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Question

PCIe or SATA III for new build?

Apr 19, 2017 9:08PM PDT

Looking for suggestions for a dedicated ssd for windows files.

PCIe SSD?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JCXXQ0Q/?tag=tec06d-20

OR SATA III?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZ09A68/?tag=tec06d-20


PARTS 4 NEW Build:

Windows 10 Pro

Monitor:
Dell 43" 4k Multi-Client Monitor (P4317Q)

CASE:
NZXT Phantom 820 Computer Case

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009QZH23S/?tag=tec06d-20

MOBO:
ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero AMD Ryzen AM4

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W2L6GBX/?tag=tec06d-20

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor
(might go with 1800x for the extra 200mhz boost)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WP5YCX6/?tag=tec06d-20


RAM:
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/?tag=tec06d-20

GPU:
2 GTX 960's (From old PC, planning on upgrading when a new series of nvidia gpu comes out)

SSD:
Plextor M8Pe 128GB HHHL PCIe NVMe Internal Solid-State Drive with Heatsink

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JCXXQ0Q/?tag=tec06d-20

Storage:
1T WD Caviar Drive, 3T Seagate backup plus & 4T seagate personal external HDs

PSU: (Already bought)


CPU COOLER:
Still deciding on a water cooler...suggestions are welcome.

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Answer
Ssd
Apr 20, 2017 1:50AM PDT

Benchmark wise the plextor will be faster.

I have to wonder how much of a difference you would see between 500MB/s and 2000MB/s.

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SSD or PCIe
Apr 20, 2017 12:47PM PDT
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Opinions be like that.
Apr 20, 2017 1:42PM PDT

Here I'm sticking to SSD and M2 sticks. My choice.