Wasn't sure which section to place this is but here's the jyst.
I have the current internal storage setup:
111GB Force MP500 (Unknown (SSD))
223GB Force MP500 (Unknown (SSD))
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
I also 1TB and 2TB External Drives (The 1TB is used strictly as a scratch disk, and the 2TB is used strictly for work files as I move between home and office between PC (home) & Mac (work) daily.
As per the PC Internal Storage, I have it set up as so;
I believe my old Seagate drives are nearing their end after 6-10 years of use as I am seeing an increase in BSOD's over the years, and have just started hearing abnormally loud clicking noises coming from the tower.
The M.2's are the only new drives less than a year old.
So I use this desktop as my Main Work & Gaming Rig, Storage/drives was never really my forte as you can tell I shoved as many in here as I could fit lol
(have a cooler master mastercase for reference)
So I'm looking for any and all ideas or solutions to this storage that won't completely break the bank, pretty much open to everything.
Should I rip all the drives out and replace them with new ones in an external raid enclosure? Should I replace them with new ones and keep them in the tower? I don't know, that's why I'm asking the Geek Gods of the internet for help.
Also should I consider getting a PCIE card and a intel optane memory stick for the spinning disk drives with the new ones to increase speed or nah
PC Specs:
Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
Intel Core i7 8700k
16GB Gskill 3866mhz
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5-CF
LG Ultrawide 32"
BenQ 27"
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
And all the drives listed above, no optical drives
I have the current internal storage setup:
111GB Force MP500 (Unknown (SSD))
223GB Force MP500 (Unknown (SSD))
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
931GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA )
I also 1TB and 2TB External Drives (The 1TB is used strictly as a scratch disk, and the 2TB is used strictly for work files as I move between home and office between PC (home) & Mac (work) daily.
As per the PC Internal Storage, I have it set up as so;
- 111GB Force MP500 for windows
- 223GB Force MP500 Games & Adobe Programs
- 1863GB Seagate ST2000DM006 For general programs / Windows default save / downloads
- 931GB Seagate ST31000524AS for a dump directory for miscellaneous backups / saves and scratch disk
- The remaining two 931GB Seagate drives I have spanned/merged into a single 2TB Drive used for Cloud syncing ie; Mega, Dropbox, Google Drive
I believe my old Seagate drives are nearing their end after 6-10 years of use as I am seeing an increase in BSOD's over the years, and have just started hearing abnormally loud clicking noises coming from the tower.
The M.2's are the only new drives less than a year old.
So I use this desktop as my Main Work & Gaming Rig, Storage/drives was never really my forte as you can tell I shoved as many in here as I could fit lol
(have a cooler master mastercase for reference)
So I'm looking for any and all ideas or solutions to this storage that won't completely break the bank, pretty much open to everything.
Should I rip all the drives out and replace them with new ones in an external raid enclosure? Should I replace them with new ones and keep them in the tower? I don't know, that's why I'm asking the Geek Gods of the internet for help.
Also should I consider getting a PCIE card and a intel optane memory stick for the spinning disk drives with the new ones to increase speed or nah
PC Specs:
Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
Intel Core i7 8700k
16GB Gskill 3866mhz
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5-CF
LG Ultrawide 32"
BenQ 27"
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
And all the drives listed above, no optical drives