Need help with SSD - can't decide which one to get

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Pulssqt

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Alright, I have Samsung 850 Pro for my OS and for 1 or 2 games.
I also have WD Caviar blue 650gb, which is more than 7 years old, its making wierd noises, slows my pc, games run like crap on it and such.

Well now I want to get an SSD, 480-525Gb one. HDDs are out since I can't stand to noises they make anymore.
This SSD will be there for games, probably for a few movies etc. but mainly for games.

So I was thinking between one of those:

Sata:
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
Crucial MX300 525GB
Corsair LE 480GB

M.2:
Intel 600p 512GB
WD Blue 500GB
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

I even thought about getting a SM961/951 256GB, but NVMe speed won't be noticeable in games and 256GB for games is not enough I'm afraid.

Not sure what my budget is in $, but lets say its around 160$

Thank you!
 
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JackNaylorPE

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Our most common build consists of:

250 - 500 GB SSD for OS and Programs
2 TB SSHD for Data and Games

My own box has two of each. I have the game I play most often on both ... I can observe no difference between either launch. Have been SSHDs instead of HDs for almost 7 years now in all builds ... not heard a noise yet, also no failures yet.

Either way Id yank the Blue and use it as perhaps off site storage.

M.2 will be the faster option ... again, not that you'd be able to tell the difference.
 
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adamantine

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Honestly, toss a coin or take whatever is cheaper. When I last checked, the m.2 for the Samsung SSD wouldn't have made much of a difference, if any. Maybe sustained read/writes.
 
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Pulssqt

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I think they are exactly the same performance wise.

Pros of M.2 is that i dont need any additional cables, i just plug it in and thats it.
And pro of Sata is that it might have lower temperatures than m.2.. Im scared that it might throttle, evne tho its not nvme.
 
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When you say "M.2 vs SATA" most people are thinking "NVMe M.2 vs SATA 2.5"

It looks like you just mean SATA M.2 vs SATA 2.5, and it doesn't really matter. If space isn't a concern, I would go with the 2.5 since it will have better heat dissipation, as the case generally acts as a heat sink. However, SATA M.2 drives are slow enough that the heat shouldn't be too bad to begin with.

If you want to go with Samsung, throttling shows up somewhere around 70C SMART. With proper airflow, you should be fine. Different manufacturers' NAND have slightly different temperature specs but they're all tends to show up around 70-75C for SMART temperature.
 
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