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Long story short would a m.2 help with games patching on steam? Currently using a SSD with around 500/300 read and write if not on my HDD I'd have to go look.
Long story - I'm looking to build a new computer soon.. like buy the parts within a week soon. I currently have a 1080ti and i7-8700k. Looking to go to a 14900k and 4090. But I'd love to wait till the 5000 series comes out but I'm very impulsive and once I get in the mood for something I just do it... But if a gen 4 m.2 would make noticable changes to things that bother me I will probably be able to hold out I think... I currently run an SSD I think last time I looked it up it was like 500/300 for speeds but might even be slightly slower. Maybe I'll just wipe the whole PC since I only play one or two games right now anyways and plan on building the new PC soon enough that wiping everything else won't even matter to me. Offtopic if people actually read this far.. when picking the parts I'm skimping here and there to make the wife more and more okay with the purchase. Would things like RAM speed make a difference between say 6000mhz vs 7800mhz? What about how much ram? Currently am planning 64gb but is that even necessary for anything? Any reason to buy a more expensive MOBO? Also I'm currently looking at a gen4 m.2 but the new build I have a gen5 t700 w/heatsink selected. Not sure if these are truly noticeable. I'll be watching bunch of videos. She currently "okayed" a $3,300 build but I got it down to $3,100 ish by choosing cheaper things... I'd like to get like the bare minimum for a beast of a gaming PC, but at the same time I like to pick newest and best things so it would in theory last me the longest.. |
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TheFakeMrSneaky wrote Long story short would a m.2 help with games patching on steam? In general, you are more limited by the CPU doing the file decompression than you are writing to the disk. A good m.2 may help improve times but I wouldn't consider this significant. TheFakeMrSneaky wrote Would things like RAM speed make a difference between say 6000mhz vs 7800mhz? Technically better but I don't think it's going to be a significant improvement to warrant the additional cost. Ensure the memory speed is supported by the CPU you are intending to buy. TheFakeMrSneaky wrote What about how much ram? Currently am planning 64gb but is that even necessary for anything? 16GB is the minimum nowadays. 32GB is more than capable and gives you plenty of headroom. 64GB is overkill. TheFakeMrSneaky wrote Any reason to buy a more expensive MOBO? You will typically see better support for things like heatsinks for the M.2, built-in wifi, better support for overclocking. TheFakeMrSneaky wrote Also I'm currently looking at a gen4 m.2 but the new build I have a gen5 t700 w/heatsink selected. I'm not familiar with this particular SSD but it looks to be a solid choice at quick glance. TheFakeMrSneaky wrote I'd like to get like the bare minimum for a beast of a gaming PC, but at the same time I like to pick newest and best things so it would in theory last me the longest.. There's always something you can spend more money on. It's sensible to find the best bang-for-buck. $3,000+ is going to easily handle anything you throw at it and will last several years. A quick solid build thrown together can be only $2,250 so if you're wanting to bring the cost down to make the wife happier, it's easily done. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($366.82 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($178.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus PRIME X670-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL40 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($999.99 @ B&H) Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P5 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon) Total: $2235.66 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-19 09:30 EDT-0400 |
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-Deano wroteTheFakeMrSneaky wrote Long story short would a m.2 help with games patching on steam? Random question but just saw a video and the guy was using 64 GB of ram. He stated it's better two have x2 sticks of 32gb vs x4 sticks of 16gb is that true? When I built my first PC wya back I thought it was best to get more sticks vs less sticks so that's what I did for my last build and what I planned for the next build |
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