[SOLVED] Config ideas for two 512GB 970 PRO NVMe M.2

[joxer]

Hi everyone. Very grateful to have found this site. Am building a new multi-use workstation and am looking for storage configuration ideas. Programs & uses:

* Adobe CC suite (for 10min fun/educational videos)
* Voice Over (for said videos)
* Poker
* Stock Trading
* Writing (FinalDraft)

Parts on order:

- i9 9900k
- ASUS ROG Strix Z390E
- ASUS ROG GeForce 1070 (x2)
- Samsung 512GB 970 PRO NVMe M.2 (x2)
- Crucial 32GB DDR4 2666 MHz (2 x 16GB)
- Corsair Hydra 150i Pro RGB
- Thermaltake 850W PSU
- Windows 10 Pro
- Toying with the idea of partitioning for Ubuntu for fun.

For the first time in my life, i can build a computer to what I want and not OTS. But at almost $3k, aside from RAM upgrade, this had better last me a while (dad yelling in my head . I got a good deal on two M.2 SSD drives. Do you have any setup suggestions? Multiple drives? RAID0, etc? Partition?

Bonus question: I appreciate differences of taste, but any feedback of dire consequence for my parts list? Any road-worn advice? "You plan to use WHAT? LMAO!"

You should know, I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. Good at learning and doing, but I need guidance because if left alone, stuff will burn down.

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

A typical config would be one drive for the OS and applications, the other drive for all that other stuff.

And NOT RAID 0, at all. Not even a little bit.

 

[dex.lexxx]

with that much money you could at least take some better quality RAM

970 PRO is incredibly fast SSD, you wont make mistake. For additional things youve asked about it I'm not informed.

 

[karenjoly]

A couple of procedurals. When you install windows on one disk, detach the other. Have only the target disk attached during the install.

You make no mention of a "back up C drive" plan.

Partitions ? No. One drive per disk.

 

[joxer]

Thanks for the feedback, community.

USAFRet, I think I agree. In researching RAID0, it makes both "belong" together forever (unless/until reformatted). I don't like that idea.

dex, in the past day I've been searching more. Advice is to use at least 3000Mhz memory. I think I will do that. Thanks for the corroboration.

karen, I made no mention of a backup plan because my question is that I don't have any plan. lol But thanks for the reminder to have only one drive attached during the install. I read that days ago in a passing glance through a website and forgot ALL about that. Glad you said that. And I'll look into a backup plan for a C drive. That's one reason I don't like the idea of RAID0 because both are used actively for the same one drive. Two drives as one seems so wasteful. (edit: For my application at least. Obviously RAID0 has its uses if it's a big topic.)

This has been VERY helpful. If anyone thinks of more, I would gladly welcome it.

 

[USAFRet]

Regarding backups, read here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3383768/backup-situation-home.html


I had to use this just the other day. One of my SSD's died abruptly. No response at all.
Put in a new drive, click click, all data back in place exactly as it was at 4AM that morning.