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[@michaeloneill1360]

Hey Jason what do you know about, or would you even recommend the 'King Spec' brand of nvme m.2 drives? They have a TB Drive for an Insane: $88.99 Cdn. !!

[@mybrotherjames8579]

I have a Kingston kc3000 1tb for the primary drive. Think I paid $80 for it when the nv2 was 50ish. Solid drive.

[@CaptBirdBrain]

I recently got the TeamGroup MP44L 2 TB for $125 on New Egg. That's the 4th Gen of the MP34 you mentioned. I thought I got a decent deal although I'm wishing I went with 4TB now.

[@Rabidpenquin1071]

I bought a Kingspec 7000 gen 4 1 tb for $56 back before the spike hit.I am super pleased and came with Dram cache.I believe that same one is now on sale at Newegg for $76 and you get a $10 gift card for your next purchase

[@unknownposter2075]

"Stop buying bad SSDs!" -proceeds to buy a 5400 RPM hard drive-

[@azytrx]

HDDs are great for documents, videos, etc, super cheap for huge sizes

[@nexusvideo]

I have a 3 tb dinosaur drive. great for storing video and music.

[@jimster1111]

you can buy a manufacturer refurbished 16TB 3" harddrive for less than 200$ sometimes closer to 140$. thats an insane deal idc who you are.

[@snakemaster_lp8417]

I always have 1 Hard drive, its just good for storing all sorts of stuff. i dont need work related stuff on my m.2´s thats space i can use for games `n stuff.

[@Adam-fz6sj]

I am running 12 TB on my gaming rig and have 70-80% filled I have games from the last 4 decades all saved to my rig. Then I have backups of everything so all said I have roughly 60TB of data most of which I will never use.

[@nastytechniquez9685]

Savagery

[@SpoonHurler]

Rookie numbers... gotta get them up 😂

[@Tomomoto9000]

I have a 10tb hd thats 60% but most of my games from Steam are not even downloaded. I had to uninstall what i don't want to play yet just to save space. I found a Seagate 24tb hd but its still a little expensive.

[@kdcustoms1272]

​@@Tomomoto9000bro don't use HDD's for game's. I'd say for videos or pictures sure. SSD's will improve loading times by x10, they really do for the games I play anyway. It was so annoying in eft waiting 2 minutes just for people's PC to load the game😡

[@Tomomoto9000]

@@kdcustoms1272 unfortunately the highest capacity ssd ive ever seen is 8tb. I need to atleast double that so i can download all my games.

[@ThomasPaine01]

Great video as always. 500K subscribers let's go!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you Thomas!! Hope you are having a great week

[@casuallyweird4838]

I got 2x 990Pro 2TB NVMEs. I use them for more than just gaming but they are blazing fast. Right now they are in my laptop but this summer I’m making a new build. A lot of it is actually made based on information I learned from your channel. Thanks for all the useful info and videos!

[@Rabidpenquin1071]

Was at my local Walmart about a week ago, and I always stroll by the clearance isle when I'm there.Imagine my shock when I saw WD Black SM770 gen 4 500 gb nvme for $18,I thought no way,but yep,I bought everyone they had,read and write speeds up to 5000

[@Ryuga117]

dude no fcking way, im actually checking the tech goods aisles at my supermarkets, i bet nobody touches them becuz of online shopping so the managers think just throw em on clearance for cheap to clear the stock paperwork😭

[@Rabidpenquin1071]

@Ryuga117 exactly, I asked the sales guy why it was so cheap, and he said to make room for the new 2024 inventory

[@YasmirGD]

Your monologue/introduction Is amazing Mr Jason jajaja, I always repeat it in My mind "STOP buying bad XXXXX" jajaja thanks for the recommendations

[@PCBuilderChannel]

haha! Happy to help (:

[@victorabregu1718]

Thank you jason, for keeping us updated in the fastest changing indutry. Very apreciated ❤

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Fast is right! You're very welcome :))

[@bobp4036]

