ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S-IB (CPUSocket)

im down to buy any SSD, just want the best for my money, down to spend $150 or $100 doesnt matter to me

never heard of the m.2 stuff before

my other SSDs are SATA and the 256GB samsung SSD I want to replace is a SATA cable one so I think I should just buy another SATA one yes?

This post was edited by Dreamlight on Jul 24 2020 09:49pm

That's up to you. Your motherboard will support booting from an NVMe SSD. They are about 5-6x faster than a 2.5" wide SSD (the kind that uses a SATA cable)

On your motherboard, you have 2 connectors for NVME SSDs. If you decide to go with an NVMe, then you should probably install Windows on that one.



If it was me I'd just get a regular 2.5" SSD (uses cable) ... w/e size you want. Like the Samsung 860 EVO. Like this...

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6yKcCJ/samsung-860-evo-500gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e500bam

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/yzfhP6/samsung-860-evo-1tb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e1t0bam

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dQ66Mp/samsung-860-evo-2tb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e2t0bam

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 24 2020 11:17pm

get a NVMe sx8200 pro or WD SN750 whichever is cheaper at the time