upgrading ssd drive

[jpalatine]

what type of 1T ssd drive do I need?  any good manufacturers recommended?

[Prométhée]

hi

what is the exact model?
you want to add the ssd or replace an original ssd?

for exemple this one

HP ENVY Desktop - 795-0040xt PC CTO Product Specifications and Configurable Options | Assistance cli...

Must select one of the following options:

• 128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
• 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5 HDD
• 2 TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5 HDD
• 3 TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5 HDD
• No HDD
• 128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 2 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 128 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 3 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 2 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 3 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 2 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)
• 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 3 TB 7200 rpm HDD (3.5 in)

[NonSequitur777]

@jpalatine,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Your HP ENVY Desktop 795-00xx according to: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/11320777, is fitted with the HP Berks motherboard (SSID: 844C).

When we look at actual real-life performance benchmark scores submitted by 795-00xx (Berks motherboard) users here: https://www.userbenchmark.com/System/HP-ENVY-Desktop-795-00xx/92204, we find that this desktop can be fitted with ANY (ultra) high performance M.2 NVMe Gen3 x4 SSDs such as these:

1.) Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN570 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s, M.2 2280, Up to 3,500 Mbps - WDS100T3B0C [performance score: 230%]

2.) HP EX950 M.2 1TB PCIe 3.1 x4 NVMe 3D TLC NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 5MS23AA#ABC, Sequential read/write speeds up to 3,500 Mbps/2,900 Mbps [performance score: 249%]

3.) SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen4 M.2 2280 Internal SSD l Up to 7,000 Mbps Compact M.2 SSD Form Factor SK hynix SSD - Internal Solid State Drive with 176-Layer NAND Flash SHPP41-2000GM [performance score: 256%]

4.) Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology (MZ-V7S500B/AM) Sequential read and write performance levels of up to 3,500 Mbps/3,300 Mbps [performance score: 272%]

5.) Kingston SKC2500M8/1000G - 1TB SSD Series Kc2500 M.2 Format 2280 Nvme High Speed and Self-Encryption AES 256 Bits 96-layer 3D TLC NAND. With read/write speeds up to 3,500 Mbps/2,900 Mbps [performance score: 319%]

You want specific recommendations what you should choose as your primary (boot) drive?  -I can do that.  Here you go: Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB or the Samsung 980 SSD 1TB, best value/performance/speed/reliability for cost in my opinion.

Btw, not to digress, but your desktop is compatible with the i9-9900K.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

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@jpalatine wrote:

what type of 1T ssd drive do I need?  any good manufacturers recommended?

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if need SSD type m2

you can trust the recommendations already given, just see in relation to your budget, they are all of good quality

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Will-ENVY-795-0077c-SSD-M-2-slo...

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/SSD-Upgrade-for-HP-Envy-795-003...

etc

if it's a sata ssd you need, i recommend the crucial mx500 ssd, good value for money, i installed it in my old hp computer

upgrade computer h9-1228ef motherboard IPMMB-FM (Formosa)
But you have the generally more expensive, but significantly better performing WD Blue SATA SSDs
recommended several times here