I was looking at drives yesterday and held off. Perfect timing for this video to drop and get some more info to digest before hitting that purchase button!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad that worked out!! Happy to help :))

[@ZleepiBoi]

I love how a brand new video comes out and I can already here the intro word for word in my head lmao I love the consistency

[@PCBuilderChannel]

haha yes! Hope you enjoyed

[@furkanozcnar7898]

I love that you cover everything, these videos have so much wisdom in them, thank you!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad you find them useful! So glad to help ;)

[@sunnycat69]

Doing 1st build thanks fam subbed 👌🏻

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks so much for the sub! And good luck with your first build, very exciting! Check out our How To Build A PC Video for some more tips. ;)

[@microde_8351]

Got a 990 pro "opened never used" 2tb off ebay for $150, about to find out if I got scammed

[@user-xp2gc9dn2g]

Sounds legit to me bro grats good luck .

[@user-xp2gc9dn2g]

back 4 to 5 months ago Drives got cheap . I snagged a 2 tb980 pro brand new for 80 bucks granted it was on sell but I could not pass that up .... I should have bought more than 1 is my only regret .

[@EclipseWarlord]

You're probably good. If they said it was a 1090 PRO then you definitely would have been.

[@SpoonHurler]

Probably stolen so you're probably good 😂

[@JBrinx18]

Make sure the text font looks right. Might be a scam otherwise

[@simonstrike]

Hi Jason! Great video, as always. You've helped me a lot with deciding on various upgrades recently so thank you! 👍

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad we could help! Thanks for letting us know

[@Majorsethro]

Honestly had no idea about that sticker! Awesome tidbit!!!

[@happyswing]

I like this channel, he is like the Saul Goodman but in a world of PC )))

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Better Call PC Builder!

[@Jdebrusk987]

@@PCBuilderChannel Better Caul Jason

[@tanuki3756]

Was needing a cheap SSD for a build I'm completing for a friend. Ordered one through you links. Thank you kindly.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad we could help!

[@romariomarcogoncalvesdias6446]

so happy this video came out, as i'm in the market for storage

[@lear7741]

Thank you Jason.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for watching!

[@desertgecko4549]

12:53 That's a good option, using an add-on card for another SSD. But before going there, we should check our motherboard. All Standard-ATX mobos, most micro-ATX, and maybe an oddball ITX, have more than one m.2 slot. My ATX mobos have three each. And, of course, this isn't needed if you go with a SATA SSD. Great video, Jason. I was surprised to learn that 4TB has finally taken over the sweet spot from 2TB (but has it, really?), and I'd never seen an RGB heat sink. I always learn _something_ from your videos.

[@randolphblack2554]

Jason, thank you for the update on NVME drives since I want to purchase another pair to put on a PCIE expansion card before adding a second Gen 4 NVME drive to the secondary motherboard slot. I had one there before and really enjoyed the 1.9 GB/sec transfer speeds! Keep up the good 👍 work!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Happy to help!

[@iamdeward]

Your work is invaluable. I've learned so much about building computers over the last few months watching your videos. Just wanna say thanks

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks a lot, glad you've learned so much from the channel! And thank you for tuning in ;)

[@kirby0louise]

DRAM cache is really awesome. My (external!) harddrive has some and the only time it feels like a harddrive is when the cache is being flushed/written to the metal

[@EclipseWarlord]

Your enthusiasm is amazing. You're talking about DRIVES.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

haha thank you! Not the most exciting component its true, but I love helping folks with their builds so its still a good time (;

[@professorakos]

Thank you for this, very helpfull.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

You're so welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

[@DragunnitumGaming]

So informative :O

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad it was helpful!

[@HunTaoLee]

Thanks for the comprehensive ssd video. My new laptop comes with a 4th gen 1TB SSD. Because of overheat + lack of space to add-on heatsink, I replace it with a rather cheap 3rd gen 2TB SSD & the laptop is much cooler now.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad I could help!

