I a planning a new build for a computer I would use mostly for gaming and after several hours of searching I cannot figure out what would be the right storage solution for me. So far I have been comparing these options.
2tb micron 1100 SSD for about $300 on amazon
or
256GB or 500GB NVME M.2 Samsung paired with SSHD for storage
I like the idea of one simple, large, SSD for storage. Everything on the drive would move at a fast pace rather the speedier NVME M.2 and comparatively slow SSHD. I also have a drive copier that I have been using that would make backups to a regular HDD simple. With the NVME I couldn't do this and would need to find a new way to backup. Obviously not a big problem but something to think about.
With the NVME M.2 for the OS and SSHD for storage I am thinking it would make things faster but not sure how much of a real world performance I would see to make it worth it to go from a large simple 2TB SSD that has more space than I will need.
What would you think I would prefer or what would you do? Maybe I forgot of another option? Anything else I need to ponder?
Planned setup
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WIFI
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3000Mhz
Corsair 650W power supply
Windows 10
Cooler Master XB EVO
Planning to currently use my Radeon HD 7970 until I get a 4K tv then upgrade.
Currently I am still using an I7-920 Rig so I have been out of the loop on building for quite awhile.
Thanks!
2tb micron 1100 SSD for about $300 on amazon
or
256GB or 500GB NVME M.2 Samsung paired with SSHD for storage
I like the idea of one simple, large, SSD for storage. Everything on the drive would move at a fast pace rather the speedier NVME M.2 and comparatively slow SSHD. I also have a drive copier that I have been using that would make backups to a regular HDD simple. With the NVME I couldn't do this and would need to find a new way to backup. Obviously not a big problem but something to think about.
With the NVME M.2 for the OS and SSHD for storage I am thinking it would make things faster but not sure how much of a real world performance I would see to make it worth it to go from a large simple 2TB SSD that has more space than I will need.
What would you think I would prefer or what would you do? Maybe I forgot of another option? Anything else I need to ponder?
Planned setup
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WIFI
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3000Mhz
Corsair 650W power supply
Windows 10
Cooler Master XB EVO
Planning to currently use my Radeon HD 7970 until I get a 4K tv then upgrade.
Currently I am still using an I7-920 Rig so I have been out of the loop on building for quite awhile.
Thanks!
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