WIP build, anybody got suggestions?

[LhommeBaguette]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Pgh2jy

https://imgur.com/a/dfwi99X

If anyone's got suggestions for improvements, I'd love to hear them.

 

[JET]

I am not too resourceful with computer builds but I recently just built mine (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qcm7MZ wasn't too big) and many people told me to use multiple drives for storage so if something goes wrong it won't all be lost so mabey dividing up the 10TB HDD into smaller ones might help keep stuff a little safer and might run a little faster.

 

[Simon]

Yeah, not sure how I feel about 1 giant 10TB drive either. Especially a consumer grade one. I'd definitely split that up.

 

[M4A1-S]

Well, What are you doing with the 970 EVO and 970 PRO? If you're doing a RAID 0/1 setup, just get dual PROs or EVOs. And just go with a couple 1/2 terabyte drives instead of a 10 terabyte drive, or just do a raid 1 setup.

 

[Drewerth]

10GB is going to kill itself with a normal disk.

Have fun with your jet engine.

 

[Snipeye]

Repeating what others have said with a few other:

1) Why do you have 1x Silicon Power M55 M.2 2280 120GB, 1x Samsung 970 Evo M.2 1TB SSD, 1x Samsung - 970 Pro 1.0TB M.2, and 1x Seagate - IronWolf 10TB HDD?
a) The 10TB drive is overkill unless you're actually doing large scale video editing projects, and even then, I would suggest a NAS box instead of a PC.
b) 3 different M2 drives and you only have 2 available M2 connections with that motherboard. Keep the Samsungs and ditch the Silicon Power.

2) If you want to use multiple drives, would you want it to be a Raid 0/1/5, or if you're going uber-ridiculous, 6?

3) Do you need a Blu-ray burner?

4) Would you prefer a full tower instead of a mid tower? Also be aware that it does natively have 2xM.2 drive storage bays, assuming you do not use a converter bay.

 

[LhommeBaguette]

Repeating what others have said with a few other:

1) Why do you have 1x Silicon Power M55 M.2 2280 120GB, 1x Samsung 970 Evo M.2 1TB SSD, 1x Samsung - 970 Pro 1.0TB M.2, and 1x Seagate - IronWolf 10TB HDD?
a) The 10TB drive is overkill unless you're actually doing large scale video editing projects, and even then, I would suggest a NAS box instead of a PC.
b) 3 different M2 drives and you only have 2 available M2 connections with that motherboard. Keep the Samsungs and ditch the Silicon Power.

2) If you want to use multiple drives, would you want it to be a Raid 0/1/5, or if you're going uber-ridiculous, 6?

3) Do you need a Blu-ray burner?

4) Would you prefer a full tower instead of a mid tower? Also be aware that it does natively have 2xM.2 drive storage bays, assuming you do not use a converter bay.

Well, What are you doing with the 970 EVO and 970 PRO? If you're doing a RAID 0/1 setup, just get dual PROs or EVOs. And just go with a couple 1/2 terabyte drives instead of a 10 terabyte drive, or just do a raid 1 setup.

I'm not getting both the EVO and PRO, I'm getting one, which one I get depends on what I find cheaper when I get around to buying it. The Silicon power drive is for the OS only.

I'm only getting one HDD because I need the space in my case to be open for airflow. I think I'll go with a 4TB WD black since, on further thought, I agree that 10 TB is a little overkill.

As for the blu-ray drive, it's a reader/writer for CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4k Blu-Ray. I want to have access to my whole media collection on my PC.

 

[CanadianProsty]

true

 

[Snipeye]

What's the reasoning for having two M.2 drives beyond one being dedicated to the OS for improved speed, because that's redundant with an M2? Want to make sure you're doing it for the right reasons, otherwise I would suggest differently.

 

[LhommeBaguette]

What's the reasoning for having two M.2 drives beyond one being dedicated to the OS for improved speed, because that's redundant with an M2? Want to make sure you're doing it for the right reasons, otherwise I would suggest differently.

Not sure what you mean by having 2 M2's being redundant. Can you elaborate?

 

[Snipeye]

M2 drives are so fast that using one for the OS and another for data storage is redundant if you're trying to improve speed performance. But if you have a different reason why, that's what I would like to know.

 

[LhommeBaguette]

M2 drives are so fast that using one for the OS and another for data storage is redundant if you're trying to improve speed performance. But if you have a different reason why, that's what I would like to know.

Well, I needed a small, cheap, fast drive to test-boot the PC (which is why I got the 120 GB M.2), but I plan to upgrade to a 1TB NVMe drive for even faster speeds later. The thing is I'm only putting one regular hard drive in the PC, so I can have both M.2 slots populated at the same time and still have one SATA port left for the HDD. In other words, I thought the $35 I spent on the small drive was worth it to make sure the PC worked sooner, and there's no point to just throwing it out if I don't have to.

 

[LhommeBaguette]

Just an update, It's now to the point where it's booting.

View attachment 19882

 

[Matrix]

Not sure what you mean by having 2 M2's being redundant. Can you elaborate?

Maybe saying, you don't need 2 M2's considering 1 can handle the more important tasks such as OS, A few games, etc.

Also, 5x2Tbs in Raid 0