[@mrw1054]

Thanks Jason!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad to help!

[@JakeAndrews-fd4eo]

Love your stuff Jason!! You've been a huge help in choosing the components to build my first gaming PC. I'm just about ready to start ordering all my parts. Very excited. Can anybody answer what may be a stupid question... is the Team Group MP44 just the Gen 4 version of the MP34? Thanks guys.

[@kelley09162]

Not sure but it has good reviews so it is a good choice.

[@uther10]

Is it worth waiting for the Prime day sales in July? Thank you again for all of your information and videos!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

For SSDs I wouldn't personally, prices are going up. But of course you never know.

[@jomeler]

Great video Jason! I got this NVMe that says SATA III on it. Where can I use it? Thanks!

[@nexusvideo]

Do your research if you are considering a pcie adapter for nmve cards. The x4 versions can fit in x16 slots if you dont have x4 slots on your board. x1 slot adapters will run at a limited speed but worth considering for extra storage - not gaming. Many boards do not have full bandwidth available to use all the pcie slots and nvme slots. My MSI board has a graphics card and 2 nvme cards installed. I can not use my second x16 slot or one of my x1 slots. They get disabled when the other slots are used. The motherboard manual will list your memory storage options.

[@williammunny9206]

good morning Jason, (sips coffee) crazy good info! build my retirement build! 😝

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for tuning in :) You got this!

[@magnusnilsson9792]

4TB more TB/buck interesting :) Those silicon power are starting to pop up here in Europe now, so that's nice.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I got my 990 pro 2tb for about 120. Totally worth

[@wrathfol]

the T500 2tb not being brought up is wild imo

[@Dubulcle]

Why

[@Selloutsatirist]

When WD Black 4Tb hit ~$250 a little while ago, I picked one up. I don't think I'll need more internal storage for quite some time.

[@zonemanbobo]

I saw a booger on the finger😮. Anyway I use 3 nvme 2T each, and I was running low on storage so I added a 8T spinner via usb-c. Works well.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Another great video by Mr Bear 🐻…… sorry Jason 😉😅😂🤣. Terrific and well explained video Jason and didn’t realise Xbox S/X used a proprietary connector …… I always wondered why the Xbox storage was soooo pricey! I’m not really a console gamer tbh and aren’t fully up to date on their specs etc.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you so much Michael, he and I both thank you! :D We appreciate the support!

[@DKvegasgaming]

I just got a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB for $309 with next day delivery. I knew Jason would be upset with me because "it's not a gaming ssd", but I had to jump on it at that price. I do a bit of video editing as well, so I guess it wasn't a total waste :) Cheers

[@Hoigwai]

Bought a 2nd drive last year. SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB - M.2 NVMe for $129. My 1TB NVMe was running out of space lol. 44C being actively used in a 70F room. Seems good.

[@slumped_rayray7880]

got a p44 pro 2tb on newegg for a $100 during black friday... cant beat that

[@christopherevelyn6506]

Hi Jason Great Video and Great timing with my build. Just wondering what are your thoughts on the KC3000 ssd?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I thought they had phased that drive out. Good drive with DRAM if you find a deal on it.

[@deviantbuilds]

Had one died under a week. How? No idea. Was not expecting that at all. It has very good components on it.

[@christopherevelyn6506]

​@@PCBuilderChannel Thanks great to know. They are $195 CAN here in Canada for 2TB

[@mrivera3996]

I have a few MX500s in my system, and they serve me well. I do plenty of reading, writing, and deleting large batches of photos, and they do perform better than cheaper ones I’ve used. I also use a single 4TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD for my travel gaming PC, and it’s plenty snappy, and runs smooth as eggs. I see no real need for anything faster.

[@dystopia-usa]

I've been using Intel/Solidigm enterprise class & professional class SSD's (2.5 SATA & M.2 NVMe) since my first one over a decade ago. They have never let me down & even the oldest one is still running today at 100% health, after many years as a primary/boot drive & later a secondary drive on newer builds. I don't mind paying a bit more for extreme reliability & durability/longevity, because dealing with failed drives is a huge headache.

