IOPS vs 4kb Read vs Sequential/Maximum Read speed

Jacksonflats

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I am looking to buy a 256gb ssd to decrease the load times of games. Ex- bf3 takes 5 min to load. When looking at specs, should I look for higher IOPS or 4kb read or max read?

Side note: Is there a noticable difference between the speeds of a pcie based ssd vs a sata ssd? My motherboard (Asus z87 pro) has plenty of room for either.
 

RealBeast

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Buy a SATA SSD, PCIe can be a real pain. It really doesn't matter which SSD as long as it one of the newer drives it will perform equally other than benchmarks. I would recommend a Samsung EVO 250GB or Crucial M500, whichever you can get a better deal on this time of year.