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| Thread ID: 144242 | 2017-08-23 00:27:00 | Building New rig: M.2 SSD GB Capacity? | kioti (17360) | Press F1 |
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| 1438490 | 2017-08-23 00:27:00 | Hi, I am building a new computer and would like to top it off with a M.2 SSD. Wondering what GB Capacity would be best to get, 250GB or 500GB? Now the answer depends on what I will be using the new rig to do and what programs I will install. Basically, my existing rig is well set up and handles all Adobe CC 2017 apps, Games and anything else that I have installed to it so the new one I will be used mainly for Digital Media work, Blue ray backup and encode to file sizes of 2GB. So,...at SSD costing say $1NZ per GB I am wondering whether to get a 250GB or 500GB SSD. I will install a 3TB Sata 3 HDD for storage. I am considering getting a Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2 (2280),NVMe SSD, cost $412NZ // Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2 (2280),NVMe SSD, cost $205NZ....or, CORSAIR FORCE SERIES MP500 480GB M.2 NVME SSD, cost $479NZ // CORSAIR FORCE SERIES MP500 240GB M.2 NVME SSD, cost $260NZ..... yeah 1TB would be great but having parted with $1,270 for the parts of the new build I might have to start modestly :D Suggestions please most welcomed (y) Here is a list of the new parts I have for info and anyone interested: Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming-K3-rev-1 www.gigabyte.com AMD Ryzen 5-1600 www.amd.com Kingston-Hyperx-Fury-16gb-ddr4-2666mhz (2x8GB Sticks) www.bjorn3d.com Gigabyte GV-N105TG1-Gaming-4GD www.gigabyte.com Raidmax-600ae-cobra-600w-plus techworld.co.nz ........................................ Current rig: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P, AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8Ghz, Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2x4GB DDR3 2400 MT/S, EVGA Nvidia GeForce GT 710, 1GB DDR3, CoolerMaster RS-550 PSU, HP V216 LED Monitor, Lite-On Dual Layer Optic Drive........Win 7x64 Professional SP1...Net FX 4.6....... 1TB Seagate Sata2 C-Drive, 3TB and 1x500GB Sata 2 Storage Drive internal and 2x 4TB Desktop Expansion Drives, Logiteck Amplified Speakers, Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000, Canon MG 7560 Printer. |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1438491 | 2017-08-23 00:40:00 | 960 EVO is the best option, although any of the ones you listed would be fine - simply get as big as you can afford. Asuming you are in NZ PBTech has a good special on the 250GB 960 EVO today. www.pbtech.co.nz |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1438492 | 2017-08-23 03:30:00 | That is a good special, I'm tempted to grab one myself & i don't even need one. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1438493 | 2017-08-23 03:37:00 | Hi, I am building a new computer . Wondering what GB Capacity would be best to get, 250GB or 500GB? Here is a list of the new parts : Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming-K3-rev-1 AMD Ryzen 5-1600 Kingston-Hyperx-Fury-16gb-ddr4-2666mhz (2x8GB Sticks) Gigabyte GV-N105TG1-Gaming-4GD Raidmax-600ae-cobra-600w-plus . The 500GB of course. You may feel you don't need so big now but later? Big as you can. And you are showing off......:-) The only comment I have is forget the Raidmax power supply. Case, sure, fine, PSU, no way. Piece of ****. Get an Antec. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1438494 | 2017-08-23 17:00:00 | The 500GB of course. You may feel you don't need so big now but later? Big as you can. And you are showing off......:-) The only comment I have is forget the Raidmax power supply. Case, sure, fine, PSU, no way. Piece of ****. Get an Antec. Yeah,,agreed,,,the shop assistant picked that Raidmax PSU and I was thinking more on CoolerMaster...so I have decided to do a change and get the CORSAIR RMX SERIES RM650X 650W FULLY MODULAR 80PLUS GOLD POWER SUPPLY $220 or the SILVERSTONE STRIDER SERIES ST65F-PT 650W 80PLUS PLATINUM FULL-MODULAR POWER SUPPLY $200 ( the SILVERSTONE STRIDER SERIES ST75F-PT 750W 80PLUS PLATINUM FULL-MODULAR POWER SUPPLY $230....extra 100W for $30) Thanks pctek |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1438495 | 2017-08-23 17:05:00 | @Driftwood (chuckle) Me neither, I could get a 1TB Sata 3 HDD for $100 and use that to play a great bottleneck gheeeetar! :D |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1438496 | 2017-08-23 17:16:00 | 960 EVO is the best option, although any of the ones you listed would be fine - simply get as big as you can afford. Asuming you are in NZ PBTech has a good special on the 250GB 960 EVO today. www.pbtech.co.nz Thanks...yeah the 500GB would be the choice and as for the Samsung 960 Evo 250GB I can buy that for $200NZ As for getting the SSD that will not be possible for 2 weeks....and, to top it off I need to buy an Enclosure Case to house the new lineup so am searching for something suitable. I have 7 ATX Tower cases at hand but the only thing makes them unsuitable is that they are from older times of P4 CPU's and the front USB ports are 1 and 2. So, it is a Case with USB3 ports up front that is required.....another $100-$150+ Yep I am in NZ...Dunedin Cheers :D |
kioti (17360) | ||
| 1438497 | 2017-08-23 21:01:00 | CORSAIR RMX SERIES RM650X 650W or the SILVERSTONE STRIDER SERIES ST65F-PT 650W The Silverstone. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1438498 | 2017-08-24 00:17:00 | If you like one of your old cases you can always get a drive bay USB 3.0 adapter to give you front ports, or a card reader with a USB 3 port. You don't have to replace the whole case just for front USB 3 ports, but ok yeah I've done that exact thing myself. Couple of Ideas, 2nd one has 2 SSD mounts as well www.pbtech.co.nz www.pbtech.co.nz |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1438499 | 2017-08-24 05:57:00 | The Silverstone. pctek.... good choice and agreed here. Thanks |
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