[@Yuary]

I was about to buy a SSD when this video popped on my youtube feed, ty for the info jason

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Great timing! You're welcome, thanks for watching :)

[@bruh4573]

Bro you are the goat in helping my build

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad to help!

[@MyRkAcc]

Im looking at the silicon power xd80 currently, but the 512gb version for my boot drive and a two games I usually play most. Its 56$ at the local store im looking at. The 1Tb version is 150 since they dont have stock on it and need to order it. To be honest, even the sata ones i got (some kingston 500gb one and a samsung 870 pro 1tb as my main) are good for my needs xD

[@bradjarman8721]

Just bought a 1tb and 4tb samsung 990 pro. I thought I knew best that they were top of the line for just about everything, and while they seem to be for everything, except gaming, which is the one thing I do most... 😅

[@namsku]

Hi ! I might ask a dump question already answered, but is it a good two have two different SSD on your machine for dividing OS and Games ? Also if you are using VMs, which kind of SSD we should focus on ? Thank you for your video.

[@kelley09162]

Jason says that doesn't matter so no need to have two SSDs.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

These days you don't need to do that for regular gaming/use

[@LautaroQ2812]

Zero to SSD hero? Fine... you got me. I'll leave my like haha! I have an HDD where I have RoN, Cyberpunk77, KCD, Cities Skylines... all of them work just fine. I do get some little hiccups with RoN but not sure if it's the drive or my older bottlenecking CPU. If you can get an SSD, don't get an HDD in 2024, obviously. But saying obsolete is a bit much. Depending on the game you're trying to play, an SSD will only differ in LOADING TIMES. This is coming from an mmorpg player. Back in the day, since SSDs were sort of new/expensive you'd get the HDD for your games. And the problem with them now is that textures and stuff to stream are much larger and needs to be quicker, this is where an HDD is not useful anymore. But if you are playing something a bit older (or even newer that doesn't need the loading speeds like the examples I gave above), it can still be used. Things may vary depending on your region and market. If you can get an NVME today, just get that and don't worry. Also you can even get a Gen 3 and not overspend and not notice a difference between PCIE 3, 4 or 5.

[@mikegregg7286]

Jason, can you please help me understand how a PCIe add in card (for an additional NVMe slot) affects the total PCI lanes/bandwidth on the PC? For example, I have a Ryzen 5700g, which has 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes. I have two NVMe drives and a full size graphics card (16 lanes). How does the PC divide up the lanes? If I insert an add-in card with a 3rd NVMe, will I reduce my bandwidth and slow down my drive or (worse) my graphics card? Thanks for any help you can provide. I have tried to research this and still don't understand....

[@pie_stains]

🐈‍⬛👍I was able to get some good value on drives earlier in the year right before prices went up. My best score was probably an 2TB Crucial P5 Plus for $96 to my door. When it showed up it was the ended up being the heatsink version rather than the stock picture used. *right now I am on the lookout for a decent sale on a case to house my 11400f build so I can give it to my sisters family.

[@Chronically_ChiII]

Omg I got the team group 4TB Gen4 for 235! So good.

[@trevenc]

Where is the love for Microcenters Inland drives? I have 2 of their Performance Plus drives and they are great.

[@cloudymccloud00]

I found the Cardea "A440 PRO" 1TB for £122 and a 2TB "A440" (i.e. non-PRO) for £152. My guess is that the PRO version has DRAM and the non-PRO version does not (based on the price difference -- neither being marked down). You know what Amazon description accuracy is like! 😀

[@alien4422]

I went with a WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 for my new build. £139.98 or $177.37.

[@marxmaiale9981]

Do you have any knowledge of the various Inland brand (Microcenter) drives, such as who the OEM is?

[@redhood9064]

Great video as always. What about the WD BLACK SN770 2Tb?

