Optane memory Vs NVME SSD

[ilyaas_abrahams]

Hi guys 

 

I am currently using a Western Digital Green 240GB SATA SSD. I use the SSD for booting windows and for office while a separate HDD for gaming.  Would I see a significant performance boost if I use intel optane memory or would it be better for me to buy an NVME SSD? Note: I am on a students budget so the cheaper the better. 

 

My Rig 

Gigabyte Z370m

Intel Core I7 8700

16GB RAM

WD green 240 GB SATA SSD 

Samsung HD154UI (1TB)

GTX 1060 6GB

600W PSU 

 

Any help or links would be greatly appreciated

 

 

[dizmo]

If you're a student, save your money. NVMe and especially Optane are more for enthusiasts, or people that can actually make use of their speed.

You won't really notice enough of an improvement to make it worthwhile.

 

I'd maybe consider a 32GB Optane module for the HDD, but I'm still leery of the actual benefits.

Welcome to the forum!

[ilyaas_abrahams]

Thanks for replying Dizmo! 
 

At the moment I run all my games off my hard drive but as you can imagine, games tend to have really long load times. I have been considering either installing one game at a time on my SSD or getting the optane/ NVMe SSD. Problem: Convenience Vs Value/performance benefit

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, ilyaas_abrahams said:

Thanks for replying Dizmo! 
 

At the moment I run all my games off my hard drive but as you can imagine, games tend to have really long load times. I have been considering either installing one game at a time on my SSD or getting the optane/ NVMe SSD. Problem: Convenience Vs Value/performance benefit

If you want faster game load times id get anouther 250gb or 500gb ssd and use it as a cache for the hdd with something like storage spaces tiering.

[OmarM89]

dude, if you want to accelerate your HDD, just buy a regular ssd. it is much cheaper