I'm planning to get a new gaming PC in the near future. I'm pretty much set on most of the components I want, but still unsure on the type of storage. For the main drive (Windows+ my favorite games) I'm not sure if I should just get a SATA3 SSD like I have now or if I should go for a NVME drive. Anyone have one in their gaming PC now / have any thoughts on it?
I've been reading mixed things about NVMEs. There are some who say it will really have very little if any benefit on gaming (i.e., loading times) and you mostly see the difference if you are transferring very large files between drives. And of course others who say that it's absolutely a big difference and worth the extra money.
At this point the price difference between an NVME and a 2.5" SSD isn't huge, so I guess I'm more concerned about reliability / longevity. From what I gather these drives can get pretty damn hot and while most motherboards now come with a heatsink for their M.2 slot, they aren't necessarily great at keeping the temps down... so the drives can still overheat which means their lifespan might be cut short and also it will throttle & essentially any extra read / write speed will be lost anyway.
TL: DR; is an NVME drive worth getting for a PC mainly used for gaming and everyday use?
I've been reading mixed things about NVMEs. There are some who say it will really have very little if any benefit on gaming (i.e., loading times) and you mostly see the difference if you are transferring very large files between drives. And of course others who say that it's absolutely a big difference and worth the extra money.
At this point the price difference between an NVME and a 2.5" SSD isn't huge, so I guess I'm more concerned about reliability / longevity. From what I gather these drives can get pretty damn hot and while most motherboards now come with a heatsink for their M.2 slot, they aren't necessarily great at keeping the temps down... so the drives can still overheat which means their lifespan might be cut short and also it will throttle & essentially any extra read / write speed will be lost anyway.
TL: DR; is an NVME drive worth getting for a PC mainly used for gaming and everyday use?