[@kelley09162]

Good SSD and a good choice if not too expensive where you are.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Good drive, tends to be a little overpriced but grab it on sale.

[@redhood9064]

​@@PCBuilderChannelThanks for replying, currently its going for 130€ where I'm at.

[@kelley09162]

​@@redhood9064that price is fine so it's a good choice.

[@khaizeralejo]

just replaced my old laptop drive from hdd to ssd. Performance change is very significant. Old but better. still have 4gb ram though

[@KirklandCowboy]

huge fan of your channel! used a lot of your advice on my gaming build and very happy with it. I did take a shot in the dark with my ssd. Inland QN322 2TB SSD NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 3D NAND QLC Internal Solid State Drive what do you think? should i switch to something else?

[@kelley09162]

Depends on what the price is.

[@KirklandCowboy]

@@kelley09162 response is always appreciated! i already have it so i’m mostly looking to see if it’s reputable / reliable / fast lol. i spent $90 though

[@GRlMME]

So, I was looking at getting the Kingston NV2 2TB nvme and I wanted to get your opinion on it. Right now it’s going for 118 USD on Amazon which I figured was absolutely amazing value.

[@kelley09162]

It's a fine drive but doesn't make sense price wise because the Teamgroup MP44L has faster speeds and is currently $113.

[@FlamingTX]

Perfect time, I've saving up my lunch money to buy ssd for my laptop Just need more reaserch for decent cheap ssd with dram-chace that available in my region

[@juanford55]

Well i use a 2TB SATA Samsung evo 870 since 2 years ago, i know is slower than m.2 ones but it does pretty decently for my daily use not gonna lie.

[@talon1706]

I've had a Samsung 850 500gig SSD since 2014 running at 6000mb.s.sec. Speeds from Samsung Magician. It's almost as fast as my 980 Pro NVME.

[@thatrealba]

WD Black SN850X 4tb main drive lets goooo! Got an RX 7900XTX, 9 7900X, 64G of 6000 C30 RAM, 1000watt Seasonic, a 32" 4k 160Hz, a 32" 2k 165 Hz, Logitech G915 and G614, and a Klipsch THX sound system for the bumps when the wamens isn't home. So I think I'm good for a banger NVME. Light games, like Planet Crafters load in what seems like less than two seconds. Love the channel!

[@AwesomeDomi1]

I’m thinking of buying a 2TB Crucial P3 plus, on paper it’s the best value one I’ve seen, would you recommend it?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Tends to be overpriced for its budget level performance. But if you find a good deal go for it. Similar to the other budget NVME drives.

[@joshhardin666]

there's also u.2/u.3 drives as well as pcie drives. these drives are a bit larger (in the case of u.2/u.3 they are typically about the size of a typical 2.5" laptop hard drive), but the difference is that there's way more room for nvme nand chips so you can typically find drives with significantly more storage. Also they tend to last waaay longer. if you write very often to your drives (say, you're a video editor working on 4k video and constantly loading and unloading video, or high quality music (like you're a pro recording mixer), or you change out your games frequently, enterprise drive last way longer, and more than that, they typically have WAY more performance in terms of once you get past the cache. you only ever get so much cache on an ssd, on some consumer ssd's once you run out of (even dram) cache, the speeds of the drives drop to similar speeds (or even lower) of a spinning hard drive (like 200mb/s in some cases). enterprise drives like u.2/u.3 and pcie slot drives often have sustained write speeds (that's AFTER your run out of cache) measured in gigabytes which is pretty fantastic. u.2/u.3 ssd's can be used in an m.2 slot or a pcie slot with inexpensive adapters, pcie ssd's obviously plug directly into a pcie slot (which is a bit limiting because of how crappy modern consumer cpus are for pcie lanes (and you don't want to take lanes away from your gpu if you want to game, so usually m.2 or m.2 adapters for u.2/u.3 are going to be the way to go. they also have REALLY LOW access times, even compared to standard m.2 drives. I'm personally looking at picking up 3x samsung 15.36 tb u.2 ssd's with m.2 adapters when I rebuild my workstation. going that big IS a really expensive option, but it's a TON of storage (I'm currently running 3x 4tb m.2 drives and am constantly running out of space), and it's fast as heck.

