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WD Blue SN550 1TB 2400MB/s PCIe Gen 3 NVMe M.2 (2280) SSD - $135
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Can’t really go wrong with either. I have the WD Blue which I use for my primary drive and it works great
Guess I’ll get this which is cheaper. Thank you :)
Blue for sure.
1.5ish GBps when the write cache is available.
Still 800MBps (50% faster than SATA's theoretical max!) when the cache is exhausted.All in all, unless you're working with 4K media content or databases often, there's no need to spend more, for anyone really.
Why install games on NvME? Better value for money on hard drives - ~$129 for 4TB, unless you really care about how fast your games load
Games are getting so big that the speed difference between HDDs and SSDs make a significant difference in load times.
Some of the newer games actually (say) they require SSD; sure it could be SATA SSD, but the price is close anyway.
I've done some testing, and so long as you have Optane or Hardware RAID1 happening, HDD's load them just fine.
Otherwise you get occasional stutter when entering new areas and such.I’m actually facing stuttering in games such as apex whenever I enter a new area. Is that possibly caused by the fact that it was installed on a HDD instead of SSD?
Edit: Additionally, I’ve never heard of Optane or Hardware RAID1… is that a software that helps to boost gameplay or? Can it be installed on a laptop?
@Justahappymortal: I'm not sure how common it is on apex, I dont think it specifies requiring ssd speeds, since it's not truly open-world.
And no, optane and raid1 are hardware solutions, you can't have them on a laptop.
I mean you CAN, but it's not common. Or available. Or easy; on most consumer models.
Im installing it on a laptop. It already has a 250gb SATA SSD but I’m planning on upgrading it to 1tb. It already has a 1tb HDD. I’m not a tech person but hopefully I answered the ques. I apologize in advance if my ans was completely irrelevant :)
Make sure your laptop supports nvme, not just SATA, in its m.2 port.
Same slot, 2 different techs.
This versus an a T5/T7 for USB-C connection to laptop, whats better?
This will be much faster than an external USB-C ssd, but will also depend on if your laptop has a spare M.2 slot available. External SSD is also more convenient for storing files since you can use it between several devices.
I was intending to use this M2 in an enclosure externally…..Would that be better than T5/T7. Or is the speed benefits of the M2 lost in the usb cable?
I think the limitations of USB would limit an external M.2 NVMe to a similar read/write speed of the T5. The T5 is also cheaper if you factor in the cost of an M.2 enclosure.
That depends on your controller.
Good Nvme controllers in external dIY style cases are very hit and miss.
Most of the affordable ones are adapting m.2-Sata not m.2-nvme.
Also, you said usb-C, will it be operating as USB-C? Or is it thunderbolt enabled, so it can do pci-e transfer?
@specwarop: Well then, yes if you splash some decent cash on an NVME controller that can talk at thunderbolt speeds without heat throttling, you can make some very fun and fast drives.
Sounds like you have something fun to research on :)
1650Ti is almost impossible to run Cyberpunk; maybe Fifa is OK.
TUF laptop @ https://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-tuf-15-6-inch-r7-4800h-…
$1398 at HN if you want to pickup. I got JB to price match on Sunday.
WD blue or Kingston A2000 SSD? Planning on installing games on it. Thank you :)