M.2 boot drive

[afullmetalwar]

So I have a Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard. I am planning on using both M.2 drives. The drives soul reason for being in the system is to be my boot drive in a raid 1 setup. Along with having Final Fantasy XIV on it. (Take your shot after you answer the question). 

My question is,  will the M.2 drive need cashe? 

The plugs need type M. Also recommendations for drive welcomed. (Newegg or pcpartpicker) I don't need anything over 500gb.

Thank you in advance. 

[jaslion]

3 minutes ago, afullmetalwar said:

So I have a Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard. I am planning on using both M.2 drives. The drives soul reason for being in the system is to be my boot drive in a raid 1 setup. Along with having Final Fantasy XIV on it. (Take your shot after you answer the question). 

My question is,  will the M.2 drive need cashe? 

The plugs need type M. Also recommendations for drive welcomed. (Newegg or pcpartpicker) I don't need anything over 500gb.

Thank you in advance. 

For gaming and general m.2 is pointless as you won't notice any difference between a semi decent sata drive. So just save some money and get a regular old sata ssd. Also why raid 1 a os drve with 1 game on it?

[afullmetalwar]

21 minutes ago, jaslion said:

For gaming and general m.2 is pointless as you won't notice any difference between a semi decent sata drive. So just save some money and get a regular old sata ssd. Also why raid 1 a os drve with 1 game on it?

It is my boot drive. The only other thing living on it is an MMO. That's why. 

[jaslion]

9 minutes ago, afullmetalwar said:

It is my boot drive. The only other thing living on it is an MMO. That's why. 

That's exactly why I'm asking the question. If it's just windows and a game why even bother with raid? Also just so you know raid is not a backup.

[afullmetalwar]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

That's exactly why I'm asking the question. If it's just windows and a game why even bother with raid? Also just so you know raid is not a backup.

Raid 1 is mirroring drives. Is it relevant on why? The fact is,  I want to do it.  I know it's overkill. I posted  here asking for advice on which M.2 drive not on explain why I want to do it this way.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, afullmetalwar said:

Raid 1 is mirroring drives. Is it relevant on why? The fact is,  I want to do it.  I know it's overkill. I posted  here asking for advice on which M.2 drive not on explain why I want to do it this way.

Well I'd say just get a regular old sata drive like a wd blue drive.

[afullmetalwar]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

Well I'd say just get a regular old sata drive like a wd blue drive.

Thank you. Will cashe be relevant for the drive if it is just for those two things? 

TL:DR: Last system I built was back in 2012. It used an old Mobo from 2008. So I am just double checking with peers and people with more experience on their knowledge.

Also  PS: 2. The reason for the setup is my younger brother is building almost the exact same build. I am getting spending a bit more to show him what he can do in the future. 

It's going to have 2 M.2 drives, 2 3.5 5400 ram 2tb drives setup in a RAID 1 setup. This build isn't just for me, it is for him to learn from.

[jaslion]

Just now, afullmetalwar said:

Thank you. Will cashe be relevant for the drive if it is just for those two things? 

TL:DR: Last system I built was back in 2012. It used an old Mobo from 2008. So I am just double checking with peers and people with more experience on their knowledge.

Also  PS: 2. The reason for the setup is my younger brother is building almost the exact same build. I am getting spending a bit more to show him what he can do in the future. 

It's going to have 2 M.2 drives, 2 3.5 5400 ram 2tb drives setup in a RAID 1 setup. This build isn't just for me, it is for him to learn from.

Well dramless ssd's are slower and more cpu intensive so not recommended.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6j448d/western-digital-blue-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0b

[afullmetalwar]

Just now, jaslion said:

Well dramless ssd's are slower and more cpu intensive so not recommended.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6j448d/western-digital-blue-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-wds500g2b0b

Problem with that one you selected is ita M+B plug..  it will be slower than a M.

[jaslion]

Just now, afullmetalwar said:

Problem with that one you selected is ita M+B plug..  it will be slower than a M.

Yes but as said. For desktop use and gaming you will not notice a difference at all. If you want proof Linus made a video about it and all you really save is 2 seconds of boottime with faster drives and well nothing else changes.

[afullmetalwar]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yes but as said. For desktop use and gaming you will not notice a difference at all. If you want proof Linus made a video about it and all you really save is 2 seconds of boottime with faster drives and well nothing else changes.

Huh.. neat. Thank you.  Can you link the video as well? I haven't seen that one yet

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, afullmetalwar said:

Huh.. neat. Thank you.  Can you link the video as well? I haven't seen that one yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

[afullmetalwar]

Awesome.  Than

32 minutes ago, jaslion said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DKLA7w9eeA

Awesome,  thanks.  I will opt out of the raid for the boot drive for now.