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11 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

is 860 evo good?

 

yes, it's one of the most popular ones for good reason

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If you just want capacity, Micron has one right now that's insane.  By far the best GB/$ last time I checked

https://www.amazon.com/Micron-1100-SATA-2-5-inch-MTFDDAK2T0TBN-1AR1ZABYY/dp/B01LB05YOO

 

If you want speed, maybe a Samsung NVMe?

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38 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

2tb hard drive but what ssd?

this is about my friends pc he wants a big ssd im saying get a really fast one and install your best games to that.

I would recommend a 120-250 GB ssd. Small but great for your OS, files, and your most used applications.

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55 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

If you just want capacity, Micron has one right now that's insane.  By far the best GB/$ last time I checked

https://www.amazon.com/Micron-1100-SATA-2-5-inch-MTFDDAK2T0TBN-1AR1ZABYY/dp/B01LB05YOO

 

If you want speed, maybe a Samsung NVMe?

Buying NVME because someone wants a "really fast one" for "games" is a waste of money.

SATA like an 850 evo is far more than enough.

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as Enferman said: NVMe M.2's for "just games" is typically not worth it. My caveat is: Unless it's literally the only type of M.2 drive in the sort of capacity you're looking for.

 

Like; I'm running a 1TB Samsung 960 Pro & a 2TB Samsung 960 Pro (both NVMe M.2's) because I needed the 3TB of storage to offload ~95% of my games off an aging 4TB Barracuda and the only SSD's available in the M.2 format at the time in the capacities I needed (due to limited mounting options for 2.5"/3.5" drives) with NVMe ones. Sure the 960 Evo's with 1-2TB as SATA-type M.2's are available, but at the time of my getting them only NVMe was an option.

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37 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Buying NVME because someone wants a "really fast one" for "games" is a waste of money.

SATA like an 850 evo is far more than enough.

tbh it's not clear to me what the usecase actually is, that's why I offered two different extremes

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11 minutes ago, REX8836 said:

is 860 evo good?

 

yes, it's one of the most popular ones for good reason

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