M.2 or SATA SSD?

[AvocadoDude1]

I am planning on making a gaming pc. In my shopping cart on the micro center website I currently have both a m.2 and a SATA SSD. I don't know much about computers but I was wondering if I need both. If I need one more than the other, which one is it and which brand should I get. I would want to mainly play Minecraft and Rocket League on it along with streaming and recording for YouTube. I would want the best brand but not too much money as I do not want my whole build to go over $1700. It is currently it is at $1638 with the m.2 being $55, and the SATA SSD being $60. My motherboard is the ASRock Z590 with onboard Wi-Fi for $170. I was also wondering if I need onboard Wi-Fi if I use wireless Wi-Fi.

[linustechtips fan]

i would get a m.2 and then a hard drive if you need more storage and i would recommend planning on pc part piker because if you go to the microcenter store they will match the pcpart piker price. microcenter is not always the cheapest 

 

[Dedayog]

For gaming, literally does not matter.

 

I'd get the biggest bang/buck drive regardless of form factor.

 

You either need onboard wifi or a separate wifi adapter.  Whatever you want, as long as you have a wifi "something".

[brob]

You only need one storage device as long as it has enough capacity for your needs. If budget permits a 2TB NVMe drive would be good. Otherwise I'd suggest a 1TB model. If the budget is really tight you could get a SATA III ssd. There would be a small performance penalty. If the budget is even tighter, get a 500MB ssd and a 2TB hdd. More of a performance penalty with this last option.

 

If the motherboard has WiFi there is generally no need to get an add-on WiFi card.

[King of Memes]

the difference between nvme and sata when loading windows and games is probably unnoticeable