More storage connection means less perfomance on Windows.

[koopa990]

How true is this myth?

[strange13930]

11 minutes ago, koopa990 said:

How true is this myth?

Depends on stuff like how the storage is connected to the motherboard like directly to the cpu or to the chipset and what other things are connected. So yes it can slow down, but it shouldn’t be noticeable.

[koopa990]

1 minute ago, strange13930 said:

Depends on stuff like how the storage is connected to the motherboard like directly to the cpu or to the chipset and what other things are connected. So yes it can slow down.

For my  current build, I have 2 regular SSD and 2 HDD.

[strange13930]

Just now, koopa990 said:

For my  current build, I have 2 regular SSD and 2 HDD.

Shouldn’t be a noticeable slow down. Expect things from the HDDs to be slower.

[koopa990]

Just now, strange13930 said:

Shouldn’t be a noticeable slow down. Expect things from the HDDs to be slower.

i can already tell -- accessing files from HDD is sometimes slow. Not all the time, but when I have not access them in a while

[strange13930]

2 minutes ago, koopa990 said:

i can already tell -- accessing files from HDD is sometimes slow. Not all the time, but when I have not access them in a while

If it’s still slow with only your boot drive connected then it’s probably something other than storage.

[wONKEyeYEs]

10 minutes ago, koopa990 said:

How true is this myth?

Storage-WD Red 6TB 3.5" 5400 RPM / Toshiba MD04ACA600 3.5" 7200 RPM / MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO 4TB 4.0X4 NVME / 

Samsung 980 PRO 1TB 4.0X4 NVME / Samsung 970 EVO 2TB 3.0X4 NVME / Samsung 990 Pro 2TB 4.0x4 NVME

 

1 minute ago, koopa990 said:

accessing files from HDD is sometimes slow. Not all the time, but when I have not access them in a while

Is it sleeping?

[koopa990]

29 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Storage-WD Red 6TB 3.5" 5400 RPM / Toshiba MD04ACA600 3.5" 7200 RPM / MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO 4TB 4.0X4 NVME / 

Samsung 980 PRO 1TB 4.0X4 NVME / Samsung 970 EVO 2TB 3.0X4 NVME / Samsung 990 Pro 2TB 4.0x4 NVME

 

Is it sleeping?

I like to believe so. Isn't that HDD typical behavior?>

[wONKEyeYEs]

3 minutes ago, koopa990 said:

Isn't that HDD typical behavior?

Mine never sleep.

[koopa990]

1 hour ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Mine never sleep.

Oh  jeez!

[spacepickle]

13 hours ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

Mine never sleep.

That can theoretically cause wear on the motor, right? Might be worth it if they’re noisy at startup or something but surely having the disks spinning at all times isn’t the best route. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

10 minutes ago, spacepickle said:

That can theoretically cause wear on the motor, right? Might be worth it if they’re noisy at startup or something but surely having the disks spinning at all times isn’t the best route. 

The opposite is generally true, constantly spinning means less wear and tear from temperature fluctuations and the effort of spinning up the motor.

[spacepickle]

4 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

The opposite is generally true, constantly spinning means less wear and tear from temperature fluctuations and the effort of spinning up the motor.

I didn’t think about that. Makes a lot of sense though.

[koopa990]

On 4/18/2025 at 10:23 AM, spacepickle said:

That can theoretically cause wear on the motor, right? Might be worth it if they’re noisy at startup or something but surely having the disks spinning at all times isn’t the best route. 

True...