There’s no better way to trick out your PC than to make the switch from HDD to SSD technically this won’t improve the PCs gaming performance although it will significantly reduce load times and make the PC overall much faster remember how fast everything was when you first installed. Windows well imagine that only all the time and even faster seriously though we don’t think we can overstate just how much more pleasant using your PC will be with an SSD regardless of what you’re using it for and to make sure the SSD you’ll be putting inside your PC is the best of the best here’s a list of the best models 20-19 has to offer. Without any further ado let’s begin!
Samsung may be known for their galaxy brand of smartphones but the impressive product catalog of this Korean giant also features some of the most popular SSDs ever the Samsung 850 Evo was a smash hit but its successor the 860 Evo is even better it’s available in five storage options that increase exponentially from 250 gigabytes to 4 terabytes with a pretty decent price per gigabyte the read and write speeds are about the average you should expect for this price range which may not seem all that enticing but remember if they’re still miles ahead of any HDD still what sets the 860 evil part the most has got to be the 5 year manufacturer warranty that it comes with you should still remember to make backups of all the really important personal data you have but this largely gets rid of the biggest problem SSDs have compared to HD DS which is their shorter lifespan it may very well not be fit for a professional workstation user when it comes to performance but we don’t think any gamer will find it lacking in this regard now if you’re a professional workstation user and need the best possible performance look no further than the samsung 960 Pro. It comes in the form of a small inconspicuous card but don’t let this fool you the 960 Pro is to all the other SSDs on this list what a regular SSD is 2 HD DS with a mind-boggling write speed of 20 100 megabytes per second that’s roughly 4 times faster than the 860 Evo and the read speed is even higher this insane level of performance is made possible thanks to nvm e technology and the m dot 2 slot but as you may imagine this comes with some drawbacks as well the biggest of which is the limited storage capacity the 960 Pro is available only in 512 gigabytes 1 terabyte and 2 terabyte options and of course we mustn’t forget the price the price per gigabyte of the 960 pro is roughly double that of the 860 Evo which is just one of the reasons why we only recommend this to the most demanding users Western Digital is one of the few manufacturers whose SSD outings have been as great and as successful as their impressive HDD selection particularly among gamers so we simply can’t not talk about the blue line of products as always the color blue represents what all Western Digital blue devices are mainstream all around good and affordable to get a feel for its specs you can go through the following mental exercise take the Samsung 860 Evo .
Lower the price per gigabyte erase the 4 terabyte option make it slightly faster and voila you’ve got yourself the WD blue 3d NAND over all its performance is just average but average for an SSD is again still miles ahead of what any HDD has to offer if you need a good SSD for gaming and don’t want you to condemn yourself to a diet compromise mostly of cup noodles the WD blue is a budget option that will not disappoint and seeing as the price and quality are both excellent we’re sure you’ll have nothing to complain about in addition to SATA it’s also available in the end Varian it’s not the very end we’re featuring on this list but it does exist so if you’re looking for a more affordable m2 SSD this is definitely an option and of course we cannot talk about storage devices without mentioning Kingston in fact this video features two Kingston SSDs the first of which is the Kingston a 400 the a 400 is an affordable solution that’s rather limited in scope it only comes in three storage options and these are the hundred and twenty gigabyte 240 gigabyte and 480 gigabyte not very impressive but we’re okay with it since Swan terabytes SSDs are bound to be expensive no matter how low the price per gigabyte is and that does somewhat to feed the purpose of having a budget solution in the first place if you plan on buying a smaller SSD for windows and games while still relying on an HDD for everything else then the a 400 becomes much more appealing so the only downsides that remain are the underwhelming write speeds the read speed is 500 megabytes per second for all storage capacities but the write speed for the hundred and twenty gigabyte and 240 gigabyte versions are 320 and three hundred and fifty megabytes respectively the 480 gigabyte version has a respectable 450 megabyte per second write speed but this isn’t the one you’ll be getting if you want to have just enough SSD for windows and games make of that what you will we still think it’s a great SSD especially if you need it for casual use the thing that really sets it apart is the shock and vibration resistance that it has making it particularly good for use in laptops now if you want a kingston SSD that’s more gaming oriented check out the kingston UV 400 it looks almost identical to the a 400 and it does share a lot of its features but it improves upon that foundation in many ways for starters it’s available in a 960 gigabyte option in addition to the three storage options at the a four-hundred hat and while the write speeds again change from storage option to storage option there all-round faster the first two versions have write speeds of 350 and 4 hundred and ninety megabytes per second respectively and the other two shared the speed of five hundred megabytes per second it also retains the shock and vibration resistance and low price per gigabyte which is always a plus overall we think that the Kingston UV 400 is an incredible SSD for both laptops and PCs.
