1TB SSD for gaming and windows?

starmanwarz · 7 Oct 2019 at 11:27

Currently I have a 250GB Samsung 840 and I'm tired of uninstalling games due to lack of space so I'm thinking of getting a bigger SSD, 1TB will be enough probably as I never have more than 3-4 games installed.

I could also install windows 10 on in, or is it better if I keep my old SSD just for the windows installation and various programs?

Motherboard is a Gigabyte UD4H, kinda old now, might upgrade in the next year or so. Don't really care about benchmark speeds but I'd like it to be as fast as possible. I prefer Samsung too.

Which one would you recommend?

starmanwarz · 9 Oct 2019 at 15:30

Thanks guys, the 860 evo looks fine.

However, I will be upgrading to a Ryzen system a lot sooner than I thought (in a couple of weeks) should I get one of these new M2, nvme SSD's? Not sure if they have any benefits, are they just for benchmark scores?

starmanwarz · 10 Oct 2019 at 15:53

Excellent, 860 Evo it is then

I just saw the RDR2 and Modern Warfare specs, 150GB and 175GB? 1 TB might not be enough

starmanwarz · 13 Oct 2019 at 21:16

JasonM said:
Upgrade your memory to 16GB, then use a 7200rpm drive as your games drive, you will have a better experience then 8GB + second SSD.

Games are mainly sequential data reading (that HDD's are still good at) and the increase in RAM will give more storage for file and super fetch caching.

I'm building a new system with 16GB of RAM, 3700X, 5700 XT, MSI Tomahawk Max.

starmanwarz · 15 Oct 2019 at 16:10

Well since I'm building a new system I might as well spend the 50 more and get the 970 Evo instead of the 860 Evo... It's probably not worth it but having less cables is nice I guess..

I'm between 2 motherboards at the moment (B450 Tomahawk Max and X570 Aorus Pro) still haven't decided on the chipset but they both have M.2 connections, the Gigabyte even has cooling for it! Is the 970 going to run faster on the X570 chipset or it doesn't matter?

starmanwarz · 15 Oct 2019 at 17:05

Gray2233 said:
Why?

There's a huge chunk of this thread discussing Sabrent Rocket and the fact it's just as fast for half the price.

Never heard of the brand before, plus it's not available in my country, I'd have to buy from Amazon. Price is 120+10 shipping, while the 970 is 180 euros. Is it really that good?