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I'm putting together my first computer since the 90's and have a question about using multiple hard drives. I see that many people will use a fast SSD/M.2/etc. and then a larger drive (either SSD or HDD). I will be using the system for gaming, editing/rendering Let's Plays and podcast audio, word processing and office stuff, and basic web usage.
Questions:
1. What should I be putting on the faster drive and what should I be putting on the slower "storage" drive? I assume that operating system goes on the fast drive and random files go on the storage drive, but if someone can elaborate, I'd appreciate it.
2. If I don't need a ton of storage, is there a disadvantage to using, for instance, a single 1TB SSD for everything (maybe off-loading random stuff to an external drive as necessary)?
Thanks for your time!
I'm putting together my first computer since the 90's and have a question about using multiple hard drives. I see that many people will use a fast SSD/M.2/etc. and then a larger drive (either SSD or HDD). I will be using the system for gaming, editing/rendering Let's Plays and podcast audio, word processing and office stuff, and basic web usage.
Questions:
1. What should I be putting on the faster drive and what should I be putting on the slower "storage" drive? I assume that operating system goes on the fast drive and random files go on the storage drive, but if someone can elaborate, I'd appreciate it.
2. If I don't need a ton of storage, is there a disadvantage to using, for instance, a single 1TB SSD for everything (maybe off-loading random stuff to an external drive as necessary)?
Thanks for your time!