Value for money M2 PCIe SSD

Larok

Larok

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Hi,

I'm thinking about a 12400 B660 build when available with my 1660 super card and am wondering what the value for money M2 PCIe SSD's are at the moment for a gaming rig.
 
Currently on the OCUK store, the Crucial P5's are a good price. Along with the WD SN550's, so much so, I'm sat here with 2x SN550 2Tb's in my basket...

Yes, the Read/Write speeds, on paper, are slow (Gen 3) but real-world performance differences are negligible. We're talking a literal second or maybe 2, loading games etc...
 
 
Thank you both very much the 1TB Western digitals do look good value. Really appreciate the real world load time advice and also all the links to the products.
 
Kavalree said:
Currently on the OCUK store, the Crucial P5's are a good price. Along with the WD SN550's, so much so, I'm sat here with 2x SN550 2Tb's in my basket...

Yes, the Read/Write speeds, on paper, are slow (Gen 3) but real-world performance differences are negligible. We're talking a literal second or maybe 2, loading games etc...
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Crucial P5's are grand. I'm running a 2TB after my two SanDisk Ultra II's called it a day after only a few years. Hopefully Crucial lasts longer than they did :D
 
The only issue with the WD SN550s, is they're literally not the drives they were when they first released. If you do a lot of big data transfers you'll notice it, as they're built from inferior components now than when they released and reviewed, which hampers sustained write performance substantially. Good old bait and switch. That being said they're perfectly fine for day to day usage, and still absolutely fine for a much more read heavy orientated load (ie gaming), and given how cheap they are nowadays, especially on sale, they're still not a bad drive as long as you know what you're getting when you buy it :)

The WD SN570 has essentially replaced it and is a better all round drive; even compared to the release SN550.

I also use a cheap Adlink Phison-based 2TB NVME SSD as mixed purpose game drive, that is also pretty decent for general purpose, and even performance usage (within gen 3 limitations). It's not ideal for the laptop I currently have it in that runs 24/7 however, as it it suffers if it gets too hot; due to relative lack of airflow and internal load temps, if it runs at high temps for too long; sometimes the controller slows wayyyyy down for protection purposes, almost stalling; not ideal as it can cause issues; but I guess better that than actual damage to the device even if there is potential of data loss etc.

A quick cool off and reboot soon sorts that out though. I intend to move this to a desktop in the next couple of months however, where if need be I'll be able to put a heatsink on it; but I suspect the better airflow and lower ambient temperatures will probably do enough anyway; it's just not perfect in such a toasty ambient location with lower airflow; given that particular laptop is running under moderate-high load far more than 99% of other laptops; and is running borderline 24/7, it's more a case of worst case scenario and not really what that drive is designed to tolerate.
 
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