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Dedicated SSD for windows / games

Mazaih
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Hey everyone!

 

I’m building a new gaming PC. It will house i5-9600k on Asus Rog z390, paired with 1080ti. 

 

My plan is to have M.2 ssd for the build, but is there any noticeable difference between having let’s say 250gb dedicated disk for the OS +  other 500gb for games, or if I just buy one larger(1tb) and house everything in there. Price for both options is around the same, one disk just having more space for the money. 

 

Thanks!

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The best option is (i have done this on my rig) having a good SSD NVMe M.2, 256 or 500Gb for the OS and another simple SSD for your games.

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The difference is that if you want to reinstall windows the first option lets you unplug your games drive so that you can install windows without wiping your games, then plug the second drive back in and everything will still be there.

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Imo an Nvme is the best you can get for the money. A samsung Evo 960 with 250GB is perfect. Cheap and fast. It boots my windows in 5-8 seconds. Boots faster then my Monitor can turn on. With a normal SSD it takes way longer in my PC. Maybe my SSD isnt the best, or maybe my Nvme is just good. But i would allways get an nvme for windows

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Thank you for the responses guys, much appreciated!

 

Other thing I noticed whilst browsing Nvme-topics is the usage of the PCIe-lanes: will the 16x (single slot) be affected / downgraded to 8x if I use both M.2 slots with PCIe SSd's?

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The ideal setup is one small SSD (m.2 or sata) for the OS, one lined/large SSD for game and one med/large HDD for mydocs, pictures, videos and other general storage.

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