Question Will it affect performance if I use a DRAMless SSD as a boot drive ?

[RealJohnJohnson]

The drive is the Lexar NM790, which seems to be rather fast for the money. However, it lacks DRAM. From what I’ve heard, there is not a noticeable difference for gaming/general use. What if use it for my OS? I intend to use it as a boot drive.

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

The drive is the Lexar NM790, which seems to be rather fast for the money. However, it lacks DRAM. From what I’ve heard, there is not a noticeable difference for gaming/general use. What if use it for my OS? I intend to use it as a boot drive.

Thanks!

What other drive options do you have?
What size is this Lexar?

 

[Aeacus]

Slower boot-up times + more wear (shorter lifespan).

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIXsrLCgdM

 

[RealJohnJohnson]

What other drive options do you have?
What size is this Lexar?

It is 2TB. Aside from that, I have an old Crucial MX100 SATA drive. I’m more than willing to return the NM790 for a drive with DRAM if there is a noticeable effect on the OS.

 

[RealJohnJohnson]

Slower boot-up times + more wear (shorter lifespan).

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybIXsrLCgdM

Dang okay. Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

It is 2TB. Aside from that, I have an old Crucial MX100 SATA drive. I’m more than willing to return the NM790 for a drive with DRAM if there is a noticeable effect on the OS.

I would only use a DRAMless if there was no other option, AND if it was only for a storage space.
NOT to run the OS or applications from.

So....no.

 

[Aeacus]

Dang okay. Thanks!

More in-depth video as well:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfSJt1UfrE


(Had to look it before posting, to make sure the talk in there is accurate. Flaws are listed starting 8:30.)

 

[RealJohnJohnson]

More in-depth video as well:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfSJt1UfrE


(Had to look it before posting, to make sure the talk in there is accurate. Flaws are listed starting 8:30.)

What do you think of the Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB for an OS drive? It has 1GB of DRAM per TB, which I believe is standard.

 

[RealJohnJohnson]

I would only use a DRAMless if there was no other option, AND if it was only for a storage space.
NOT to run the OS or applications from.

So....no.

What do you think of the Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB as an alternative? Or if you have other recommendations that aren’t too expensive then I would appreciate it.

 

[Aeacus]

What do you think of the Kingston Fury Renegade 2TB for an OS drive? It has 1GB of DRAM per TB, which I believe is standard.

Well, it's a decent drive.
Review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-fury-renegade

I, personally, use Samsung. Sure, costs premium but can't compete with Samsung performance, durability and reliability.
Though, for Kingston, i exclusively use only Kingston RAM in my systems. Oh, USB thumb drives as well. I do have one Kingston SSD as well (HyperX 3K, old SATA SSD) and well, there are better options regarding those, like Samsung or solid value option Crucial MX500 (both of which i also have in SATA SSD format).

 

[RealJohnJohnson]

Well, it's a decent drive.
Review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-fury-renegade

I, personally, use Samsung. Sure, costs premium but can't compete with Samsung performance, durability and reliability.
Though, for Kingston, i exclusively use only Kingston RAM in my systems. Oh, USB thumb drives as well. I do have one Kingston SSD as well (HyperX 3K, old SATA SSD) and well, there are better options regarding those, like Samsung or solid value option Crucial MX500 (both of which i also have in SATA SSD format).

Thanks! I can get 1TB of the 990 Pro for about $140CAD or 2TB of the Renegade for $200CAD. I’m not crazy about either deal but if the Kingston SSD is decent then I could take that and use it as a boot drive+storage. Dram is quite a premium!

 

[Aeacus]

Dram is quite a premium!

I wouldn't say so. Also depends on what you compare.

E.g same capacity;
DRAM NVMe vs DRAM-less NVMe.
Sure, DRAM one costs more and can be said is premium.

PCI-E 5.0 NVMe vs PCI-E 4.0 NVMe.
PCI-E 5.0 one costs more, thus is premium.

PCI-E 4.0 NVMe vs PCI-E 3.0 NVMe.
PCI-E 4.0 one costs more, thus is premium.

NVMe SSD vs 2.5" SATA SSD.
NVMe SSD costs more, thus is premium.

2.5" SATA SSD vs 3.5" SATA HDD.
SATA SSD costs more, thus is premium.

So, when one is used to seeing HDD prices, since HDD has the best price per GB, EVERYTHING ELSE will be premium, since none can match HDD price per GB.