Reddit mentions of WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - 8 Gb/s M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive – WDS256G1X0C [Old Version]

m.2 is a form factor, in itself it doesn't give you any kind of performance boost. If it's higher write/read speeds that you want, you're thinking of PCI-E SSDs. Those come in two variants, one being a PCI-E card kind of affair, such as Intel 750 series. The other form factor is M.2. Note that being an M.2 SSD is not the same as being a PCI-E SSD, there are also M.2 form factor SATA SSDs.

If you want the top speeds, you'll want an NVMe SSD. For these, Samsung 960 EVO is a popular choice. Cheaper, but with slightly less performance, you can get a Western Digital Black SSD.. If it's just the form factor you're after, go for something like Crucial MX300.

The deal applies to this: https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_5?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523289126&sr=1-5&keywords=m.2+ssd

Comes out to be 76$

I would say no. I have Windows, some apps and a few steam games installed and it's at 120gb already.
I'd do 256gb minimum.

Edit: You can get an NVMe WD BLack 256gb for $115 on Amazon.. https://www.amazon.ca/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523542455&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+black+nvme

You can go lower on the nvme, I doubt you’ll notice the difference, just use it for os and other important programs, everything else on the hdd.

WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - 8 Gb/s M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive – WDS256G1X0C [Old Version] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_icO-AbB0XW1VT
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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8pGMbX

I use this WD Black: WD Black PCIe 256 GB interne NVMe-SSD (Solid State Drive) bis zu 2050 MB/s Lese- und 700/800 MB/s seq. Schreibgeschwindigkeit WDS256G1X0C 256GB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

• WDS256G1X0C (the one OP posted) is on sale for $79 on Amazon
  
  
• WDS250G2X0C - There is a newer (faster) version of the WD Black here - faster, but also more expensive ($132)

This is a weirdly balanced build.

There's no reason to get X470 with a 2400G; a B350 board will suffice.

The SSD is extremely overpriced, as you could get a SU650 240 GB version for $48 cheaper (but a bit slower), or a WD Black 256 GB NVMe SSD, which is faster for $111. Most gamers won't notice the difference between those drives, as they don't need to deal with very large files. Someone who does 4K video editing might see some benefit, but for gamers, you might boot like 3 seconds faster.

Manual page


1 m.2 key m.

Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and sata 6/gbs

What I got


So I guess I did get the wrong thing. I just saw PCIe on the drive purchase page and the Mobo manual and jumped the gun. Am I reading that right?


I'm guessing this is the one I should have bought?

Wd 500 gb sata m. 2

I don't see the point for a Gazelle, it's just a Clevo gaming laptop that leaves its GPU slot blank and doesn't pay for the OS like Windows laptops. And it's toooooooooo overpriced.

I would suggest HP Pavilion Power as it is more than $300 cheaper while having more RAM -- 12 GB RAM is clearly better than 8GB especially for heavy CS/CE/whatever use.

Normally I would stay away from the particular configuration with AMD Radeon graphics because it isn't competitive against Nvidia cards; but I guess graphics doesn't matter in this case.

It weighs only 4 lbs, similar to a Macbook Pro 15 while the Gazelle is 5.5lbs. IMO 5 lbs is a threshold that most people would feel uncomfortable when carrying that for a long time, so lighter is always better. HP Pavilion Power also has an above average battery life at 8 hrs. Its build quality is average without known issues that affect a lot of models. It only has an HDD but adding an SSD like this would be easy.

On another extreme, you might find Dell XPS 15 with i7-7700HQ or HP Spectre x360 15/Lenovo Yoga 920 with i7-8550U interesting. They are high-end performance laptops that may stretch your budget a bit but they are absolutely worth the money.

With a newer Motherboard something like this takes seconds to install.

WD Black 256GB Performance SSD - 8 Gb/s M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive – WDS256G1X0C https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0G7VAbFCFJVP9

It kind of sounds like you're a creepy stalker. I do exactly all of the above - sure its security-wise to format every now and again, but its mainly for the snappiness.

