980 Pro Worthwhile?

[NoNameNoNumber]

New build incoming, just trying to weigh up what to do WRT storage. Thinking of using the 250Gb 980 for Windows and programs, then use my existing SSDs for games/media for now and add another M.2 like the Western digital Blue at a later date and phase the SSDs out.

I guess the question is, will I se any benefit from the extra speed the 980 brings or should I just go for the WD Blue from the get go?

Thank you.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Samsung 980 Pro 250GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 ATX Motherboard= £209.99

Total: £319.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[NoNameNoNumber]

Maybe this is just me but there 2 things i see there

1) There no way i would pay about £100 for just a 250GB drive these days
2) I wouldn't go below a 500GB M.2 now for even my main C: windows/ Programs drive. (If i was buying new today it would be a 1TB drive for sure )

I only really have Chrome, Steam, Origin, UPlay and a bit of OC software tbh. So 250gb is more than enough. That said. I appreciate that £100 for 250gb does sting a little, hence the question of whether twice the speed on the 980 for boot drive would be worth while.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

You could have had the WD Black SN750 1TB for £119 yesterday.

I'd of taken that any day of the week over a 250GB 980 Pro.

Ooft, was that a Prime day?

I guess I could wait it out to black friday.

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

I wouldn't pay £100 even from 500GB drive.
If you look around you can find 1TB Adata SX8200 Pro for £110.

With games bloating up like this you don't want to waste limited M.2 slots for pipsqueek drives.
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-no-longer-fits-on-a-250gb-ssd/
Remember that SSD space you don't have has zero speed.

Perfect thank you.
So I could run two of those drives on the x570 Tomahawk and just partition one for windows?

 

[NoNameNoNumber]

Cheers all,
I'll bag an SX8200 then if I spot a good price on one.
Assume it's not worth trying to gen a Gen 4 given the above comments on how little the extra speeds really matter?