[@Elrevisor2k]

I have two NMve 2T and 2 sata 8T to backup my info and have programs only on NMve 2T and AI models on the other. I think using sata drives to store complete work and backups is not bas despite of the low speed.

[@pikkuraami]

I've found that gen3 nvme drives mostly aren't even available anymore. When I find one of those it is more expensive than gen4 nvme. Also, anything smaller than 4TB seems to be a waste of m.2 socket. Those are best price/GB where I live. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Bigger drives usually have better endurance (TBW, terabytes written) ratings aswell. If you are doing write heavy workloads like video editing or transcoding, endurance starts to matter.

[@erickbustillo8801]

Sorry if I sound dumb, I’ve got a Samsung 980 pro with hestsink that I bought for my ps5 can buy a cheaper one for the ps5 and use my current ssd on my built??? And do I gotta reformat it?? 😊

[@blackstar-genX]

I have a gen5 board but i didn't need such speeds sooo i just dropped a 1tb gen4 in it. I usually go for capacity over super high speeds

[@pyro_zinx142]

What are your thoughts about the Corsair mp700 pro

[@kelley09162]

Jason and others have said Gen 5 SSDs aren't worth it

[@HawkBryantVT]

I'm glad for nvme ssd from gen3 and gen 4 for budget and mid-range gaming ssd.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes!

[@kenudomeltudo]

Do you recommend the MP44 2280 for gaming pc?

[@kelley09162]

Good drive for a decent price

[@LoiteringReaper]

Nvme vs 3.5” SSD load speeds depends on the game’s architecture

[@3dchick]

If you ever start messing around with Unreal Engine or other 3D stuff, you'll be shocked at how fast you can fill up a drive. I have 2 2tb ssds, plus 8tb hdd on board (came with the rig), and 16tb worth of nvmes external in enclosures (so I can use them with my laptop too). Yes, I should get a NAS setup but that's way beyond my skillset and budget, currently.

[@dennisdavidov782]

Amazon recently had the "SABRENT Rocket Q 2TB" for 79.99$ which looks like a crazy deal, it seems to be bought out but might be back at stock later so who knows.

[@Barksyyy]

I managed to score myself a Crucial MX500 1TB back in October 2023 for just £45 off of Amazon so I'm feeling pretty smug about that right now especially considering current prices are near on double that atm. Well, technically I got it for free since someone was kind enough to send me a gift card to get it cos my HDD was driving me crazy, grinding to a halt and bottlenecking my entire system to the point that it would often freeze up and take a good 5-10mins to do a full shutdown/restart so this thing was an absolute godsend and breath of fresh air for an old system like mine, giving it a brand new lease of life. Even after all of these months I still can't get over how fast this thing is to boot up from sleep and restarts in the blink of an eye not to mention the fact it runs pretty cool and silent unlike my old HDD which was beginning to sound about as excrutiating as nails on a chalkboard lol

[@Gadgetdawg]

SSD prices have gotten so insane. I bought quite a few a year ago and I'm pretty sure like they were half these prices :(

[@jakek3653]

got 980 pro SSD for 120 like 5 months ago its top notch for gaming.

[@TennBoxingFan423]

What do you think about upgrading to the crucial t700&705. Currently running the Samsung 970 pro plus .

[@Zxanonblade]

There's going to be little benefit upgrading to the T700 since pcie gen 5 speeds just aren't necessary for most people, even most professionals. I would just get a decent gen 4 drive if you need more storage.

[@TennBoxingFan423]

@@Zxanonblade any recommendations ? no budget .

[@Zxanonblade]

@@TennBoxingFan423 980 Pro is good for professional work, Wetern Digital's SN770 or Crucial's P3 Plus are also good options that aren't as expensive.

