Should I use Dual SSD's for Recording Videos?

[ComputerNoob69]

I'm new to the PC realm and I was wondering if it was better to have two pcie ssd's (one to read games and one to write them) or have one pcie and one sata. The problem with having a pcie and one sata is that sata can only do 600mb/s while pcie can do like 3 or 4 gb's I think. Even if I use a pcie it is not worth it because the max read/write will be determined by my sata. I'm also worried if pcie/m.2/nvme lasts as long as a sata equivalent. Another concern I have is if having demanding games (ARK Survival Evolved or games of that magnitude) on the same drive as Windows 10 will deteriorate the life from the pcie drive at a much faster rate than a standard sata connection or even having it on a separate ssd. I also use Adobe Photoshop CC. I am just looking for expert advice or any advice on this. I put the computer I plan on building below. I have a hexa-core processor for rendering videos and so that it won't be as strained as a quad core. I don't plan on hyper threading it just because I don't know how. The gtx 1080 because it will be worth less than $100 more than a 1070 once the 1080 ti comes out and has 25% better performance. I have the ATX X99 motherboard because it has two m.2 ports/connections. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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[RealBeast]

Gaming really does not benefit from fast storage other than the brief times when it loads levels.

Adobe Photoshop on the other hand loves high speed storage and works best with the program and OS on one drive and the other faster drive used as a scratch drive. So I suggest your OS and programs on a fast SATA SSD and the scratch drive on the NVMe drive.

HERE is an Adobe tutorial on optimizing your system for Photoshop, although the same essentially is true for Premiere if you also do video.

 

[kanewolf]

Hyperthreading will be enabled by default in the BIOS. You would have to disable it to NOT have hyperthreading.