Need more storage. NVME vs SSD. Advice needed.

[Baldbloke]

Hi,
Apologies for something that's probably been asked a thousand times but...

My 2tb ssd is nearly full. Time I added some more storage. (I'm a data hoarder) I'm not sure whether I would be better with adding a 2tb ssd or nvme.

Nvme looks, on the face of it, pretty tempting, if even just for the novelty of it, but I'm not sure if it is as beneficial in real world as the statistics suggest. Internet searches are offering me conflicting answers as to it's usefulness in practical terms.

Can I store my win 10 operating system on an nvme?
Can I boot from an nvme?
Will games load faster?

Your advice and experience with nvme is be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Baldbloke]

I'll probably go the nvme route. Can't see why not. I don't see any disadvantage with nvme, other than a small cost premium these days. Besides it keeps my pc a bit more up to date. As mickeyfinn says, it's neat package without cables.

But I'm struggling to understand what all the fuss is about with nvme. Web searches would suggest it is gazzilions faster than ssd. It may well be in some specialist applications but
real world speed advantages for the average pc user seem minimal. Unless sequential (I had to look it up files are something that's going to be used lots.

Thanks folks.

 

[Baldbloke]

Entry level NVMe SSDs don't cost really any more than SATA SSDs.
And at 1TB size even full speed PCIe v3 drives are close in price.
But in 2TB size price of full speed drives jumps lot.

WD Blue SN550 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS200T2B0C)= £184.99

Corsair Force MP510 series 1920GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive (CSSD-F1920GBMP510)= £248.99
WD Black 2TB SN750 M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0C)= £289.99

Yes. Quite a jump. I think I'll be sticking to the entry level for now. I probably wouldn't notice the difference anyway.