860 EVO

Samsung

860 EVO

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I got a second hand Samsung 860 evo 500gb for 50 euros and it's incredible how much faster loading,saving, cutscene transitions are in games. Worth it if you are gonna play PS3 a lot. Realistically you don't need more storage,cuz you play one game at a time and once you finish them then you can dele

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Grindycore in r/ps3piracy

July 15, 2026 5:55 PM

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Show this to anyone who believes an HDD is fine for Windows in 2026

yeah, its kinda shocking all things considered, when it comes to any gaming rig, there is simply no downsides to a ssd, hdd was already too bad for ps4/xbox one games, which actually improved framerates by installing a ssd, all my regular harddrives died years ago, meanwhile my 2014 sata 3 samsung 8

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zexton in r/PcBuild

April 4, 2026 11:15 PM

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Just wondering if I could get some insight on this SSD

That's too expensive for a brand that's known for not making good products. Go with a slightly used well known quality brand that's also has a good health score; rated by Crystal Disk Info (software). Not long ago I recently got a Samsung SSD from eBay with a 98% health score; exactly as listed. The

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BahRock in r/Dell

May 29, 2026 5:43 AM

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Beginner - need help on optimal storage drive setup please!

I believe the speed of your Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250gb is 520 Mbps. Time to do some math. How does that number compare to the files you need to read and write? It may work just fine for everything (though it seems tiny to me). You should not store any media on the boot drive.

ExpBalSat in r/davinciresolve

June 6, 2026 10:40 AM

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100% Disk usage with a "new" HDD

Last year had a friend's PC here with 100% disk usage complaints and it was running a 2TB HDD for everything. Did a full windows defender scan / dism / sfc scan / checked hdd health in crystaldiskinfo and everything checked out. We bought a used 250GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD off eBay for $40 (Good healt

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WhoDrankTheRedRum in r/computerhelp

July 1, 2026 5:18 PM

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