Updrade to ssd or nvme?

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I have asus b350 plus (1 empty m.2 slot)and 2 7200rpm hdd
I am looking for a ssd later this yr for boot and some games

A few models in mind, 240~256gb
Ssd.
Crucial mx500

Nvme
Intel 760p
Adata sx8200x
Samsung 960 evo nvme

There are many new models coming out, will ssd price drop soon?

Is the m.2 nvme of this size /brand worth the premium?
Coz no more room for further m.2 upgrades

Which ssd would you consider? Thx
 
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jossrik
NVMe is nice cause of the physical size, and no cables. Read/Write can be a lot faster than an SATA SSD which will be a lot faster than a mechanical HDD. As far as noticeable, I have the Samsung 960 Evo 500Gb, and it's really nice, but there's no perceptible difference between this and the SATA 850 Evo it replaced. With one exception, copying games off it, and loading screens. Windows loads about the same speed, most programs are pretty snappy with either. But for example, when I load up Diablo 3 to play with friends, mine loads *A LOT* faster. I keep a few games plus windows on my NVMe, and I have a NAS for everything else. I just copy and delete games as I need them/use them. Hope this helps.
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NVMe is nice cause of the physical size, and no cables. Read/Write can be a lot faster than an SATA SSD which will be a lot faster than a mechanical HDD. As far as noticeable, I have the Samsung 960 Evo 500Gb, and it's really nice, but there's no perceptible difference between this and the SATA 850 Evo it replaced. With one exception, copying games off it, and loading screens. Windows loads about the same speed, most programs are pretty snappy with either. But for example, when I load up Diablo 3 to play with friends, mine loads *A LOT* faster. I keep a few games plus windows on my NVMe, and I have a NAS for everything else. I just copy and delete games as I need them/use them. Hope this helps.
 
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The Crucial SATA SSD is a good choice. I have an older one.

I think NVMe SSD's are good for work were every second saved counts.
In everyday usage it tests faster, but I can't feel it.
I can only tell the difference when I edit a video with big files.
I copy them all to a temp folder my NVMe drive and work from there.
Working on big files from NVMe is noticeably faster.
 
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The super fast sequential read and write speeds of the Samsung 960/970 are meant for Content Creation and Productivity. It will barely be beneficial to Gamers. But, with all of these Drives pretty much priced around the same amount these days. It doesn't even matter what you buy.

Get a Samsung 960/970 if you feel like having the bragging rights of owning one. Won't hurt you.
 
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MERGED QUESTION
Question from Ztdutxjgxgtu : "SSD's IOPS does it matters?"



those high IOPS are at high queue depth's, windows typically operated at a Queue depth of 1, so QD1 IOPS is more important that QD32 IOPS.
That being said you wont really feel the difference between NVMe and SATA SSD's
 
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Question from Ztdutxjgxgtu : "SSD's IOPS does it matters?"



Everything that I've read says that IOPS is the true speed and to a point you will "feel" the speed. Will you feel the speed from a high end SATA SSD to an NVMe drive? From my experience, very little felt performance increase. If you are on a budget, the MX500 is a good SSD and you can't go wrong with it. If you want the bragging rights of having a stupid fast NVMe SSD and can afford it, the new Western Digital Black NVMe is a mighty fast, decently priced model.
 
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