Question New Intel build - what Gen5PCIe, Gen4PCIe, and 2x32GB RAM should I go for.

[MnsoonMally]

And that 2M hours MTBF is.....228 years.
Mostly irrelevant...

I'm led to believe an SSD has a limited lifecycle (having never used them before, I've only used HDD's).

If I get (potentially) an extra 20% of life from it......say 5 years worth, lasts me 6 years.....and it's cost is only marginally higher than it's nearest rival.

Again, it has the top specs of any I've spotted, so is a contender (as it stands) anyway. It's MTBF is a (BIG) plus.

*Might all change by the time I come to buy, probably around February, anyway - which is why I'm trying to identify every part I'll be using in my build, their nearest rivals, track their price, so I can reference new items just before I press 'buy'; replacing whatever needs it, and sticking with things that are still 'the best'.

 

[USAFRet]

'm led to believe an SSD has a limited lifecycle

Yes. That is the TBW number.
However, again in normal consumer use) that is measured in decades or more.

I've been using SSDs exclusively for a decade. None of them have approached more than 20% of their published TBW number.

Example:
My current C drive, 1TB 980 Pro.
Samsung gives it a warranty of 5 years or 600TBW.
After almost 3 years of 24/7 use (21,832 hours), this drive currently shows 35.7TB.

14TB per year.

Extrapolating out, this drive will exceed that warranty number in early 2066.
My grandkids will be senior citizens...lol

And, that is just for the warranty. Multiple independent tests have shown these consumer drives to last FAR beyond that warranty number.

I've asked in these forums many times, if anyone had a drive exceed that warranty number.
And if so, has the drive actually died because of that.

To date, not one.

Of course, a drive may die from something else. But running out of write cycles is far far far down the list of possibilities.

 

[MnsoonMally]

Yes. That is the TBW number.
However, again in normal consumer use) that is measured in decades or more.

I've been using SSDs exclusively for a decade. None of them have approached more than 20% of their published TBW number.

Example:
My current C drive, 1TB 980 Pro.
Samsung gives it a warranty of 5 years or 600TBW.
After almost 3 years of 24/7 use (21,832 hours), this drive currently shows 35.7TB.

14TB per year.

Extrapolating out, this drive will exceed that warranty number in early 2066.
My grandkids will be senior citizens...lol

And, that is just for the warranty. Multiple independent tests have shown these consumer drives to last FAR beyond that warranty number.

I've asked in these forums many times, if anyone had a drive exceed that warranty number.
And if so, has the drive actually died because of that.

To date, not one.

Of course, a drive may die from something else. But running out of write cycles is far far far down the list of possibilities.

Yes.
I imagine prolonged exposure to excessive heat would be the single most important factor in an SSD 'general use' life.

I'm sure the vast majority have been replaced by their successors, rather than have actually expired.

 

[MnsoonMally]

I'm going to be moving onto RAM next.

I'll need 2 x 32GB sticks, something that operates comfortably above 8000MT, as that's what I'm looking to set the clock at.

Low latency as possible.

In short, I'm looking for the best-in-class competitors, perhaps 5 or 6 options, so I can track pricing of them too.

*Not into these new fangles 24GB sets.

**I see a lot of reviewers who review for manufacturers are provided with:

Kingston Fury Renegade CU-DIMMs