The SSD comes with my 2-year old Aspire TC-885 suddenly died and I have to buy a new one. Show I have two SSDs in mind and I cannot decide which one is better for me. Right now the price is identical on amazon. I use the desktop PC mainly for business and I am not a gamer. The money is tight, but at the same time I just do not want to experience the sudden death situation again so reliability is important. Western digital SN750 500GB NVMe Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, 3D NAND Samsung 980 Series - 500GB PCIe Gen3. X4 NVMe 1.4 - M.2 Internal SSD Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Thread was edited to add model name to the title
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So hear this, the sn 750 se is a pcie gen 4 drive but has specs of a gen 3 drive, while the Samsung 980 is a gen 3 drive but has slightly faster write speed. My question is there a benefit of the sn750 se to be a gen 4 drive despite the low performance ? Wouldn't the pcie gen 4 controller and interface draw more power, rendering the drive less efficient
than the Samsung 980 ? Why would they even put a gen 4 controller on a slow drive anyway, just for marketing appeal ? Am in the market for an affordable gen 3 drive and my research led me to those two drives, and am sure i would be happy with either, but the diffrence in interfaces despite same performance just caught my curiosity. Attachments
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Hi, So yes I'd opt for the WD black instead depending on price After looking at both not sure either one would be on my radar. Last edited: Sep 26, 2021 JoinedOct 8, 2012Messages1,440 (0.40/day) Location Israel
You will not be to tell the difference between them in real usage. Get the cheaper one/the one with the better warranty. Is the WD Black SN750 good for gaming?The WD_BLACK SN750 NVMe™ SSD delivers top-tier performance for gaming and hardware enthusiasts who are looking to build or upgrade their PC. Available in capacities up to 4TB, the WD_BLACK SN750 NVMe SSD rivals some of the best performing drives on the market to help give gamers that competitive edge.
Is Samsung 980 worth it?Samsung's 500GB 980 is a very fast DRAM-less M. 2 NVMe SSD that runs both cool and efficiently. For those penny pinchers on the hunt for a solid PCIe 3.0 x4 M. 2 NVMe SSD, Samsung's 980 is a good choice.
Is WD Black SN750 1tb good for gaming?WD's Black SN750 SE is a decent-performing gaming-oriented SSD. While it doesn't deliver the best PCIe 4.0 performance, it competes well against many of the best PCIe 3.0 SSDs on the market and is listed at competitive prices.
Does the Samsung 980 SSD need a heatsink?The PS5 has no active cooling to its M. 2 slot, so anything that can be done to dissipate the heat is a good thing; an SSD will throttle its performance once it reaches a temperature threshold.
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