2.5'' SSD vs NVME M.2 for game library

[Glider22]

Title says it all. I already have a 500 Gb NVME M.2 as a boot drive with a couple games installed but it's at 85% capacity and I am looking for a 2nd SSD to store more games. I only use my computer for gaming.

 

I am looking for a 2 Tb drive and my mobo only has 1 M.2 slot so a second M.2 drive would require a PCI-E M.2 adapter.

[homeap5]

For games - normal SATA SSD.

[Letgomyleghoe]

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Rocket-Internal-Performance-SB-ROCKET-2TB/dp/B07MTQTNVR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=sabrent+rocket+2tb&qid=1579313162&sprefix=sabrwn&sr=8-3

[boomhower]

Either is fine, they are essentially the same thing outside of NVME.  Don't overspend for a data drive as you won't see the difference in real world usage. 

[Sir0Tek]

You could also go for a (cheaper) 2+tb harddisk for games and other data, then use a portion of your ssd for caching this drive. Most of the time only a fraction of the harddisk is in regular use so caching works quite well.

[NewMaxx]

NVMe can/will load games faster but that's about it.

[Delicious Cake]

Whichever is cheapest, tbh. The average game loading time differences between sata 3 & nvme will lie somewhere between 0-2 seconds.

[Milez5858]

If you search NVME vs SSD  game loads on YouTUbe.. you see that it's only about 1 second better with NVME.

 

Is that one second worth the it to you?

[Glider22]

I will go for a SATA SSD, thanks guys

[Donut417]

On 1/17/2020 at 8:45 PM, Glider22 said:

Title says it all. I already have a 500 Gb NVME M.2 as a boot drive with a couple games installed but it's at 85% capacity and I am looking for a 2nd SSD to store more games. I only use my computer for gaming.

 

I am looking for a 2 Tb drive and my mobo only has 1 M.2 slot so a second M.2 drive would require a PCI-E M.2 adapter.

To be honest a normal hard disk would work for games. But if you want full SSD storage Id just get a Sata based 2.5". Just becuase it should be cheaper and that would mean you should be able to get a decent capacity for not too much money.