Hey everyone! I’m building a new rig after more than a decade and wanted to know if people still follow the practice of separating storage for the operating system and games. Is it common to have one drive divided into C and D, or is it still a good idea to use separate drives? I’m thinking of sticking with my old SATA 3 SSD for Windows 10 and getting a new 2TB NVMe drive just for games. Does anyone else feel that sticking a 1TB NVMe just for the OS is overkill?
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Yeah, it doesn’t impact performance much at all nowadays, and a large SSD is pretty affordable. I’ve got a 2TB NVMe for my OS, and it works great for me!
Honestly, it doesn’t really make a difference for performance anymore. The main thing is if you reinstall Windows, you’ll have to re-download all your games if they’re on the same drive. I’d still recommend putting the OS on the fastest drive you have.
It’s best to put your OS on the fastest storage, since it’ll benefit from the speed. Games generally don’t see as much of an improvement from fast drives, so don’t worry about them too much.
These days it’s more common to just get a single large SSD since prices have dropped. You can get a decent 2TB SSD for around $100, so it might be easier to go that route rather than complicating things with separate drives.
Good point! Single big drives really simplify the setup too.
People have different setups. Some stick with separate drives, others use partitions, and some just let everything coexist on one volume. Do what works best for your organization preferences!
Yeah, totally agree! You’ll notice your system feels much snappier with the OS on an SSD.