Hello,
I've recently decided to buy an SSD, but despite diving into it I just don't understand the various terms and differences between them, and I was hoping for some help clarifying the following:
First, how big is the difference between SATA III, M.2 (which is a form factor or type of SSD's?) and PCIE (Nvme, is it the same thing?)
Second, do PCIE (and M.2?) drives affect GPU performance?
And lastly, is there any issue with using SSD's as a boot drive? I've heard about it causing problem.
I am planning on using the drive as a boot drive and for running my most intensive games.
Thank you in advance!
My specs:
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VI GENE
CPU: Core i5 4670K @4.4 Ghz
GPU: MSI R9 390
I've recently decided to buy an SSD, but despite diving into it I just don't understand the various terms and differences between them, and I was hoping for some help clarifying the following:
First, how big is the difference between SATA III, M.2 (which is a form factor or type of SSD's?) and PCIE (Nvme, is it the same thing?)
Second, do PCIE (and M.2?) drives affect GPU performance?
And lastly, is there any issue with using SSD's as a boot drive? I've heard about it causing problem.
I am planning on using the drive as a boot drive and for running my most intensive games.
Thank you in advance!
My specs:
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VI GENE
CPU: Core i5 4670K @4.4 Ghz
GPU: MSI R9 390