Posted April 21, 2017 I currently have a Razor blade stealth and it only has a M.2 ssd and no additional drive bays or ssd bays I want the best price to performance ratio and storage capacity my current plan for the M.2 ssd that exists inside of it now is to be a ultra high speed cache to my 4 drive raid array. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 I know Samsung makes a beautiful 960 Pro NVME M.2 SSD (whew, what a title!). And Samsung is one of the best SSD manufacturers. Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread Main PC CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block Storage: 1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM OS: Windows 11 Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel) Mouse: EVGA X17 Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, jpfeif said: I want the best price to performance ratio and storage capacity in reality or theoretical? [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 mx300 1tb --- Purple Prime ---i7 8700k + Hyper 212 Evo | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon | G-Skill Trident Z 3000Mhz RGB 16GB | Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti Crucial MX500 500GB | WD Black 2TB | Corsair RM850i | Fractal Design Define R4 | LG 27UD68-P | Logitech G502 + G910 | Windows 10 Pro--- Proteus Server --- AyyMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Asrock B450m Pro-4 | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) | Sapphire RX570 NITRO+ 8GB Crucial MX500 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB + Seagate 1TB 2.5" + 5TB iDrive | Windows 10 Pro (Temporary) --- Camera Stuff ---Canon EOS 77D | Canon EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Zoom H5 + XY-5Phone - Oneplus 6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, pbx2 said: mx300 1tb NVMe SSD, not SATA SSD 16 minutes ago, jpfeif said: I want the best price to performance ratio and storage capacity Get SATA SSD like 850 EVO then Desktop specs: Spoiler AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 Just now, ZM Fong said: NVMe SSD, not SATA SSD Get SATA SSD like 850 EVO then It is m.2 nub --- Purple Prime ---i7 8700k + Hyper 212 Evo | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon | G-Skill Trident Z 3000Mhz RGB 16GB | Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti Crucial MX500 500GB | WD Black 2TB | Corsair RM850i | Fractal Design Define R4 | LG 27UD68-P | Logitech G502 + G910 | Windows 10 Pro--- Proteus Server --- AyyMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Asrock B450m Pro-4 | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) | Sapphire RX570 NITRO+ 8GB Crucial MX500 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB + Seagate 1TB 2.5" + 5TB iDrive | Windows 10 Pro (Temporary) --- Camera Stuff ---Canon EOS 77D | Canon EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Zoom H5 + XY-5Phone - Oneplus 6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 Just now, pbx2 said: It is m.2 nub m.2 is not by default the NVMe protocol. nub. m.2 is just the connector it plugs into. [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, pbx2 said: It is m.2 nub M.2 has 2 interface - SATA and NVMe Desktop specs: Spoiler AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, knightslugger said: m.2 is not by default the NVMe protocol. nub. m.2 is just the connector it plugs into. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT Desktop specs: Spoiler AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 1 minute ago, knightslugger said: m.2 is not by default the NVMe protocol. nub. m.2 is just the connector it plugs into. Just now, ZM Fong said: M.2 has 2 interface - SATA and NVMe Just now, ZM Fong said: ABSOLUTELY CORRECT Yes, i know full and well, But NVME is not a requirement. --- Purple Prime ---i7 8700k + Hyper 212 Evo | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon | G-Skill Trident Z 3000Mhz RGB 16GB | Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti Crucial MX500 500GB | WD Black 2TB | Corsair RM850i | Fractal Design Define R4 | LG 27UD68-P | Logitech G502 + G910 | Windows 10 Pro--- Proteus Server --- AyyMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Asrock B450m Pro-4 | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) | Sapphire RX570 NITRO+ 8GB Crucial MX500 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB + Seagate 1TB 2.5" + 5TB iDrive | Windows 10 Pro (Temporary) --- Camera Stuff ---Canon EOS 77D | Canon EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Zoom H5 + XY-5Phone - Oneplus 6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 Just now, pbx2 said: Yes, i know full and well, But NVME is not a requirement. did you forget what the title of the thread is? [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, knightslugger said: did you forget what the title of the thread is? I can read thanks, But who says he needs a NVME drive, he might just think its the only option, The aim of this forum is to suggest options, including what the OP doesn't originally want. --- Purple Prime ---i7 8700k + Hyper 212 Evo | MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon | G-Skill Trident Z 3000Mhz RGB 16GB | Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti Crucial MX500 500GB | WD Black 2TB | Corsair RM850i | Fractal Design Define R4 | LG 27UD68-P | Logitech G502 + G910 | Windows 10 Pro--- Proteus Server --- AyyMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Asrock B450m Pro-4 | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) | Sapphire RX570 NITRO+ 8GB Crucial MX500 1TB + Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB + Seagate 1TB 2.5" + 5TB iDrive | Windows 10 Pro (Temporary) --- Camera Stuff ---Canon EOS 77D | Canon EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Zoom H5 + XY-5Phone - Oneplus 6T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 Just now, pbx2 said: I can read thanks, But he doesn't need a NVME drive, The aim of this forum is to suggest options, including what the OP doesn't originally want. but the aim of this TOPIC is to recommend the poster the best NVMe SSD per his specifications. [FS][US] Corsair H115i 280mm AIO-AMD $60+shipping System specs: Asus Prime X370 Pro - Custom EKWB CPU/GPU 2x360 1x240 soft loop - Ryzen 1700X - Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x16GB - Plextor 512 NVMe + 2TB SU800 - EVGA GTX1080ti - LianLi PC11 Dynamic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 21, 2017 do you absolutely need NVMe? for the extra price you pay for NVMe, I would get a m.2 SATA 850 EVO/PRO with higher capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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