The original post: /r/pcmasterrace by /u/Greennit0 on 2024-08-01 12:00:38.

If you were to build a new PC, what is for you the best way to approach storage management?

I’m thinking of a small, very fast boot drive, a larger drive for installing games and 2 budget drives running with RAID1 for data storage.

  • pizza_the_hutt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    IMO, SSDs are so much cheaper now than 10-15 years ago, that I switched to all SSDs for storage, including my media server. They’re faster, cooler (needing fewer fans in your rig), and need less power. I only use HDDs for backups now.

    Get a 2TB NVMe SSD for your OS and games and some SATA SSDs for general storage. Forget about RAID. It’s more of a hassle than what it’s worth. Use a drive pooling solution if needed.