Posted January 15, 2019 Hello all. This is my first time in this forum, so apologies if this has been asked before! I have a Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite. I’m just wondering, realistically what is the maximum amount of HDD/SSD I can put into my system? I have a 500GB Samsung 970 Evo, which will be going into the M2 slot. Obviously I know this renders 2 SATA ports unavailable. Would I get away with using the following: Crucial MX500 500GB SeaGate Barracuda 1TB Western Digital Blue 500GB I have the potential of 120GB SSD to add on, which would be hard as a work hard drive only. The Samsung 970 is going to be hard for my OS, and basic Files. The others for gaming etc and other applications. Just wondering, realistically would I be able to get ALL 4 of the drives working at the same time? I could sacrifice the WD Blue, and use this as an external drive if needed. Edit: Missed this, how would I deal with powering all of the HDD/SSD? Case: Corsair Spec-04 CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Cooler: AMD AM4 Wraith Spire GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050ti Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8GB DDR4-2666MHz Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB M.2, Crucial MX500 500GB, ADATA SU650 120GB, SeaGate BarraCuda 1TB Power Supply: Corsair VS550 Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 15, 2019 Manual says 6 SATA connectors. So if you lose 2 with the M.2 being used, you still have 4 left. What PSU do you have, should have enough SATA power connectors on it. "Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself. Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU - Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L - Samsung 27" 1080p Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p Steam Deck 512GB OLED OnePlus: OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green Other Tech: - 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified. - Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen - MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti - Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 15, 2019 Author 18 minutes ago, jstudrawa said: Manual says 6 SATA connectors. So if you lose 2 with the M.2 being used, you still have 4 left. What PSU do you have, should have enough SATA power connectors on it. Hello, its the Corsair VS Series™ VS450. I do have the VS550 series if this makes much difference, which I could use if needed. Case: Corsair Spec-04 CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Cooler: AMD AM4 Wraith Spire GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050ti Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8GB DDR4-2666MHz Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB M.2, Crucial MX500 500GB, ADATA SU650 120GB, SeaGate BarraCuda 1TB Power Supply: Corsair VS550 Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 16, 2019 15 hours ago, CGettins97 said: Hello, its the Corsair VS Series™ VS450. I do have the VS550 series if this makes much difference, which I could use if needed. While not being the best PSU on the market (Check the PSU Tier List in the forums here), it has 7 SATA power connectors. "Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself. Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU - Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L - Samsung 27" 1080p Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p Steam Deck 512GB OLED OnePlus: OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green Other Tech: - 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified. - Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen - MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti - Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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