After opening up the SSD and running the various tests we perform, it’s difficult to see the justification behind the “gaming” orientation on the device, however, having said that, at the current price point, a 240GB or 480GB drive would certainly be a massive upgrade to anyone that’s stuck with an HDD as their main drive.
The appearance suited our system very well, with the black and red theme, but that’s very subjective and would only apply to builds of this particular colour scheme. The simple, clean aesthetics of the drive were a favourite of ours, amongst the many SSDs we’ve tested to date.
As far as we’re concerned, if capacity is the main concern, a cheap SATA SSD is the way to go. The increase in system performance will far out-shine almost any upgrade you could make to your system if you’re currently suffering from an HDD operating system install. Or, on the other hand, if you already own an SSD, another SSD as a games drive should save you valuable seconds loading between levels or game lobbies.
Regardless of the Gaming references, the drive is priced well and performs on a par with most other SATA 3 SSD drives; the synthetic benchmarks do show some differences but they’re unlikely to be noticed in any real-world scenarios.
The XPG SX950U arrives at a very attractive price point and will look great in a tempered glass case with a black and/or red colour scheme.
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The appearance suited our system very well, with the black and red theme, but that’s very subjective and would only apply to builds of this particular colour scheme. The simple, clean aesthetics of the drive were a favourite of ours, amongst the many SSDs we’ve tested to date.
As far as we’re concerned, if capacity is the main concern, a cheap SATA SSD is the way to go. The increase in system performance will far out-shine almost any upgrade you could make to your system if you’re currently suffering from an HDD operating system install. Or, on the other hand, if you already own an SSD, another SSD as a games drive should save you valuable seconds loading between levels or game lobbies.
Regardless of the Gaming references, the drive is priced well and performs on a par with most other SATA 3 SSD drives; the synthetic benchmarks do show some differences but they’re unlikely to be noticed in any real-world scenarios.
The XPG SX950U arrives at a very attractive price point and will look great in a tempered glass case with a black and/or red colour scheme.
Pros
+ Clean, attractive appearance
+ Good performance
+ Great pricing structure
+ Included 7mm to 9.5mm adaptor
Cons
- No need for the “gaming” branding
+ Clean, attractive appearance
+ Good performance
+ Great pricing structure
+ Included 7mm to 9.5mm adaptor
Cons
- No need for the “gaming” branding
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