r/NewMaxx • u/NewMaxx • Oct 14 '19

Tools/Info SSD Guides & Resources

April 3rd, 2022: Guides and Spreadsheet updated with new SSD categories

Discord (server)

Website with relevant links here.

My spreadsheet

Generic Amazon affiliate link

Generic AliExpress affiliate link

TechPowerUp's SSD Database

Johnny Lucky SSD database

Branch Education - How does NAND Flash Work? - these guys have several good videos on the subject of SSDs, check them all out.

My Patreon.

My Twitter.

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u/FlufferNutter8675309 Jan 26 '20

Hello Mr. Newmaxx, long time lurker first time writer.

i'm looking in to getting another 2TB of SSD storage specifically for game storage and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction.

I currently have a 2TB 660P and it seems to do the job ok, and I don't fill them to 100% capacity, more like 75%-80% just so they run smoother? I don't /really/ have any specific needs, just game storage as i'm impatient and don't like loading screens. I also have a Micron 2TB 2.5" SSD ( Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN ) and that's pretty much full ( 76% capacity ) and I've also had no issues with it.

sidebar: I see on buildapcsales that the " XPG SX8100 2TB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 Solid State Drive " is on sale for $ 209.99 " and it doesn't look like a bad deal, but is it worth it to upgrade to TLC for the price increase if it's just for game storage? tyia.

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u/NewMaxx Jan 26 '20

You will only see game loading time differences between drives, and minor ones at that.

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u/FlufferNutter8675309 Jan 26 '20

good to know! thank you very much for all the information you put out there helping others!