Ok, /g/. I'm kind of been out of the loop for a while with

>>60825579
if this thread 404s try putting it on the stupid questions general. I would help you, but I'm a poor fag brainlet

M.2 is a form factor, not the connection

a M.2 SSD is not faster than a SATA SSD, now NVMe is where the crazy speed is, because it uses PCI-E for data transfer

>>60825579
Your games and programs won't load any quicker on a nvme ssd, keep that in mind. Generally, put your OS on the ssd, and anything else you use often. Use HDD for backups and all your other shit that won't fit on the ssd.

If you want something to load quickly, put it on the SSD, everything else goes onto the HDD. It's that simple, I personally have the OS, non-game software and some loading-heavy games on the SSD with media, lighter games, backups and other random junk on the HDDs.

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>>60826022
>Data on SSD doesn't load any faster than data on slow-ass HDD

That's not how it works...

don't be a jew and just buy one that's big enough to hold everything

>>60827169
I don't know if you're trolling because for me, you're right.
Like, are we sorting between HDD and SSD for a reason other than optimizing SSD storage ?

>>60825579
Games onto a SFS file on the SSD write-backed with a HDD file, changes merged monthly

>>60825579
If you have money and ports, put everything on an SSD. I have one SSD for OS and another 512GB for games. 512 one is filled to the brim.

>>60826022
>Your games and programs won't load any quicker on a nvme ssd,

why do people keep saying this

what is the rational

>>60827140
He meant to say you don't have to choose NVMe specifically. Any SATA3 SSD is OK as long as it works

>>60825579
>I've gotten mixed responses from techs

In general, SSDs are for the files that you will access or run the most frequently.

> put all my games on to the SSD

If you have limited SSD space, then put only your most frequently used games on SSD.

> Who's right, is anyone right?

The problem is that the right approach is different, depending on which apps you use the most, and what your SDD size is.

Here are some other good general rules:

- There are certain files in the OS that are used very extensively, so they really should be on the SSD. The problem is that it can be hard and time-consuming to split an OS installation onto both a SSD and a HDD. So a lot of times, it's just easier to install the whole OS onto the SSD -- it wastes a bunch of SSD space, but it's by far the fastest approach.

- For apps, the best approach for many people is to pretty much just fill up the rest of your SSD with your most-frequently used apps. Your lesser-used apps can go on your HDD.

- For video files, music files, etc. -- keep them all on the HDD.

- If there are certain data files that you use a lot, or are very important to you, then keep them on the SSD, and back them up periodically onto the HDD. (For example, if you have a file that contains the info about all your online accounts -- that kind of thing.)

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>>60827375
Because NVME drives don't really load up most games & user programs faster than a SATA SSD. Other examples at http://techreport.com/review/31901/corsair-force-series-mp500-240gb-nvme-ssd-reviewed/5

>>60827375
because it's true. they barely add in a second of freed up time compared to a sata one. it's more to do with how games and programs themselves work rather than the raw horsepower the ssd has

either way, though, any kind of ssd will always improve loading times and reduce texture pop-in for gaming

>>60827444
Also worth noting that multiplayer games may still "load" slower depending on how they're written. If you need to wait for all players to finish loading before you start the match, then you're restricted to the weakest/slowest storage device. Also, if the server is being slow, you may see really buggy things go on (like shit will just lag out in the distance). This doesn't mean your SSD isn't working, it's just that people still have HDDs and slower host processors, and you still have to deal with that.