[@userbunny14]

I got a Crucial 2TB Gen4 for my build I did last week, and when I installed it, the sticker just kinda... fell off. Like the back of it was dried up and it was crunchy. So mine has no sticker. So far it hasn't had any heat issues, and all I'm using the little heatsink that came on my Gigabyte mobo. Just sucks that it voids the warranty. Cause I literally didn't take it off myself. It wasn't a choice I made.

[@jamesmelandry3595]

What about long term storage on a NVMe or Sata ssd, resent reports advise that long term storage should not be relied upon with any type ssd?

[@bikes02]

I'm happy with my Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe x2

[@Greenalex89]

For gaming alone most SSDs are totally fine since you just move small bits of data from all sorts of places, but for production purposes where you move large chunks of data a lot you might need specific SSDs which dont drop their performance after a few GB's moved like most SSDs. Im happy with my Kingston Fury 2TB Gen 4 SSD I got for 106€ (mega value) on prime deal a year ago. But honestly, any SSD (SATA, Gen 3-4) does the job for pure gaming.

[@fabiolaguna999]

if i dont have a slot to add in card... what do you recommend me?

[@tjadams8]

I'm def kicking myself for not buying 1000 of the 4TB MP's when they were 151.99

[@uhohwhy]

PCIe 4 drive in PCIe 3 mode does not need cooling at all.

[@Loki-TV]

is the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE Z540 worth it? ill be putting in a ASUS TUF Gaming X670E-PLUS with AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D... TEAMGROUP has yet to let me down... i have the TEAMGROUP T-Force CARDEA A440 and it seems to be a very good SSD

[@kelley09162]

If you haven't gotten that ASUS Motherboard yet don't. Today I saw a video of ASUS scamming Gamer's Nexus and unless there are changes I'll never recommend them again. As for the SSD Gen 5 SSDs aren't currently worth it.

[@UsaMizu]

What do u think about this one for PC ? Gen 4 : Adata Xpg Gammix S70 Blade Gen 3 : Adata Xpg SX8600 Pro

[@bretthake7713]

I got one of the 2tb 990 Pro for $160 from newegg when they made that big Newegg+ launch sale. Was not sure if it was a good price but seeing the 1tb 980 pro at $113 makes me feel wayyy better. Still, these prices are awful, can't wait to hear about the record profits these companies are making 💀

[@basicpshychology]

Hi Jason! Quick question, could you please tell me if the 5600x and 7800XT is still a good combo?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Good combo, that's the max GPU I'd pair with a 5600. See the second to last video on the channel for more on a great sample 5600 build. Its our "Best Budget Builds" guide

[@davidkuhlman8004]

what about the Crucial T705 4tb nvme ssd for gaming & production?

[@kelley09162]

PCIE Gen 5 isn't worth it because of the price.

[@mistermudpie]

Are DRAM buffer and SLC cache not something an SSD can have at the same time?

[@carsythe]

When buying NVME SSDs is it still important to buy from a reputable company? In the era of magnetic drives I tried to stick to better brands. Its such a pain if your storage craps out.

[@ZerQion]

i have a motherboard that doesn't have nvme slots , only sata is there a way to make it possible to use nvme on my pc? (my motherboard is a A520M-HDV)

[@horikita3464]

lowkey broke my ssd 5.0 slot on a asus tuf b650 motherboard trying to put a corsair pro because of extra thickness, not sure if i can swap the screw in it

[@ryanw4334]

Is it just me or does anyone else only interested in the largest ps5 HD? There’s like 5 or 6 games that will max out the factory HD. Rebirth took 150GB itself, and I’m sure games will only continue to get bigger, so why waste time on a 1 TB? Grab the 4 TB and enjoy not having to delete everything for the next AAA title

[@riokouk]

I'm seeing the MP44L 1TB at 64$ dollars right now, I see its speeds are 5000/4500 MB/s. How does it compare to the Klevv Cras 910?