Storage Config?

Imbadatthis · July 7, 2024

Budget (including currency): $1500 USD (Parts Being Purchased)

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Portal 2, Light VR (Portal 2 VR & MCVR), VS Code, FireFox, Dart & Flutter

Part List:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($365.03 @ MemoryC) (Purchased)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon) (Purchased)
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($155.00 @ Amazon) (Purchased)
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory ($104.51 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac Twin Edge GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($587.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg) (Purchased)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1451.40

Before I go into my question, I have a couple notes:

I am NOT looking for any critique on my part-list, I have already went around forums to fine tune it, and I am happy with it
There is currently no NVMe on the part list, because I had one lying around from a (now dead) gaming laptop that I plan on using

My question for today has to do with storage configurations, ooooh

I have a spare NVMe (1tb) that I plan to use with Windows, so I can play games. However, I also would like to do some development. This is the idea that I had planned out in my head:

THE PLAN

I'd like to use the NVMe I have now to install Windows, but I'd also like additional storage. Rather than partition that 1tb out between Windows and Ubuntu, I thought of this:

Use one NVMe dedicated for each OS, nvme01 with Windows, and nvme02 with Ubuntu (Dual booting with GRUB, ofc)
Link a spare 500gb SSD up to windows (until I get a larger one) to install games

(nvme01 and /dev/sda = windows, nvme02 = Ubuntu)

And I was wondering if I was completely over complicating this, would it be better to just get a bigger NVMe? Is using nvme02 not efficient for an OS install?

Thanks!

Hinjima · July 7, 2024

8 minutes ago, Imbadatthis said:

Budget (including currency): $1500 USD (Parts Being Purchased)

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Portal 2, Light VR (Portal 2 VR & MCVR), VS Code, FireFox, Dart & Flutter

Part List:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor ($365.03 @ MemoryC) (Purchased)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon) (Purchased)
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($155.00 @ Amazon) (Purchased)
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory ($104.51 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac Twin Edge GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($587.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.98 @ Newegg) (Purchased)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1451.40

Before I go into my question, I have a couple notes:

I am NOT looking for any critique on my part-list, I have already went around forums to fine tune it, and I am happy with it

There is currently no NVMe on the part list, because I had one lying around from a (now dead) gaming laptop that I plan on using

My question for today has to do with storage configurations, ooooh

I have a spare NVMe that I plan to use with Windows, so I can play games. However, I also would like to do some development. This is the idea that I had planned out in my head:

THE PLAN