If you’re buying the 240 gigabyte version the 120 gigabyte version performs pretty much identically to the a 400 and larger capacity versions don’t present as good a value as the Samsung 860 Evo as they both perform slightly worse and come with a warranty that’s shorter by two years still the 240 gigabyte version is just spectacular especially for gaming laptops now this wasn’t a very extensive list but nevertheless sometimes having just two or three options to choose from can spell indecision let alone 5 so in order to help you decide on the SSD best suited to your needs we’ve made this brief guide there are actually two things that you need to take into consideration this time and these are the storage capacity and speed the first thing you’ll notice about storage capacity is that compared to how insanely large HD DS can get SSDs seem downright diminutive but we actually think that this is a good thing and something that we could embrace when shopping for an SSD the main reason is that the way we see it SSDs aren’t meant for storage not only is it much more cost-effective to get a small SSD to use as a system drive and a large HDD for storage but it’s genuinely better to do it this way as well we’ve made a whole video where we compare SSDs and HD DS point by point so check that out if you want to know more about this but the truth of the matter is HD DS last longer than SSDs and if we can play both of these storage types to their strengths SSDs for speed and HD DS for storage why shouldn’t we with this in mind we recommend getting either a 250 gigabyte or 500 gigabyte SSD 120 gigabytes just isn’t enough for anything of substance wants to install windows on it but anything more than 500 gigabytes is just plain excessive next up let’s look at speed as we have already seen in video speeds can vary between different SSDs write and read speeds of around 500 megabytes per second are pretty much the norm but we’ve but we’ve also seen 350 megabytes per second outings is this something to be wary of and I’ll honesty. While there are no downsides to having a larger transfer speed you are likely to notice the difference between a write speed of 350 megabytes and 550 megabytes per second unless you’re a professional so we don’t think that speed should play that larger role if you need an SSD for gaming and especially if you just need one for casual use on the other hand we’ve seen some performances way up in a 4-digit territory with the likes of the samsung 960 pro so you might be thinking to yourself that’s gonna be awesome right. Should I get that? Yes! it is supremely awesome but also know don’t bother with it unless you’re professional seriously there have been cases of people buying similar SSDs only to not have them set up properly so they effectively performed just like your average SATA 3. SSD would and the funny thing is they didn’t even know that the SSD was performing 4 times slower than it should be that is just how inconsequential it is to non-professional also while we’re on a topic we’d only recommend getting an m2 SSD if you need to fit it somewhere where a regular 2.5 inch or won’t fit again this is advice for gamers and casual users if you just want to know which of these SSDs we’d recommend the most is the Samsung 860 Evo it doesn’t cost a whole lot it performs phenomenally well and its overall a great baseline plus the five-year warranty is just exceptional so if you don’t want to bother with finding a model whose specs for tailor-made for you which is perfectly fine as most of these differences don’t matter all that much in the grand scheme of things then get the sensing 860 Evo you won’t regret it otherwise we’re sure this list even with just five entries has enough
versatility to satisfy every user and that just about does it for this video don’t forget to Like and subscribe if you’ve enjoyed it and make sure to share it if you find it helpful also we’ve already made a video where we list the best HD DS you can get so check it out if you’re in need of a new HDD as well the links to all the videos we’ve mentioned are in the description in the meantime may your games be fun annual losses view and as always we’ll see you next time on gaming scam
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