Hello All,
It’s my first post on the forum and I am looking for your advice
I am buying parts for a new X99 system for a build on October and so far have bought the Rampage 5 Extreme Motherboard and the i7 5930K as well as a PSU a few other bits. I will eventually be purchasing 2 x 500 GB Samsung 850 Evo's as the standard storage for the PC
I want to install a M.2 drive on the motherboard to install the OS (Win 8.1) and perhaps a game or two and I am seeking your advice on which SSD to buy. I am torn between the Samsung 850 Evo M.2 250GB drive and the Samsung SM951 (in 128 GB or 250Gb). I re-watched Tom's video on the SM951 drive last night and it seems very impressive
As I am spending a small fortune on the system so I really did not want to spend £150 on the 250 GB SM951 but I will think about it depending on this conversation.
1) Do you think that there is enough of a speed difference between the M.2 and the SM951 to justify its purchase as a OS drive? What do you think the difference in boot speed will be?
2) Do you think that 128 GB will be enough space to install the OS without having to worry about filling it up? I have to manage my old PC and its 128 GB SSD and I don’t want this PC to have the same problem. No games on the 128GB either
3) Does the SM951 work with Samsung Magician software as Tom makes it clear that this is an OEM device not meant for consumers to get their hands on!
What do you think I should get?
Many thanks in advance!
It’s my first post on the forum and I am looking for your advice
I am buying parts for a new X99 system for a build on October and so far have bought the Rampage 5 Extreme Motherboard and the i7 5930K as well as a PSU a few other bits. I will eventually be purchasing 2 x 500 GB Samsung 850 Evo's as the standard storage for the PC
I want to install a M.2 drive on the motherboard to install the OS (Win 8.1) and perhaps a game or two and I am seeking your advice on which SSD to buy. I am torn between the Samsung 850 Evo M.2 250GB drive and the Samsung SM951 (in 128 GB or 250Gb). I re-watched Tom's video on the SM951 drive last night and it seems very impressive
As I am spending a small fortune on the system so I really did not want to spend £150 on the 250 GB SM951 but I will think about it depending on this conversation.
1) Do you think that there is enough of a speed difference between the M.2 and the SM951 to justify its purchase as a OS drive? What do you think the difference in boot speed will be?
2) Do you think that 128 GB will be enough space to install the OS without having to worry about filling it up? I have to manage my old PC and its 128 GB SSD and I don’t want this PC to have the same problem. No games on the 128GB either
3) Does the SM951 work with Samsung Magician software as Tom makes it clear that this is an OEM device not meant for consumers to get their hands on!
What do you think I should get?
Many thanks in advance!
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