These days, with the SATA 3.0 interface being a bottleneck for most controllers/NAND combinations, performance has somewhat stagnated within the 2.5” form factor market, but there’s no such thing as a perfect SSD so there’s always room for improvement. The DELTA S TUF Gaming RGB appears to offer better performance in every measure over the previous DELTA RGB, which we’ll admit was surprising. We went into the testing expecting identical results.
The drive looks great, compared to the bog-standard 2.5” x 9mm drives we typically review. A dash of RGB lighting adds something a little different to the market, which is certainly a good thing, in our opinion, though with the SSD having no control over its own lighting, you must make sure the lighting support on your motherboard is up to scratch, with our MSI motherboard lacking a little in the software department, only allowing single colours to be displayed with no effects.
Pricing is somewhat of a weird one, with the 250GB and 500GB drives being poor value compared to non-RGB alternatives, whereas the 1TB is about on par with other drives, or a smidge more expensive.
At the end of the day, most SSDs perform roughly the same, and the DELTA S certainly isn’t a poor show, but the RGB lighting will be the big swing in your purchase decision. If you’re not into RGB lighting, save your hard-earned and look elsewhere.
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The drive looks great, compared to the bog-standard 2.5” x 9mm drives we typically review. A dash of RGB lighting adds something a little different to the market, which is certainly a good thing, in our opinion, though with the SSD having no control over its own lighting, you must make sure the lighting support on your motherboard is up to scratch, with our MSI motherboard lacking a little in the software department, only allowing single colours to be displayed with no effects.
Pricing is somewhat of a weird one, with the 250GB and 500GB drives being poor value compared to non-RGB alternatives, whereas the 1TB is about on par with other drives, or a smidge more expensive.
At the end of the day, most SSDs perform roughly the same, and the DELTA S certainly isn’t a poor show, but the RGB lighting will be the big swing in your purchase decision. If you’re not into RGB lighting, save your hard-earned and look elsewhere.
Pros
+ Bright and vibrant RGB Lighting
+ Lighting requires no setup
+ Much more interesting than your typical 2.5” SSD
+ Reasonable performance
Cons
- Costly for the 250GB and 500GB models
- Relies solely on your motherboard's RGB ability for effects
+ Bright and vibrant RGB Lighting
+ Lighting requires no setup
+ Much more interesting than your typical 2.5” SSD
+ Reasonable performance
Cons
- Costly for the 250GB and 500GB models
- Relies solely on your motherboard's RGB ability for effects
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