Question Internal Hard Drive Storage Advice Needed

[MasterYoda327]

I plan to build a new gaming PC. I am still doing my research on components, but my intention is to use a 2TB M.2 NVME SSD for the operating system and most commonly used games and programs. In addition to gaming, I plan to do basic drone video and photo editing with this PC such as basic editing, graphics, and animation (nothing Hollywood level). If it helps, I plan to build a mid-range gaming PC for gaming at 1440p with a dual monitor setup. As already stated, I plan to use the NVME SSD for Windows 11, and two, possibly three internal drives for storing other games, music, and drone videos and photos (drone is 4K capable). Storage wise I am considering between 2 and 4TBs for the internal drives. My budget is around $2000 or less. Now, would I be better off using SATA SSDs or HDDs for the internal storage? Would this also be applicable to an external hard drive? Thanks in advance.

 

[USAFRet]

I plan to build a new gaming PC. I am still doing my research on components, but my intention is to use a 2TB M.2 NVME SSD for the operating system and most commonly used games and programs. In addition to gaming, I plan to do basic drone video and photo editing with this PC such as basic editing, graphics, and animation (nothing Hollywood level). If it helps, I plan to build a mid-range gaming PC for gaming at 1440p with a dual monitor setup. As already stated, I plan to use the NVME SSD for Windows 11, and two, possibly three internal drives for storing other games, music, and drone videos and photos (drone is 4K capable). Storage wise I am considering between 2 and 4TBs for the internal drives. My budget is around $2000 or less. Now, would I be better off using SATA SSDs or HDDs for the internal storage? Would this also be applicable to an external hard drive? Thanks in advance.

I am in pretty much exactly the same place as you are.

In my new system (buying in the next week or two)....

OS/Application drive - Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (already have)
Secondary drive - Samsung 990 Pro or WD SN850X 4TB. Currently, $250ish
Photo, UAV video, CAD work, etc...

(there will be other SATA III SSDs, but mainly because I already have them)