Looking for M.2 SSD for my first build
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- Mar 16, 2013
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You need to look beyond the "m.2" designation, and look at SATA vs NVMe.
m.2 is just the physical connection.
They can be either SATA based or NVMe.
A SATA m.2 drive is exactly the same performance as a regular 2.5" SATA III SSD. And the same price.
An NVMe drive (960 Pro, for instance), is way faster. And more expensive.
At $80, you're looking at a 120GB drive. Which is TooSmall.
- Mar 16, 2013
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For instance, the NVMe 960 EVO 250GB is $120 at Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-960-EVO-Internal-MZ-V6E250BW/dp/B01LYFKX41
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-960-EVO-Internal-MZ-V6E250BW/dp/B01LYFKX41
velocityg4
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At that price point. The best you'll get is the Western Digital Blue 3D. Which is pretty close to a Samsung 850 Evo as I recall. Just be careful there is the new 3D version and the old 2D version. You want the 3D. The 2D isn't very good.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SBV3XX/?tag=pcpapi-20
Just to note. Those SSD in that price bracket are SATA with an M.2 interface. They are no better than 2.5" SSD. For just a little more. You can get a WD Black. Which is NVMe. It is far faster.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/?tag=pcpapi-20
The WD black is also on the motherboard's M.2 support list. I doubt there'd be any problems with the 3D Blue. It's too new to make the list. The prior 2D model made the list.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-1x#support-doc
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073SBV3XX/?tag=pcpapi-20
Just to note. Those SSD in that price bracket are SATA with an M.2 interface. They are no better than 2.5" SSD. For just a little more. You can get a WD Black. Which is NVMe. It is far faster.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/?tag=pcpapi-20
The WD black is also on the motherboard's M.2 support list. I doubt there'd be any problems with the 3D Blue. It's too new to make the list. The prior 2D model made the list.
http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-AB350-Gaming-3-rev-1x#support-doc
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