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Pants · 06-03-2020, 09:38 AM

That is a lot of cash going into an SSD that's not super great.

What I like to do is get a smaller size SSD for your executables and a large capacity HDD for media.

I would suggest you get an M.2 SSD for your Windows and games.

And then get a few TB in HDD for your media files.

So your updated list would like this and save you $100:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/66xsQq

You can then wait for a good deal and get another SSD whenever you see a good sale. Same thing with more HDDs if you need another 4TB or whatever down the line. The 500GB EVO 970 will be plenty for your windows and a few games. If you want a larger library of games just downloaded and sitting on your drives, 500GB may not be enough.

I currently have these and feel like it's more than enough for my needs:

250 GB M.2 Samsung EVO 970 SSD
240 GB SanDisk Pro SSD
1 TB ADATA XPG M.2 SSD
2 TB HDD for media

I didn't get all of those at the same time. I started this build with the EVO 970 and 2 TB HDD. Then I recycled the ancient SanDisk from an old build and then bought the 1TB XPG on a sale.

06-03-2020, 09:38 AM	#66
Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Pants's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park	That is a lot of cash going into an SSD that's not super great. What I like to do is get a smaller size SSD for your executables and a large capacity HDD for media. I would suggest you get an M.2 SSD for your Windows and games. And then get a few TB in HDD for your media files. So your updated list would like this and save you $100: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/66xsQq You can then wait for a good deal and get another SSD whenever you see a good sale. Same thing with more HDDs if you need another 4TB or whatever down the line. The 500GB EVO 970 will be plenty for your windows and a few games. If you want a larger library of games just downloaded and sitting on your drives, 500GB may not be enough. I currently have these and feel like it's more than enough for my needs: 250 GB M.2 Samsung EVO 970 SSD 240 GB SanDisk Pro SSD 1 TB ADATA XPG M.2 SSD 2 TB HDD for media I didn't get all of those at the same time. I started this build with the EVO 970 and 2 TB HDD. Then I recycled the ancient SanDisk from an old build and then bought the 1TB XPG on a sale.
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