The fastest SSD in your system shouldn't always be your boot drive
…Sign in to your XDA account You've just picked up a bleeding-edge 14GB/s PCIe Gen 6 NVMe. Your first instinct is to clone your operating system onto it. Stop…
Search
I armed spare PCIe slots with cheap NVMe adapters, and they were the best quality-of-life upgrade for my PCs
xda-developers.com
NVMe is faster on paper, but your actual workload probably doesn't care
…Sign in to your XDA account Ever since NVMe became the "fast" SSD everyone talks about, I’ve treated it like one of those upgrades you’re just supposed to want. Every…
Don't waste money on SSD caching—here's why a full SSD upgrade matters for gaming
xda-developers.com
I thought SATA SSDs were dead, but running my OS on one proved otherwise
…Sign in to your XDA account For the longest time, the allure of NVMe drives has always been their speed and responsiveness. And sure enough, most PCIe Gen 4 and Gen 5…
PCIe 5.0 SSDs promised speed, but they mostly deliver heat
xda-developers.com
Your next SSD might be SATA again — here's why that's not a problem
…Sign in to your XDA account You've probably not bought a SATA SSD in years. Considering NVMe SSDs have been offering faster performance for almost the same price for a long…
I ran the same SSD for five years, and here's what actually killed performance
…Sign in to your XDA account You might realize you've been running the exact same M.2 NVMe SSD as your primary boot drive for five years straight. It survived multiple…
SATA SSDs are cheaper, fast enough, and the only drives I'm buying
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary Keep one NVMe for Windows and current games; prioritize speed where it actually matters. Buy SATA SSDs for bulk installs - cheaper, easier to fit, and…
I set up Windows To Go on a portable SSD, and it's good enough to serve as my daily driver
xda-developers.com