[SOLVED] SSD Advice / 3080 Accelerated Storage Technology Advice.

[RagedAPE]

Good afternoon,

I would just like to find out some information in regards to the new technology on the RTX 3080 and the M.2 SSD I am trying to purchase.

I do not understand it but I have read that the PS5 SSD can do 5.5GB raw or a typical 8-9GB (Compressed)

I would like to understand what SSD M.2 I would need to match this with the help of the new 3080 accelerated storage technology. Once I buy the SSD I have to make it last so can not upgrade for a while.

I'm looking at the 1tb Firecuda 520 gen 4 and hope with the new accelerated storage technology on the 3080 will make the firecuda match or beat the PS5's SSD in read/write speed and hopefully that scary looking 9GB/sec compression.

Kind regards,

A total ssd noob

 

[USAFRet]

In the context of a PC, disregard what happens within a playstation.
Even though they use the same sort of words, there are completely different products and solutions.

 

[RagedAPE]

So I can go ahead and snap up the firecuda and I will have no worries about my games being laggy or stutterery in game even with the new titles due to come out on ps5 release?

Or is it best to wait for the 980 pro / Adata indigo and get 7gb read and write speeds instead?

I don't mind waiting a few more month again if it will benefit.

 

[USAFRet]

What are the specs of the rest of this system?

 

[RagedAPE]

3900x or i9 10850

Asus crosshair VIII hero Or Strix X570 F-gaming I would prefer the strix becuase it's cheaper but not sure which one to get)

32GB Corsair Vengeance 3200mhz

3080

Corsair 750w Rmx series gold modular

Corsair H115i RGB Platinum Hydro series

Corsair Icue 465x RGB ( 3 fans on front and 1 on back, hope its enough airflow / cooling.

I am looking at pc specialist so they let you do builds I have a budget of £2500

 

[USAFRet]

Personally, I wouldn't buy the Firecuda.
Rather a Samsung/Intel/Crucial.

But...the user facing difference between various PCIe 4.0 drives will be invisible. Even if the big number that is always quoted, the Sequential throughput, shows numerically larger.

Even between PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0...any difference would only be seen in artificial benchmarks, not actual use.

In my system, in my typical use case of Adobe Lightroom, I see zero difference between the NVMe Intel 660p and the other SATA III SSDs. Identical operations, tested and timed.

 

[RagedAPE]

I see what you're saying, so I can actually go for something cheaper for my and slower than spend a fortune on the firecuda?

There is a 970 evo that's much cheaper on the PCIe 3.0 that I could get.

 

[USAFRet]

I see what you're saying, so I can actually go for something cheaper for my and slower than spend a fortune on the firecuda?

There is a 970 evo that's much cheaper on the PCIe 3.0 that I could get.

Yes. The 970 EVO or EVO Plus is a top choice.

You can always add/change drives later. Once PCIe 4.0 drives come down from the initial high price.

 

[RagedAPE]

I am just happy to know that I can play these new no/low loading time open world games that are coming on a 970 instead of having to spend big on a firecuda.

Is the firecuda bad btw or just personal preference?

 

[USAFRet]

In my system, this is the benchmark diff between the 860 EVO (SATA III) and the Intel 660p (NVMe)

Looks like the Intel is 3x the speed of the Samsung, right?

In actual use? Zero.

 

[RagedAPE]

Wow, it looks like it's all marketing then to get everyone onto ssd drives of some sort and away from HDD maybe.

In my pre-built there is also an option for a 1TB 660p.

Do you think I should go for the Asus crosshair VIII hero Or Strix X570 F-gaming.

 

[USAFRet]

Wow, it looks like it's all marketing then to get everyone onto ssd drives of some sort and away from HDD maybe.

In my pre-built there is also an option for a 1TB 660p.

Do you think I should go for the Asus crosshair VIII hero Or Strix X570 F-gaming.

SSD, absolutely. HUGE difference over spinning drives.
In a new build now? NVMe for the primary drive, possibly SATA III SSD for others.
HDD only if you need really large space...like 4TB+ or so.

But of course, since there is a new protocol (PCIe 4.0)....You Must Buy That! (according to the marketing people)

But we're chasing diminishing returns.
For instance: (made up numbers, but in the realm of possibility)
HDD - 20 seconds
SATA III SSD - 6 seconds
PCIe 3.0 - 4 secs
PCIe 4.0 - 3 secs
Each is 'faster' than the previous, but the only huge diff was moving of spinning HDD.

 

[RagedAPE]

I play warhammer 2 and it takes 5minutes or longer to load between levels and battles, I tried my friends wd blue 550n it loading in 20 seconds, it was amazing.

Why is it better to have a secondary drive for windows 10 and Nvme for games. I was thinking of just putting both on the 1tb nvme if its ok.

 

[USAFRet]

Actual performance differences:

 

[USAFRet]

I play warhammer 2 and it takes 5minutes or longer to load between levels and battles, I tried my friends wd blue 550n it loading in 20 seconds, it was amazing.

Why is it better to have a secondary drive for windows 10 and Nvme for games. I was thinking of just putting both on the 1tb nvme if its ok.

I prefer having the OS and applications on one drive, other things, incl games, on other drives.
If I need to reinstall the OS, the other things are not touched.

Other people prefer one single drive fr everything.
Performance is not really that different.

 

[RagedAPE]

That's good, I will just keep it all on one drive then. Thanks for your advice you're very generous. I am not sure how to up vote or give you a point if it's possible.

 

[mdd1963]

I see what you're saying, so I can actually go for something cheaper for my and slower than spend a fortune on the firecuda?

There is a 970 evo that's much cheaper on the PCIe 3.0 that I could get.

How could anyone suffer with/possibly tolerate the 970 EVO's 'only' ~3500 MB/sec throughput on sequential reads/writes?

 

[RagedAPE]

It's not like that, I'm not bothered about a "slower" SSD, my only concern is that I don't lag in the new the games coming that will have these no loading games on huge open worlds. If a older cheaper ssd will work then I'd rather not spend a fortune tbh.

Looks like older works according to USAFRET so I am saving some cash thanks to him.

Kind regards,