Silicon Power SSD, worth it?

[Secret Rival]

hey all, I was looking for a thread where I could get opinions on this M-2 SSD - 1TB for 94$ - from Silicon Power.

I just did my 1st build and need an SSD and a copy of Windows, then I'm done.

If anyone has used this brand/model, i'd appreciate feedback, thanks!

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[Athlonite]

Yup that's a pretty good score

 

[Secret Rival]

Yup that's a pretty good score

Appreciate the reply, thank you.
Usually I go Seagate or Western Digital, but this is my 1st M-2.
I checked prices over and over and this seemed best value but since I never used Silicon Power
I'm glad to hear good feedback from a long time member. I haven't been doing this long and there is so much
to learn with all the new technology coming out. Now I just need a copy of windows to do a clean install
and I think I have a pretty good machine now.

 

[Athlonite]

Use this
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10

and make a bootable install USB stick

 

[Secret Rival]

Will do, thank you Athlonite!

I was thinking of going with this 1 motherboard license for 43$

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 32/64 Bit Digital Download – Software Nut

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I have a little time before I decide....by Sunday when my SSD arrives

 

[Caring1]

Will do, thank you Athlonite!

I was thinking of going with this 1 motherboard license for 43$

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 32/64 Bit Digital Download – Software Nut

softwarenut.com

I have a little time before I decide....by Sunday when my SSD arrives

Try checking the news posts here from time to time, Windows OS licences are often advertised.

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[R0H1T]

Tbf it's a great price, having said that I'd prefer the slightly more expensive SN550 which as of now is possibly the best perf/$ NVMe SSD out there.

WD Blue SN550 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Best DRAMless SSD Yet (Updated)

WD’s Blue SN550 delivers good mainstream performance at rock-bottom prices.

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[Athlonite]

Will do, thank you Athlonite!

I was thinking of going with this 1 motherboard license for 43$

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 32/64 Bit Digital Download – Software Nut

softwarenut.com

I have a little time before I decide....by Sunday when my SSD arrives

If you have a previous license for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 you can just use the key for that

 

[suraswami]

OP, check my posts.

For $33 + Free Shipping the WDC SN 730 is a steal. I use this for OS and all productivity software. I use the KW960, referred in my second post, in my server to run some VMs.

SN 730 is WDC Black 750 in disguise.

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[Secret Rival]

If you have a previous license for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 you can just use the key for that

Thank you, appreciate your advice. I only have the one i'm on now. I'm doing an initial clean install. I intend to
install as normal and then buy a key to activate. I still have time to find an optimal situation as my SSD
is still on the truck awaiting delivery today. I don't really need to activate it immediately, but i'd like to get it at least up and running.

OP, check my posts.

For $33 + Free Shipping the WDC SN 730 is a steal. I use this for OS and all productivity software. I use the KW960, referred in my second post, in my server to run some VMs.

SN 730 is WDC Black 750 in disguise.

Phison e12 Slow write speed, not using SLC cache

I have a Microcenter/Inland branded 1tb Phison e12 based SSD, which normally should get around 2000-3000 mb/s writes, but mine is only getting around 1000 mb/s. I did some research and it looks like this speed is the drives write speed without SLC cache, so it looks like my cache is full and can...

www.techpowerup.com

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Thank you, suraswami. I like WD as well. I was thinking of doing just that, but I wound up with this 1 TB for a decent deal.
Now I'm going to wait awhile with any more M-2 since they're usage will clog up my SATA usage. I have a few large HDD. I cannot wait until the SSD capacity goes up and the price goes down. Enjoy the labor day weekend to the both of you.

it arrived and I'm certainly not impressed with the packaging.
I'm pretty paranoid about buying expensive things so I opened it on vide0o
The circle sticker seal was up as if the heat unstuck it, or it wasn't pushed down to seal.
Which is funny, because I pushed it down, then had to cut it open. It was stickier than flypaper.
No manual or insert of any kind. I just hope it works. I'll be installing the drive today, wish me luck!

+++++++++
Incase you guys peek back in here, I just finished Windows install.
My 1st build is complete!!!
Thank you to every person that helped me, and I asked a lot of help!