DanielG Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hey All, I am looking to build a PC with decent specs and found this deal on eBay for Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard. I configured my system with following: CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz BXC80677I77700https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-7700-Desktop-Processor-Cores/dp/B01N0L41N7 Memory: Corsair 32GB CMD32GX4M4A2666C16Corsair Dominator Platinum | Computer Components CMD32GX4M4A2666C16 | PCNation.com Hard Drive: Seagate 6TB ST6000NM0024https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-ST6000NM0024-Enterprise-Capacity-Internal/dp/B00TYKCBWC Now for the SSD part I want to use the empty M.2 socket and for that I figured two very identical models but can’t seem to make my mind which one to go for A. Samsung MZ-V6P512BWSamsung 960 PRO 512GB Internal SSD (MZV6P512BW) for sale online | eBay B. Intel SSDPEKKW512G7SSDPEKKW512G7 Intel 600p Series 512GB TLC PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Both are 512GB PCI Express M.2 except only difference that I could see Samsung is MLC while Intel is TLC. I need to know how big that difference is. Which one is more suitable for my system configuration? Also I checked the price for these two and found Samsung is selling at almost $100 higher than Intel, is it because of the obvious MLC and TLC difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 This is an interesting and useful article on SSDs: https://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-slc-mlc-and-tlc-nand-flash.html Only you can make the choice but, if it was me, I would find some well-written reviews on respectable sites – people who use capitals and punctuation and have a decent stab at good spelling, at least – and see what they think. Unless you have specific needs I would guess that you will probably be happy with either. One good question to ask yourself is: “Would I be disappointed if I could only have the cheaper one?” If so, then get the more expensive one if you can. If not, then just get the cheaper one. How would you know the difference anyway unless you actually tried both for an extended period of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Media Lab Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Quote CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz BXC80677I77700https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-7700-Desktop-Processor-Cores/dp/B01N0L41N7 You do realize that it's a older (7th) generation 4 cores i7 processor from 2017 and the price is not low? I would go for something like this (9th generation) 8 cores: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-9700K-Desktop-Processor-Unlocked/dp/B07HHN6KBZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Intel+Core+i7+9700K+-+Processor&qid=1575984870&s=electronics&sr=1-1 But then you probably need a compatible motherboard too! Doesn't have to be more expensive! From my experience it's better to go to a professional computer assembly shop and let it built with the best components there are beyond a reasonable price limit. Most of the time you pay the same price or even less and you have guarantee on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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