Best performing NVME M2 SSD 1TB

[iMacMart]

Morning all

Getting lost in all the drive specs, can someone recommend a 1TB drive for £130-£150 please

Mainly gaming and some light office work!

Thanks all

 

[dave28]

Best one is WD BLACK SN850 NVMe 1TB

costs 160 - 170 though

 

[iMacMart]

Best one is WD BLACK SN850 NVMe 1TB

costs 160 - 170 though

Morning! I had a WD 550 Blue 500GB so that’s a good shout, any others?

 

[dave28]

Morning! I had a WD 550 Blue 500GB so that’s a good shout, any others?

not as fast but cheaper
Crucial P5 1 TB CT1000P5SSD8

 

[iMacMart]

Thanks - how do the Sabrent compare?

 

[dave28]

Thanks - how do the Sabrent compare?

i have never bought that brand sorry. The only brands i ever buy in storage are western digital, crucial or samsung.

i imagine they have some very fast storage but its reliability i worry about more since all SSD drives that i ever used were fast, i was brought up with regular hard drives that are snails in comparisson

 

[chroniclard]

Have you got pcie 4?

 

[iMacMart]

Have you got pcie 4?

Yes MSI Gaming Plus x570 board

 

[chroniclard]

Yes MSI Gaming Plus x570 board

I have a samsung 980 pro 1tb in slot one pcie 4, a samsung 970 Evo 1tb in slot two pcie 3. Despite benchmark numbers being hugely different I can't really tell much difference.

980 is around £189, 970 is around £130.

Shop around a bit, WD black is possibly the cheapest(and arguably the best all rounder) and might be near enough budget.

 

[iMacMart]

I have a samsung 980 pro 1tb in slot one pcie 4, a samsung 970 Evo 1tb in slot two pcie 3. Despite benchmark numbers being hugely different I can't really tell much difference.

980 is around £189, 970 is around £130.

Shop around a bit, WD black is possibly the cheapest(and arguably the best all rounder) and might be near enough budget.

The hunt begins! Thanks chaps........

 

[Dg834man]

Don't waste your money just get a sn550 1tb

 

[MrRockliffe]

I’d be inclined to get something like the Corsair MP600 - it isn’t the best performing but the Phison E16 controller is great for endurance - ultimately more important IMO.

 

[iMacMart]

Don't waste your money just get a sn550 1tb

As always I'm getting all caught up in the latest, greatest, fastest PC components and realistically this suited me in the 500gb version so will suffice in the 1TB version!

Thanks all!

 

[El Jimben]

Thanks - how do the Sabrent compare?

I use one as my gaming drive & it absolutely flies, despite only being the PCIE 3 version. You honestly wouldn't notice any difference when compared to a more expensive drive such as the WD Black.

 

[iMacMart]

I use one as my gaming drive & it absolutely flies, despite only being the PCIE 3 version. You honestly wouldn't notice any difference when compared to a more expensive drive such as the WD Black.

Yes I’m stick with the SN550 1tb as I had the 500gb prior and it was more than ample …. Just need to sort out my free shipping from OCUK now

 

[Mikey]

Don't waste your money just get a sn550 1tb

Looking to get one of these myself now to fit into a Dell Optiplex 7040 Micro. Think I'm close to splitting my PC for parts to eBay and just using a cheap Micro PC. I use my machine these days for internet, office stuff and a large iTunes collection. Currently got about 3 1TB drives, M2 NVME, M2 SATA and SATA SSD

 

[VaderDSL]

I needed a new SSD, had no idea what to get, was thinking p2 or sn550. In the end got a 1TB P5 for £75. I did have a search for another MX500 I currently use, but they’re up around £80-£90.

 

[Joxeon]

I needed a new SSD, had no idea what to get, was thinking p2 or sn550. In the end got a 1TB P5 for £75. I did have a search for another MX500 I currently use, but they’re up around £80-£90.

At just 75 quid the P5 looks excellent for the price.

 

[VaderDSL]

At just 75 quid the P5 looks excellent for the price.

Yeah I was really in two minds, I absolutely don’t need the speed, but the price seemed very good. I received it this afternoon and it’s now installed. Just setting up windows as I type.