NVME vs. SSD

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hey guys,

I have a 500gb boot drive for Windows, and a second 1tb NVME for games..now I was considering replacing the NVME for a 2tb one, or getting a "standard" SSD to connect up, (either a 1 / 2 tb drive)..

Will a SSD be for games? or is a bigger NVME really the way to go?



Cheers.
 
The only real advantage you get from games on different storage technologies is load times so unless you play competitive online games there's not much of an advantage, that is if you don't mind waiting an extra few seconds.
 
The only real advantage you get from games on different storage technologies is load times so unless you play competitive online games there's not much of an advantage, that is if you don't mind waiting an extra few seconds.

thanks for the swift reply. I do play Escape From Tarkov and CS GO / CS2 but they are on my NVME atm anyway..

I think if thats the case, I will get a "standard" SSD then, cheers mate.
 
If you have spare M.2 slot I'd get the M.2 drive every time, reason being:
- Simpler (no cable clutter).
- More widely available.
- Easier to get a decent drive.
- Higher performance.
- Compatible with DirectStorage.

SATA drives are awkward to get a good one now.
 
What about using an adapter in a pci-e slot, or sticking one in a usb caddy?

interesting..

I am not clued up on this. I see it would work out cheaper to get the adapter and a NVME drive, as apposed of the faff of using a standard SSD..

The only available slot I have under my GPU is the "small one" (is that the x4 slot) I am not sure.. if it is, would it power the NVME ok?
 
what model are your 500gb and 1tb nvme drives that you have currently?

currently I have some budget drives (as I think brand names not always mean the best, imo after my Crucial crapped out in 8 months), they are fanxiang drives..

Think im gonna go with a SSD, saves messing about..

Im just not sure weather going for 1tb or a 2tb drive?

Im guessing games are only gonna get bigger and bigger..
 
honestly if those were my drives, i'd just get a 2tb drive to replace the 500gb drive and use it as my main os/prog/game drive and just leave the 1tb fanxiang for storage
i'd also invest and get a better quality drive such as the sn850x, seagate 530, sammy 980 pro/990 pro
 
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if you want to save a few bob, you could get the sn770 (2tb is less than £85) however the sn770 does not have a dram cache (uses hmb) whereas the sn850x has a dram cache
dram vs hmb: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/dram-vs-hmb-ssd.3799398/

personally, i have the 2tb sn850x as my main drive and the sn770 as my storage drive, so 1st hand experience and can recommend either
i've also stuck on a sn770 as a main drive for my friend and they've been very satisfied with its performance as a main drive
 
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