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Is NVME U.2 SSD suitable for use at personal pc?
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Is NVME U.2 SSD suitable for use at personal pc?

More durable than m2 SSDs, with a lower failure rate. The disadvantage is that you need a mid-range or high-end motherboard to enjoy PCIE 4.0x4 and additional fans for cooling. I bought a second-hand PM9A3, it's great, 3.84TB only costs $170 and the Health Status is 100%. What is your opinion on this?

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  • LexLex Member

    @saobilin said: More durable than m2 SSDs

    I think you underestimate the endurance of an SSD. My computer is fully Samsung SSDs (sata and nvme) and I use it for 16 hours/day. I download torrents (heavily, legal content only!) on SSDs and they're yet to reach any kind of critical levels.

    I like to consider myself a pretty heavy user, if you're an occasional user... a regular M2 will be moooore than enough.

    Regarding the PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5, again, very less likely you'll personally feel or notice a difference. Benchmarks, yes, normal use, no.

  • labzelabze Member, Patron Provider

    @saobilin said: I bought a second-hand PM9A3, it's great, 3.84TB only costs $170 and the Health Status is 100%. What is your opinion on this

    If you already bought it and works in your system, then sure it is great. I wouldn't go out of my way to build a system that supports it though, regular (NVMe) SSDs have enough endurance for most regular users.

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  • Don't know what you mean "personal pc" here but NVMe is good enough imho.

  • bootboot Member

    They're all going to laugh at your personal pc anyways. They can't see what's on the inside, and that's what really matters.

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  • emghemgh Member
    edited January 11

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  • @saobilin said:
    More durable than m2 SSDs, with a lower failure rate. The disadvantage is that you need a mid-range or high-end motherboard to enjoy PCIE 4.0x4 and additional fans for cooling. I bought a second-hand PM9A3, it's great, 3.84TB only costs $170 and the Health Status is 100%. What is your opinion on this?

    Nothing bad will happen to you, but it's overkill. If you're using any sort of adapter, [chances are] it will fail before the drive.

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