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Hey everyone,
I want to have an SSD as my main drive but I want to know if the 840 will certainly live 5 years or if I should get the 850 PRO for the 10 year warranty for lifespan.
My setup will be:
1) 1TB Samsung SSD
----main drive for everything (will be filled halfway as soon as I buy it)
2) 1TB WD 10K
----as backup only. (Will mirror main drive but will be compressed)
I know that most people use an SSD for Windows and programs and then migrate their documents (etc) to a second drive (usually an HDD) however I don't like this.
I want to know with the 840 will live 5+ years or if this expectation is a little high. On an average WEEK I would write/erase what the 840 lists as what it can handle per day for a few years, but there is no warranty or peace of mind either so I'm hesitant. My computer use is fairly sporadic where one week it will be used very intensely and another will be put-putting. It's very hard to predict the daily write/erase cycles I'm capable of, however I'd guess that I might write/erase about 10-20GB daily (still half of the EVO daily use to live a few years). I do host online games with friends since my PC is a server but it's not used often in this fashion, see specs below.
Thanks everyone. I've heard the EVO 840 lives longer than it says, but I was hoping to see what everyone had to say.
SPECS:
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 8 cores, 16 threads @3GHz (will OC to 4GHz if needed)
COOLER: Cooler Master Nepton 280L (54~122.5 CFM)
MOBO: Asus Deluxe X99
RAM: 16GB DDR4 G-Skill Ripjaws @3200MHz CL16 (debating on 32GB since my PC here is a server)
GPU: 8GB Sapphire Radeon R9 295x2
*******SSD: Probably a 1TB Samsung EVO 850 PRO or an 840
HDD: 1TB Western Digital VelociRaptor @10,000RPM w/ 64MB Cache
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1300W
MONITOR: 24" Asus V248QE 144Hz 1080p LED-Lit
Thanks everyone!
I want to have an SSD as my main drive but I want to know if the 840 will certainly live 5 years or if I should get the 850 PRO for the 10 year warranty for lifespan.
My setup will be:
1) 1TB Samsung SSD
----main drive for everything (will be filled halfway as soon as I buy it)
2) 1TB WD 10K
----as backup only. (Will mirror main drive but will be compressed)
I know that most people use an SSD for Windows and programs and then migrate their documents (etc) to a second drive (usually an HDD) however I don't like this.
I want to know with the 840 will live 5+ years or if this expectation is a little high. On an average WEEK I would write/erase what the 840 lists as what it can handle per day for a few years, but there is no warranty or peace of mind either so I'm hesitant. My computer use is fairly sporadic where one week it will be used very intensely and another will be put-putting. It's very hard to predict the daily write/erase cycles I'm capable of, however I'd guess that I might write/erase about 10-20GB daily (still half of the EVO daily use to live a few years). I do host online games with friends since my PC is a server but it's not used often in this fashion, see specs below.
Thanks everyone. I've heard the EVO 840 lives longer than it says, but I was hoping to see what everyone had to say.
SPECS:
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 8 cores, 16 threads @3GHz (will OC to 4GHz if needed)
COOLER: Cooler Master Nepton 280L (54~122.5 CFM)
MOBO: Asus Deluxe X99
RAM: 16GB DDR4 G-Skill Ripjaws @3200MHz CL16 (debating on 32GB since my PC here is a server)
GPU: 8GB Sapphire Radeon R9 295x2
*******SSD: Probably a 1TB Samsung EVO 850 PRO or an 840
HDD: 1TB Western Digital VelociRaptor @10,000RPM w/ 64MB Cache
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1300W
MONITOR: 24" Asus V248QE 144Hz 1080p LED-Lit
Thanks everyone!
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