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[Funkey66]

Are the parts okay?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/knGr2m

Feel free to add a CPU cooler

Edit: Removed the 500GB Evo

 

[punkncat]

Where are you shopping?

For instance, the price on that Samsung 2.5" 500GB drive is absolutely nuts. Crucial P3 Plus M.2 NVME drive is only ~$27 right now, shipped.

 

[Funkey66]

Where are you shopping?

For instance, the price on that Samsung 2.5" 500GB drive is absolutely nuts. Crutial P3 Plus M.2 NVME drive is only ~$27 right now, shipped.

Sorry about that The 500GB evo is from my old build but I will take a look at the NVME Drive.
Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

Sorry about that The 500GB evo is from my old build. but I will take a look at the NVME Drive.
Thanks

I was just about to ask why would anyone buy a 500GB drive for anything today? I would definitely look into more storage. Even 2 TB NVME drives can be had for $100 or so.

 

[Funkey66]

I was just about to ask why would anyone buy a 500GB drive for anything today? I would definitely look into more storage. Even 2 TB NVME drives can be had for $100 or so.

What do you guys think about the rest of it?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I was just about to ask why would anyone buy a 500GB drive for anything today?

Boot drive! It's perfect for that.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

What do you guys think about the rest of it?

You'd have a better upgrade path going AMD with the AM5 boards... but otherwise not too bad. If you're set on Intel that's fine too. Many cooling options depending on cpu choice.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

Boot drive! It's perfect for that.

I dunno man... I wouldn't touch a 500GB drive with a 10 ft pole... SSD prices are so cheap now that to me it makes no sense to waste a m.2 slot on a 500GB drive.

If the guy is rolling over a SATA drive from a previous build that's a different story but no way would I buy something that small today in m.2 format.

 

[Zerk2012]

I dunno man... I wouldn't touch a 500GB drive with a 10 ft pole... SSD prices are so cheap now that to me it makes no sense to waste a m.2 slot on a 500GB drive.

If the guy is rolling over a SATA drive from a previous build that's a different story but no way would I buy something that small today in m.2 format.

I prefer to also have my boot drive separate just for OS and programs.
But if you just use one drive for everything then yes a bigger drive.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I dunno man... I wouldn't touch a 500GB drive with a 10 ft pole

Fair enough.

Yeah, you're right. SSD prices are plummeting, and there are some solid deals under 100£$€ for 2tb drives. Partitioning a small drive for windows is also a good idea. Only as long as the drive doesn't fail though.

 

[Zerk2012]

But if you look just at the Samsung 970 the 500GB is a very bad buy.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/TwWfrH,Zxw7YJ,Fv8j4D/

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

But if you look just at the Samsung 970 the 500GB is a very bad buy.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/TwWfrH,Zxw7YJ,Fv8j4D/

Yeah, I don't get that. Yeah, the 970 is a good drive, but the pricing doesn't reflect how the market is.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

I prefer to also have my boot drive separate just for OS and programs.
But if you just use one drive for everything then yes a bigger drive.

Is there some perk to keeping the OS separate? I mean, I have 4x 2TB 990 Pro drives on my board... boot C: and then put games and other programs on the other 3 drives... but I also put games and programs on C. I basically spread the data around.

That being said... my C: drive right now has like 800GB of 2TB free. Is Windows gonna load a 1/2 second faster if it was on a 500GB drive or is there some other reason you like to keep it separate?

 

[Zerk2012]

Is there some perk to keeping the OS separate? I mean, I have 4x 2TB 990 Pro drives on my board... boot C: and then put games and other programs on the other 3 drives... but I also put games and programs on C. I basically spread the data around.

That being said... my C: drive right now has like 800GB of 2TB free. Is Windows gonna load a 1/2 second faster if it was on a 500GB drive or is there some other reason you like to keep it separate?

It depends on what you use the PC for.
If it was mainly gaming with steam games then absolutely 2 drives. Steam would be on your C drive but all games could be directed to another drive. If your C drive failed you wouldn't need to reinstall all those games.

Edit not at my PC now but my C drive has about 120GB used of 500.
I have 3 other SSD's for games and other things.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

It depends on what you use the PC for.

Gotcha... yeah it makes sense. I have my game libraries (Steam, Blizzard, GoG, etc) on separate drives with utility programs going on C... along with VR Oculus stuff.

I don't much care really I just spread it around to keep the usage somewhat even. When these get full I have another 8TB waiting in the wings anyway.

 

[punkncat]

Is there some perk to keeping the OS separate?

The best reason that I have for keeping your OS and data separated is strictly for easy backups and easy recovery if you catch something nasty. Far easier to just wipe a drive with (almost) nothing aside from OS and apps/programs needed to run directly with the use of the machine.

IMO a 250GB drive is still useful for that alone, but as is mentioned above the current INSANE low pricing on SSD right now makes that irrelevant. 1TB drives are at prices I have never known or seen. Great time to pick some up and stick back in stock for use later.

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

but as is mentioned above the current INSANE low pricing on SSD right now makes that irrelevant. 1TB drives are at prices I have never known or seen. Great time to pick some up and stick back in stock for use later.

Yep... and my laptop was just finished today and will be on the way soon. Ordered it with the bare minimum 512GB drive and will be upgrading to bigger and better... 4 m.2 slots on a laptop.

 

[Zerk2012]

Yep... and my laptop was just finished today and will be on the way soon. Ordered it with the bare minimum 512GB drive and will be upgrading to bigger and better... 4 m.2 slots on a laptop.

Have you ever noticed that almost all of your post are bragging about your disposable income being put in your post about the max PC you have?

Good time for Ignore

 

[Deleted member 2838871]

Have you ever noticed that almost all of your post are bragging about your disposable income being put in your post about the max PC you have?

Good time for Ignore

Bragging? Not even close. 😂

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG620 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: *MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($164.99 @ B&H)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($102.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card ($949.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1997.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-27 01:04 EDT-0400

 

[thestryker]

Are the parts okay?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/knGr2m

Feel free to add a CPU cooler
Edit:Removed the 500GB evo

Do you plan on overclocking?
Do you plan on manually tweaking memory timings?