres alot of options. I recommend pcpartpicker to choose,

 

DONT GET A REFURB ONE

[CatXice]

i have a 500gb hdd atm i was looking for a 500gb ssd to go with for os chrome and games like bf1 that have big load times and everythin else on the hdd

[CatXice]

Just now, Jrock said:

Alright you can get munshkin, adata, sandisk, crucial... Theres alot of options. I recommend pcpartpicker to choose,

 

DONT GET A REFURB ONE

o god never new or nothin

[Moress]

8 minutes ago, CatXice said:

i have a 500gb hdd atm i was looking for a 500gb ssd to go with for os chrome and games like bf1 that have big load times and everythin else on the hdd

Mx300 525gb for ~$150

[Gronnie]

1 hour ago, Jrock said:

sata drives are cheaper but are slower than m.2. your mobo supports m.2 and sata ssd's.

 

m.2 drives can reach 2500MB/s 

SATA drives are about 4-600MB/s

 

Personally i would go for a 128gb m.2 from intel (600 series)

This is true if the m.2 drive is NVMe. Not true if the m.2 drive is SATA.

[Gronnie]

1 hour ago, Jrock said:

sata drives are cheaper but are slower than m.2. your mobo supports m.2 and sata ssd's.

 

m.2 drives can reach 2500MB/s 

SATA drives are about 4-600MB/s

 

Personally i would go for a 128gb m.2 from intel (600 series)

This is true if the m.2 drive is NVMe. Not true if the m.2 drive is SATA.