Question WD SN850X running off chipset in a PRO Z690-A

[smush]

I am looking to purchase a WD Black SN850X on a Prime Day discount but having read the manual for my motherboard which is an MSI PRO Z690-A I am wondering is it a waste of money if I put it in a Gen4 M.2 Slot that is running through chipset instead of CPU (that slot is already occupied with OS drive)? Would I be better off looking at a cheaper DRAM-less NVMe or will I still benefit from something like an SN850X?

My MSI PRO Z690-A already has 2 Gen4 NVMe's fitted of a possible 4 and of those 4 slots only 1 uses CPU and another is only Gen3
also connected is a 4070Ti and 2x16GB DDR5 memory and CPU is an i5 13600KF

 

[Eximo]

Dramless drives are decent enough for long term storage or game installation.

If the price is the same or cheaper, get the best drive you can. If the controller is designed for faster speeds and you run it slower, it should run cooler and be able to do sustained writes for longer.

 

[logainofhades]

For just mass storage, I would choose a Teamgroup MP44.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/teamgroup-mp44-ssd-review