Question Where should I put the 4.0 (SSD), on Windows 11 or on programs like Blender and VScode + file storage?

[Grealish01]

hello, I have to insert 2 x NVMe SSDs in my build, I can only put 1 M2 pcie 4.0, so I would like to understand if it is more appropriate to dedicate the 4.0 to running Windows 11 (and Linux, dual boot) and that's it (I would take it from 256 or 500 gb) or if it is better to dedicate it to storing game files and programming and design programs on which I would do a lot of writing. In other words, where do you feel the most from the 4.0 difference? (although I realize it is minimal). On Windows 11 or on Blender programs vs queues, games and files?

 

[Lafong]

What are your TOTAL capacity requirements EXCLUDING "game files"?

I'm thinking of Windows 11, Linux, plus all installed programs plus all "data"..................excluding gaming stuff.

Do you tend to install any "Windows" (non-Linux) programs anywhere but C?

Is it advantageous to you at all to keep Linux on a totally different drive, rather than on the same drive as Windows?

 

[USAFRet]

hello, I have to insert 2 x NVMe SSDs in my build, I can only put 1 M2 pcie 4.0, so I would like to understand if it is more appropriate to dedicate the 4.0 to running Windows 11 (and Linux, dual boot) and that's it (I would take it from 256 or 500 gb) or if it is better to dedicate it to storing game files and programming and design programs on which I would do a lot of writing. In other words, where do you feel the most from the 4.0 difference? (although I realize it is minimal). On Windows 11 or on Blender programs vs queues, games and files?

OS on the 4.0 drive.

Games? Exactly zero difference.
Blender rendering? That is all CPU and RAM. Writing out the final render to the drive takes exactly the same time.

 

[Grealish01]

OS on the 4.0 drive.

Games? Exactly zero difference.
Blender rendering? That is all CPU and RAM. Writing out the final render to the drive takes exactly the same time.

Thanks then i will take a samsung 980 pro 265 gb only for windows 11. but i think windows 11 with updates will always get a little heavier?

 

[Lafong]

265?

Windows 10 or 11 updated is more like 30 gb. That might grow very slowly over years...in my experience maybe 2 or 3 gb per year.

Anything above that is voluntary........your applications, your data.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks then i will take a samsung 980 pro 265 gb only for windows 11. but i think windows 11 with updates will always get a little heavier?

What drives will be in this system?

 

[Grealish01]

What are your TOTAL capacity requirements EXCLUDING "game files"?

I'm thinking of Windows 11, Linux, plus all installed programs plus all "data"..................excluding gaming stuff.

Do you tend to install any "Windows" (non-Linux) programs anywhere but C?

Is it advantageous to you at all to keep Linux on a totally different drive, rather than on the same drive as Windows?

What drives will be in this system?

games, machine learning programs (neural networks), but more programming and design, normal apps Word whatsapp Spotify browser, stored files, Windows 11 and linux. the build is ddr5 with i7-12700 and a s9300x2 gpu (2 mi8 stuck so to speak / 2 Radeon R9 nano)

 

[Lafong]

games, machine learning programs (neural networks), but more programming and design, normal apps Word whatsapp Spotify browser, stored files, Windows 11 and linux. the build is ddr5 with i7-12700 and a s9300x2 gpu (2 mi8 stuck so to speak / 2 Radeon R9 nano)

That's all lovely..........

But it doesn't answer any questions asked.

 

[USAFRet]

games, machine learning programs (neural networks), but more programming and design, normal apps Word whatsapp Spotify browser, stored files, Windows 11 and linux. the build is ddr5 with i7-12700 and a s9300x2 gpu (2 mi8 stuck so to speak / 2 Radeon R9 nano)

Personally, I'd get a drive larger than 256GB for OS drive.

 

[Grealish01]

That's all lovely..........

But it doesn't answer any questions asked.

rephrase them, because I'm afraid I haven't understood them

 

[Grealish01]

Personally, I'd get a drive larger than 256GB for OS drive.

yes but it is ONLY operating system, I am 30 GB left over a lot of memory

 

[USAFRet]

rephrase them, because I'm afraid I haven't understood them

What drives are you going to put in this theoretical system?

Size/make/model.

 

[USAFRet]

yes but it is ONLY operating system, I am 30 GB left over a lot of memory

It NEVER ends up being "only operating system".

Applications, utilities, etc, etc.

 

[Grealish01]

What drives are you going to put in this theoretical system?

Size/make/model.

Driver? driver updates via software? or are you referring to hardware component?

 

[USAFRet]

Driver? driver updates via software? or are you referring to hardware component?

Hardware.

Storage devices....not 'drivers'.

 

[Grealish01]

It NEVER ends up being "only operating system".

Applications, utilities, etc, etc.

noo, on that SSD (as I said before) I will ONLY dedicate Windows and Linux to it, for the rest I will install the second pcie 3.0 SSD

 

[USAFRet]

noo, on that SSD (as I said before) I will ONLY dedicate Windows and Linux to it, for the rest I will install the second pcie 3.0 SSD

You're making things needlessly complex.

OS and applications should go on the same drive.
Windows/Linux/Blender/VSCode, etc, etc.

Also, dualboot Windows and Linux?
How much space will you allocate for each OS?