Storage Building a new budget rig, need help with SSD

[paullusty]

I'm building a new PC and it's my first time getting an NVME SSD. I'll be mostly gaming with some PS/Premier from time to time.
Is it worth saving the £20 difference between a WD Blue SN550 and a WD Black 1TB SN750? or is the performance bump worth it?

 

[AlexTSG]

For gaming the performance difference isn't going to be noticeable. I can't get onto Tom's Hardware right now, but I'm sure they had some game loading benchmarks, and while the difference in level loading times from a hard drive to an SSD is quite a lot, the fastest and slowest SSDs only have a variance of a second or so.

The SN550 has excellent reviews for it's price (in fact I've just bought one myself), and as you've said this is a budget build, the extra money is probably better saved, or spent elsewhere.

 

[tja4430]

Another option I would look at is the SK Hynix P31 Gold 1 TB NVME SSD: LINK

That is one of the best value options right now, and performance is comparable to the SN750.

 

[paullusty]

For gaming the performance difference isn't going to be noticeable. I can't get onto Tom's Hardware right now, but I'm sure they had some game loading benchmarks, and while the difference in level loading times from a hard drive to an SSD is quite a lot, the fastest and slowest SSDs only have a variance of a second or so.

The SN550 has excellent reviews for it's price (in fact I've just bought one myself), and as you've said this is a budget build, the extra money is probably better saved, or spent elsewhere.

I thought most of it was more of a marketing ploy for the average person, thanks for affirming that.

 

[paullusty]

Another option I would look at is the SK Hynix P31 Gold 1 TB NVME SSD: LINK

That is one of the best value options right now, and performance is comparable to the SN750.

I had a look but it doesn't seem to be widely available in Europe, thanks for you help though

 

[findingmyfeet]

Have a look through these on Tom's:

• Best SSDs Guide
• How to Buy the Right SSD: A Guide for 2021

There's some good info here.
I also watched this yesterday on PC Builder's channel, hope it helps.

• Best SSDs for a gaming builds