The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/OneNudges on 2025-02-23 23:54:30.

Hi, I’m trying to finalize my specs for my Gaming PC and I was wondering which brand of SSD I should be focusing my €€€ on.

I was recommended a Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB for 110€ but then advised to spend my bucks elsewhere and go off brand with a 60€ Silicon Power UD90 1 TB.

One could argue that off brand SSD could die in 7 years time, except my build is for gaming only and I would not be storing any kind of important informations on it, even most save game are in the cloud nowadays.

What do you think? Are off brand SSD really that unreliable? If not, why spend so much on Samsung’s SSDs?