NVME+HDD on B450

[AT0MAC]

Hi there

 

I am building a B450 system for a friend

 

Came to think of it after watching Linus' video on StoreMI, StoreMI don't seem to give a big benefit

 

What would make most sense:

 

• Just keep the drives separate

 

• Use the free StoreMI because it does give a little benefit

 

• Use FuzeDrive Basic, seems to be more finished than StoreMI

 

• Buy PrimoCache - like Linus in the end recommended (but it costs most of the other

 

Issue is, if anything goes wrong down the line, I know who he will call - ME - so I need a solid solution that give the best compromise between speed, usability and cost

 

[wojtepanik]

what size of hdd and ssd and what is application of the pc?

[AT0MAC]

2 minutes ago, wojtepanik said:

what size of hdd and ssd and what is application of the pc?

sorry, it was actually written in the other thread I linked, but its a pure gaming machine, a 1 TB 7200 RPM 64MB HDD and a 128 GB Intel 760p NVMe SSD

[wojtepanik]

I would leave it as it is, so without storemi

[AT0MAC]

3 minutes ago, wojtepanik said:

I would leave it as it is, so without storemi

you mean os on ssd and games on hdd

[Origami Cactus]

1 minute ago, AT0MAC said:

you mean os on ssd and games on hdd

Yes. The biggest performance loss comes from Microsoft background tasks while game is loading, but if the OS is on the ssd these background tasks dont impact games on the hdd. Also windows is overall much more responsive on the ssd, instead of an hdd.

[AT0MAC]

Just now, Origami Cactus said:

Yes. The biggest performance loss comes from Microsoft background tasks while game is loading, but if the OS is on the ssd these background tasks dont impact games on the hdd. Also windows is overall much more responsive on the ssd, instead of an hdd.

great, thats what i have always done in multiple builds, this is my very first Ryzen 2 system where im faced this new option, so had to wonder if I should use it or not. thanks guys