What storage to choose?

[Asad Javeed]

Hello everyone!!!

First time builder here!

Went through multiple boards in the forum and finally am starting to get a build that I am feeling pretty confident about!

Here is my build!

Just a note: I am situated in Pakistan so there's a severe dearth  of options available to me....So I did the best with what I had available!

 

So, now I am confused about what sort of storage I should go for (I linked options at the end).

My major usage is gaming, college work and files, storing PDF and videos etc, music, and video editing for YouTube.

 

I was thinking of first going with a 250GB M.2 NVMe (Samsung SSD 970 EVO PLUS NVME M.2) for windows boot, basic programs (office, icue, GPU program etc etc) and a basic 1TB SSD (TS1TSSD230S) for games, videos & larger PDFs etc and a 500GB SSD (TS480GSSD220S)for other stuff like word files.

But I was later recommended that I should go for 2 M.2, 250GB for same as above tasks (XPG SPECTRIX S40G or HS-SSD-E2000) and 1 TB for games and such (TS1TMTE110S). And that I can later add 500GB or 1TB SSDs when able to (same 1TB or 500GB SSDs as above). This seems smart too. 

 

So what should I do? Any and all advice is welcome, please be nice, I am new to this?

 

 

 

NOTE:

I have external HDDs that I already use, 1TB and 500GB. I do keep stuff on there for on the go and as backup of important files for college and self.

 

My M.2 options are all listed here: https://www.industech.pk/solid-state-drive/m-2-ssd

My 2.5" options are all listed here: https://www.industech.pk/solid-state-drive/2-5-sata-ssd

[GDRRiley]

500GB boot NVME SSD and then a 1tb SSD for games but I would also think about a 3-5tb HDD for videos, rarely played games and other stuff.

[TheLastMcLaren]

14 minutes ago, Asad Javeed said:

Hello everyone!!!

First time builder here!

Went through multiple boards in the forum and finally am starting to get a build that I am feeling pretty confident about!

Here is my build!

Just a note: I am situated in Pakistan so there's a severe dearth  of options available to me....So I did the best with what I had available!

 

So, now I am confused about what sort of storage I should go for (I linked options at the end).

My major usage is gaming, college work and files, storing PDF and videos etc, music, and video editing for YouTube.

 

I was thinking of first going with a 250GB M.2 NVMe (Samsung SSD 970 EVO PLUS NVME M.2) for windows boot, basic programs (office, icue, GPU program etc etc) and a basic 1TB SSD (TS1TSSD230S) for games, videos & larger PDFs etc and a 500GB SSD (TS480GSSD220S)for other stuff like word files.

But I was later recommended that I should go for 2 M.2, 250GB for same as above tasks (XPG SPECTRIX S40G or HS-SSD-E2000) and 1 TB for games and such (TS1TMTE110S). And that I can later add 500GB or 1TB SSDs when able to (same 1TB or 500GB SSDs as above). This seems smart too. 

 

So what should I do? Any and all advice is welcome, please be nice, I am new to this?

 

 

 

NOTE:

I have external HDDs that I already use, 1TB and 500GB. I do keep stuff on there for on the go and as backup of important files for college and self.

 

My M.2 options are all listed here: https://www.industech.pk/solid-state-drive/m-2-ssd

My 2.5" options are all listed here: https://www.industech.pk/solid-state-drive/2-5-sata-ssd

so basically i would recommend MP510 1tb. at this time nvme prices and storage in general have SKYROCKETED. if i was you then i would wait untill all this virus is gone. the mp510 goes for around almost 200 dollars at the moment. usually its 120 usd so yeah. but depends on your budget

[Fictionvl]

I personaly have a 500gb WD M.2 and a 1 TB Crucial M.2 and I can't be happier, and I'm soon getting 2x1TB Sata SSD's and I'll put them in raid0 for max speed. 

[Asad Javeed]

1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

500GB boot NVME SSD and then a 1tb SSD for games but I would also think about a 3-5tb HDD for videos, rarely played games and other stuff.

Hm...... 

This actually sounds pretty pretty much more smarter.... 

I mean, as a consumer, I don't think it matters if my word files or photos or videos would take 3 to 4 seconds longer to load.... But they do need tons of storage. So HDD makes a lot of sense... Even 2 TB is a lot for me really... 

 

And the 500GB boot drive gives me a longer term security... Plus I don't have to look for a secondary drive with heat sink since my MOBO only has one slot with heat sink and I will instead have the TB of SSD for games and such apps...... And I hardly ever have more than 200GB with of games.... I can always throw in another TB SSD as I need it.... 

 

This sounds much much smarter as well. 

 

Thank you so much. 

