870 EVO

I Built an 8+1-Slot, all SSD NAS using TrueNAS and a DIY 9-slot backplane.

Specs

• Case: Fractal Terra
• Mobo: Supermicro X13SCL-IF
• CPU: Intel Xeon 6315P
• RAM: DDR5 32GB SK Hynix
• PSU: HDPLEX 250W Passive GaN AIO
• HBA: LSI 9300-8i
• Boot: Crucial BX500 240GB
• Storage: 8x Samsung 870 Evo 4TB

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You likely wouldn't even notice a difference between your gen 3 and a faster drive if it's just for gaming and general use. You may still consider buying a new 5.0 drive if your PC has a 5.0 slot, though. 1 TB fills pretty quick with the size of modern games and you may want to buy a SSD while price

CPU: i5-2410M, 2C/4T, 2.3–2.9 GHz

GPU: Intel HD 3000, 1600×900 @ 60Hz

RAM: 12 GiB

Drives: Samsung 870 EVO 1TB + SanDisk 57 GB USB

Battery: 56.2 Wh design, 56.0 Wh current (100% health)

Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit + Centrino N-1000 Wi-Fi

Temps: CPU 57.5 °C, fan 3565 RPM (while playing terar

I just finished my new build. Made the upgrade after happily using my old build for 5 years now. What do you all think?

New pc specs: Cpu: Amd Ryzen 9800X3D Gpu: Nvidia Rtx 5090 FE Mbo: Msi b850 tomahawk max wifi Ram: 64gb ddr5 6000mhz cl30 (2x32 and 2x light kit) Aio: Corsair h150i lcd Psu: Corsai

Back in early 2023, Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB drives were going for under $30. Should’ve bought hundreds.

I had a Samsung 870 EVO collecting dust so I decided to see if I could install it in my PS3 and still use the stock firmware. It was a success! Load times are much quicker.

Kingstons are fine. I have 3 of them, 240gb in PC, 500 in slim PS3 and a 120 in a BC fat. Samsung EVO if you want something more premium.

I see the post about Samsung EVO 870's. These are regular SSD's. The WD SN850X M.2 NVMe drives will be DRAMATICALLY faster. And believe me - I have no issue with EVO 870's - I use them all the time. But the M.2 drives will just blow them away. Bob Zelin

Samsung EVO made from good components with known controller. This Kingston is made from whatever factory had and has higher chance to die suddenly.

Basically any SSD that's 1TB or less will work, Samsung is very decent as a brand. Seems like a slightly older version though, the most recent one was the 870 Evo, not the 860. Just make sure you're actually buying it new, it isn't recommended to buy storage used.