Secondary SSD?

[Spacegameingyt]

Was just going to go on reddit and find the answer but r/buildapc is currently privated.

 

I have a WDBlack Sn850 as my main boot drive that has all my games. I’ve heard that SSD prices have dropped a ton so what SSD is the best as a secondary drive? 

[Spacegameingyt]

Kinda put this under the wrong category by accident

[filpo]

3 minutes ago, Spacegameingyt said:

I have a WDBlack Sn850 as my main boot drive that has all my games. I’ve heard that SSD prices have dropped a ton so what SSD is the best as a secondary drive?

i might get a sata ssd with a dram cache. Maybe something like the mx500 Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (CT1000MX500SSD1) - PCPartPicker

Or even a 970 evo plus if you have an extra m.2 slot (though you might want to save it) Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (MZ-V7S1T0B/AM) - PCPartPicker

Just know you will need a sata data cable

[JonS77]

What do you mean by secondry? Do you mean archiving? Or do you need another NVMe drive for more games and apps?

 

For archiving I would go with the Silicon Power 2TB SSD at $65

 

As for another NVMe drive you just can't beat the WD_Black SN850X price to performance, a 1TB one goes for $79 and a 2TB one for $153

[_Omega_]

If its just a "game drive" id just geht the cheapest drive from a somewhat reputable manufacturer...

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, Jon-Slow said:

As for another NVMe drive you just can't beat the WD_Black SN850X price to performance, a 1TB one goes for $79 and a 2TB one for $153

the difference between gen 4 and gen 3 can be negligible. So a 970 evo plus might be better for the money. or a sata one. And if they really want gen 4 the 980 pro is also there which i really recommend as it's price is pretty good now 

 

1 minute ago, _Omega_ said:

If its just a "game drive" id just geht the cheapest drive from a somewhat reputable manufacturer...

But not the kingston nv2

[Spacegameingyt]

2 minutes ago, Jon-Slow said:

What do you mean by secondry? Do you mean archiving? Or do you need another NVMe drive for more games and apps?

 

Mainly for gaming as I already have a archive hhd

[_Omega_]

2 minutes ago, Spacegameingyt said:

 

Mainly for gaming as I already have a archive hhd

I would just get a sata ssd for that... Something cheap from Teamgroup, the micron brands (Lexar, Curtail), Patriot or what ever else is cheap (and has at least slc cache) 

[JonS77]

5 minutes ago, Spacegameingyt said:

Mainly for gaming as I already have a archive hhd

 

Ok then either the WD Black SN850x or the 980 pro will do. I would also suggest you look into that Silicon Power 2TB that I've mentioned to replace your HHD if you have the cash. Your rig will be a lot quiter without that spinning disk.

[YoungBlade]

For gaming, really any SSD will get you the vast majority of the performance of any other SSD. The difference between a fast Gen 4 drive and a DRAM-less SATA one is actually not that big.

If you just want a ton of games storage, I'd recommend a cheap 2TB SATA drive.

[SansVarnic]

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