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July 16th, 2019 14:00
SSD for Alienware Aurora R5
Hi there - I know absolutely nothing about computers but my son, who has an Aurora R5, wants an SSD for his birthday. What should I get him!!? Looking at a Samsung Evo 860 1tb which seems well reviewed but now I’m getting confused about whether it should be M2 or not. Can anyone help?
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JOcean
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July 17th, 2019 05:00
M.2 is faster but a bit more to installing and setting up depending on your son's computer expertise. However watch the following video from a tech expert that is highly regarded and it may help with your decision. The Samsung 860 is indeed a very good SSD and will outperform any HDD by a long shot as will any SSD. The Samsung magician software is one of the best available SSD utilities as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nabIsq8ZeMA
savvy2
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July 17th, 2019 06:00
SSD
used for what? SSD can be used as boot drive, or as data volume.
what he has in the box now, who knows? (hardware options )
m.2 or SATA SSD, well both work well, did you ask son what He wants, and for what usage?
as boot drive or a data drive ?
The m.2 are the fastest but can be very tricky to use as boot device (rules complex)
some m.2 slots have restriction and contentions seen with SATA ports and PCI-e ports (not saying R5 does)
most work as data drive ( C:: BOOT HDD, E:m.2 DVD ) like this.
purpose is first. and unstated.
Cykko
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July 17th, 2019 15:00
Buyer beware. I recently bought a 2TB 660p Intel SSD and it will not work with an alienware because of the mobo that they have in the aurora series. I do not know about Samsungs, but DO NOT buy an intel 660p. Also, Dell/Alienware has been useless when it comes to helping me figure out the problem.
r72019
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July 17th, 2019 17:00
The Intel 660P is newer than your system. So you may just need to head over to Intel's website and download the Intel NVME driver for the 660p drive. I assume the 660p drive's firmware is already up to date.
And this isn't a pitch for the 660P drive, with each added write layer the lifespan of the drive halves, and that drive has four layers. Just saying..
I have two Samsung M2 PCIE Nvme drives, a Pro and Non-pro OEM version, and they are both installed and working fine in my R7.
Buyer beware. I recently bought a 2TB 660p Intel SSD and it will not work with an alienware because of the mobo that they have in the aurora series. I do not know about Samsungs, but DO NOT buy an intel 660p. Also, Dell/Alienware has been useless when it comes to helping me figure out the problem.
Cykko
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July 17th, 2019 17:00
I already tried downloading the new NVME intel drivers and it didn't work. My main issue is that alienware/dell is absolutely worthless customer service wise. Heck the intel guy tried to help me more than the arrogant Alienware rep.