SSD Prices Are Falling Everyday!

With NVMe SSD prices reaching all time lows, picking the right drive can be challenging. Here are some tips I have picked up from my recent shopping experience where I purchased an Intel 670p for $73. Some important things discussed are Gen 3 vs. Gen 4, DRAM vs HMB (Host Memory Buffer) and limited PCIe lanes causing slower speed and disabling SATA ports.

Sources:

https://sabrent.com/blogs/storage/dram-hmb
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-980-pro-ssd-failures-firmware-update
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/zikedrive-usb4-ssd-benchmarked
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/ssd-970-evo-plus-nvme-m-2-1-tb-mz-v7s1t0b-am/
https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/990-pro-pcie--4-0-nvme--ssd-1tb-mz-v9p1t0b-am/
https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/B450%20Pro4/#Specification
https://techwiser.com/do-ssds-with-dram-matter-and-how-to-identify-them/
https://www.pcworld.com/article/784380/host-memory-buffer-hmb-the-dram-less-nvme-technology-thats-making-ssds-cheaper.html
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https://nvmexpress.org/faq-items/what-is-a-host-memory-buffer/
https://www.amazon.com/
https://www.newegg.com/
https://www.bestbuy.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/