Since it sounds like you've also got your ducks in a row, I am considering shelling out 100$-200$ or so for a small NVME Solid state drive, to add to my 1tb SSD + 4tb HDD. Is it excessive, or will Win10 actually feel even faster than it already does on my SSD?

I mean... a 256GB WD Black NVMe SSD is the about same price as a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO, and the 960 Evo is only $20 more.

He didn't really specify what motherboard he has or whether or not it already has an M.2 slot that can support an NVMe SSD, but if he does have one it wouldn't be a very expensive upgrade over a regular SSD if he doesn't want something huge.

I bought and installed this one:

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01MS6BYJD

Are Western Digital's NVME SSDs any good?

Same price also on Amazon

Yes you are right, only few minutes ago I googled "M.2 SATA SSD": Sequential read speeds up to 2050 MB/s .
I don't like to use my computers for reading data (but still doing it)- copying GBs over network kills all SSD speed advantages. Now when I have access to Hadoop - I just copy data there.

> you've got no idea what I have or do not have.

You said $200 laptop. I named what would be in a $200 laptop.


>I have a laptop with a 7th gen i5 7300 and 8gb of ram with a 256gb m.2.


An i5-7300, 8GB of ram, and a 256GB M.2 SSD is not $200 lol. That's over $400 for those parts alone. Here's proof:

• $250 for i5-7300HQ: https://ark.intel.com/products/97456/Intel-Core-i5-7300HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
  
• $80 for 8GB of DDR4: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-M471A1K43CB1-CRC-DDR4-2400-SODIMM-Notebook/dp/B06XPWJJPL
  
• $80 for a 256GB M.2: https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD
  
  
  All I'm doing is trying to make sure the creator of this thread doesn't take misinformation as fact. Claiming a $200 laptop will run Rs in high, is a blatant lie.

I think the WD Blue is a NAND drive where if OP gets a Samsung EVO, same size same price he gets a NVME drive which is faster. Plus the warranty is better on the Samsungs.

However, you can get a WD Black NVME 256 GB on sale at Amazon for $100.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520553798&sr=8-3&keywords=western+digital+m.2

The Samsung EVOs are $120:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-960-EVO-Internal-MZ-V6E250BW/dp/B01LYFKX41/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520553666&sr=8-4&keywords=samsung+250gb+ssd+m.2

The WD Blacks have a 5 year warranty and Samsung EVOs have a 3 year warranty.

Hello, I've never built a PC and I've done some research and I believe this combo of components are compatible.

I should add this build is for fluid simulations not gaming. The fluid sims don’t take advantage of many cores especially not hyperthreading. They write very big file caches hence the SSD. Later I will add a video card or two for rendering the fluid sim animations. I will need to add A LOT of ram too down the line. Probably mad it out at 64 gb and that’s one reason I chose the I5 8500 versus the i7 8700. Lots of cores don’t help me and saving money for more RAM.

Any issues?

MOBO: ASUS Ultra Gaming

https://www.amazon.com/Z370-AORUS-Ultra-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B075LC78QK/ref=sr_1_4?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523302014&sr=8-4&keywords=h370

Processor: 8th Gen Intel I5-8500

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-8500-Desktop-Processor-BX80684i58500/dp/B07938SNBB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523302000&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+8500+processor

SSD: WD Black 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe

https://www.amazon.com/Black-256GB-Performance-SSD-WDS256G1X0C/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=sr_1_2?m=A2L77EE7U53NWQ&s=warehouse-deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1523302156&sr=8-2&keywords=wd+black+performance+ssd

RAM: 16GB 288 pin (one stick) DDR4 SDRAM 2400

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232258&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820232258&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4-qRtfmt2gIVyrjACh1bHgjKEAQYASABEgJmu_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

WD Black 256GB PCIe NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (WDS256G1X0C) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B01MS6BYJD/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_rLiGAbMCJNWE8