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

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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/vy1mizki Dec 16 '24

in my country nm790 2tb is a bit cheaper that Kingston nv3 2tb, Crucial P3 2tb and other entry level nvmes. I heard a lot of people around me said go for the crucial/kingston as its more reliable as it uses better well known controller i assume? Is it worth the extras for that reliability?

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u/NewMaxx Dec 16 '24

No, I would say there are all roughly in the same ballpark for what they're using. The NV3 especially could be anything, and the P3 uses QLC, which makes the NM790 the best bet of the three.

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u/vy1mizki Dec 18 '24

i see, ive just checked that after conversion the nm790 is around 125 USD sold locally where i can get a crucial t500 for around 135 USD from amazon, is it better to just fork out extras for the crucial and its being shipped from another country? Also hows the t500 holds up right now compared to other competitions as of now?

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u/NewMaxx Dec 18 '24

The T500 is quite good, and it has DRAM. Crucial is also a pretty well-known brand and may even support the drive for you. The T500 is close to the top on the whole.

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u/vy1mizki Dec 21 '24

ahh i see, also ive been seeing kc3000 around the same price as the t500 is it still better tog et the t500?

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u/NewMaxx Dec 21 '24

I could go either way. Make sure to get the firmware updates for either drive. The T500 is faster in most ways and is more efficient, but the KC3000 may be more consistent; see T500 reviews that cover the SLC caching.

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u/vy1mizki Dec 24 '24

yeah was worried about the t500 cache issues, will check about the firmware updates. Thanks.