Could I trouble you to check the links and give me suggestions on which options would work well? The HDDs are also listed on the site...? If it's not too bothersome. 

Edited April 21, 2020 by Asad Javeed
Corrected grammar

[Asad Javeed]

1 hour ago, TheLastMcLaren said:

so basically i would recommend MP510 1tb. at this time nvme prices and storage in general have SKYROCKETED. if i was you then i would wait untill all this virus is gone. the mp510 goes for around almost 200 dollars at the moment. usually its 120 usd so yeah. but depends on your budget

Hmm.... Thank you for looking out for me and the suggestion to wait! I am in fact already waiting since I can't get deliveries in my city, we are locked down and have power cut off. Been 4 days already. 

Anyway, the issue with pricing in my country is also taxes, so I don't think the prices would be any better. Plus, MP510 actually isn't available and getting it requested specially may or may not cost extra... Will have to check! 

Thank you again for the advice! 

So you recommend just a single TB of NVMe for everything? 

[Asad Javeed]

1 hour ago, Fictionvl said:

I personaly have a 500gb WD M.2 and a 1 TB Crucial M.2 and I can't be happier, and I'm soon getting 2x1TB Sata SSD's and I'll put them in raid0 for max speed. 

So sort of what I was recommended.... Get 2 M.2 to start off with and add SSDs as I go along.... This does make sense to me but my options that way are limited. I may be able to source WD but definitely can't source Crucial here.... Unless by a rare stroke of luck some importers bring it in. 

If you had to choose from the options on the site or what I hyperlinked, which ones would you prefer? 

Thank you very much for your help! 

[GDRRiley]

I have computers with 250gb SSD and 500gb SSDs as boots, get a 500gb+ for boot.

32 minutes ago, Asad Javeed said:

So sort of what I was recommended.... Get 2 M.2 to start off with and add SSDs as I go along.... This does make sense to me but my options that way are limited. I may be able to source WD but definitely can't source Crucial here.... Unless by a rare stroke of luck some importers bring it in. 

If you had to choose from the options on the site or what I hyperlinked, which ones would you prefer? 

Thank you very much for your help! 

you don't need the speed for every drive to be an M.2 PCIE drive.boot drive it can make sense but the rest should be SATA SSDs or HDD. (sata SSDs can come in m.2 form but will only work in some m.2 slots)

[Asad Javeed]

6 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

I have computers with 250gb SSD and 500gb SSDs as boots, get a 500gb+ for boot.

you don't need the speed for every drive to be an M.2 PCIE drive.boot drive it can make sense but the rest should be SATA SSDs or HDD. (sata SSDs can come in m.2 form but will only work in some m.2 slots)

Just to try to clear what you said out, I should get 500GB worth of M.2 as boot and get secondary storage? 

[GDRRiley]

7 minutes ago, Asad Javeed said:

Just to try to clear what you said out, I should get 500GB worth of M.2 as boot and get secondary storage? 

yeah. 500gb or more

[Asad Javeed]

3 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

yeah. 500gb or more

Sooo..... 

Which one of each of the following category do you think? 

 

M.2 NVMe 500GB (Boot drive):

Transcend

AddLink S70

XPG Spectrix S40G

Samsung 960 EVO

 

 

 

SSD (1 TB drive for Games and such):

HIKVision E100

ADATA Ultimate SU800

ADATA SU750

Transcend SSD230S

Samsung 860 QVO

 

 

HDD (for everything else):

Seagate Barracuda Compute ST2000DM008 2TB

[GDRRiley]

860 evo

860 QVO

thats a fine HDD

[Asad Javeed]

53 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

860 evo

860 QVO

thats a fine HDD

 

Thank you! 

Query solved! 

[GDRRiley]

4 minutes ago, Asad Javeed said:

 

Thank you! 

Query solved! 

welcome. enjoy the PC

[TheLastMcLaren]

On 4/21/2020 at 10:06 AM, Asad Javeed said:

Hmm.... Thank you for looking out for me and the suggestion to wait! I am in fact already waiting since I can't get deliveries in my city, we are locked down and have power cut off. Been 4 days already. 

Anyway, the issue with pricing in my country is also taxes, so I don't think the prices would be any better. Plus, MP510 actually isn't available and getting it requested specially may or may not cost extra... Will have to check! 

Thank you again for the advice! 

So you recommend just a single TB of NVMe for everything? 

I feel you lol, the VAT in Denmark is crazy high. it basically means all our products costs 25% more than the US. (Value Added Tax) since US doesnt have VAT its cheaper there (for the most part)

Well i would probably say 2tb would be good. If you dont edit videos at 4K then i dont think you would have a problem with 2. You can always upgrade