Guys what you think between Samsung 950 PRO with driver support vs SM961 OEM M.2?
What is better option... Looks like SM961 is little cheaper, 950PRO is available to me for 280 euro 512GB.
Is it really SM961 better?
What is better option... Looks like SM961 is little cheaper, 950PRO is available to me for 280 euro 512GB.
Is it really SM961 better?
I have the 1TB SM961 in my R5E and use it so far as only my Windows drive (though Star Citizen is also on it).
Pros:
1TB
Looks nice (i.e. you cant see it hidden under a graphics card), makes for a clean windowed case build
Fast
Temp monitoring in AIDA 64 works.
Doesn't get that hot at all when used mainly as a "read" i.e. boot drive.
Cons:
Samsung Magician software won't recognize it so you will never be able to update the firmware
However, Samsung never even issues firmware updates for the OEM drives away.
Magician Pic:
a quick bench:
Pros:
1TB
Looks nice (i.e. you cant see it hidden under a graphics card), makes for a clean windowed case build
Fast
Temp monitoring in AIDA 64 works.
Doesn't get that hot at all when used mainly as a "read" i.e. boot drive.
Cons:
Samsung Magician software won't recognize it so you will never be able to update the firmware
However, Samsung never even issues firmware updates for the OEM drives away.
Magician Pic:
a quick bench:
