PCI SSD vs sata SSD

[Bsrz]

PCI SSD vs sata SSD and other upgrades like my gpu?

Thinking of upgrading my 1tb HDD that I bought with my 2nd pcs pc.
Not sure wether or not to go for a PCI SSD or a sata SSD for games and some software.
And I'm also wondering if it's worth it to upgrade my primary drive 120gb sata SSD to a PCI SSD for os
I'm going to be using a nas for almost all my other files.

 

[Wozza63]

A PCIE SSD will certainly be much faster but they are considerably more expensive making them an impractical solution for most people. If you have the money and you want that extra performance then go for it!

 

[Bsrz]

A PCIE SSD will certainly be much faster but they are considerably more expensive making them an impractical solution for most people. If you have the money and you want that extra performance then go for it!

even compared to a standard ssd?
if so I am getting 2.

 

[SpyderTracks]

even compared to a standard ssd?
if so I am getting 2.

You're looking at roughly 750mbs transfer rate over an SSD's 500-550mbs for a PCI-E card, they're blazingly fast. They are expensive though.

 

[Bsrz]

You're looking at roughly 750mbs transfer rate over an SSD's 500-550mbs for a PCI-E card, they're blazingly fast. They are expensive though.

awesome thanks for the advice both!


seems like a pci-e SSD for the os

and a pci-e SSD for games should be an amazing combo.

I assume I can install the os onto one just the same as any other ssd or hdd correct?

 

[mantadog]

I doubt you would notice the speed increase in day to day use in all honesty. Yes if you get your stopwatch out you might but its going to be a couple of seconds for most things at the absolute most. Personally I'd save the cash or go for a bigger SATA SSD.

In terms of how you install windows, I believe they act just as a normal SSD would so yes you should have no issues.

 

[Wozza63]

My opinion is the same as mantadog's. I don't think the large additional price is worth the extra performance unless you are already sitting at the best a PC can be eg triple titan and a 12 core Xeon or something.

If I had the money in your position I'd go for a 512GB SATA SSD for your PC. They can be had for well under £200 now. In your case specifically, I think even a RAM upgrade would be more worthwhile. Although it would have to be a graphics card if it is a gaming system.

 

[Bsrz]

My opinion is the same as mantadog's. I don't think the large additional price is worth the extra performance unless you are already sitting at the best a PC can be eg triple titan and a 12 core Xeon or something.

If I had the money in your position I'd go for a 512GB SATA SSD for your PC. They can be had for well under £200 now. In your case specifically, I think even a RAM upgrade would be more worthwhile. Although it would have to be a graphics card if it is a gaming system.

ya I suppose I could get 2 large SSDS for less money, and im sure for games i wont be able to tell to much of a diffrence, its got to be better than my current 7200 rpm hdd anyway.

while I am on the subject of upgrading most of my components are from 2012 when i bought my first pcs pc.

I was thinking of maybe selling my 2 gtx 780 cards and buying a single titan x since I no longer have triple monitors just 2.

thoughts on this?

 

[Wozza63]

an upgrade to 2 980s would be much better value in terms of performance gained. The Titans aren't great value for money.

 

[mantadog]

ya I suppose I could get 2 large SSDS for less money, and im sure for games i wont be able to tell to much of a diffrence, its got to be better than my current 7200 rpm hdd anyway.

while I am on the subject of upgrading most of my components are from 2012 when i bought my first pcs pc.

I was thinking of maybe selling my 2 gtx 780 cards and buying a single titan x since I no longer have triple monitors just 2.

thoughts on this?

I think you have a penchant for the high end tech

 

[Bsrz]

I think you have a penchant for the high end tech

I think your right

 

[rsdntbplr]

I'm pretty much going to echo what everyone else said. A PCIe SSD won't really provide a noticeable performance improvement over a SATA SSD in terms of real world performance for gaming or most other resource intensive applications. The only real need for a PCIe SSD or rather, the cases in which you'd see a big difference, is doing extremely resource intensive editing, design and CAD (amongst other things). For example, if you were editing 4K video in real time you'd really appreciate the faster speeds but in most of these cases you'd also need specialised hardware such as an Xeon CPU.

The Titan? Don't bother. The latest Titan (the Titan X) ended up being a bit of a disappointment, so much so that most retailers and nVidia themselves have reduced the price of the card. People often overlook the fact that the Titan GPUs aren't for gaming. They're for workstations and therefore only really worth it for CAD, video editing, game design, etc. You'll find that the Titans often overpower mainstream gaming GPUs in terms of rendering and manipulation (it's specialised hardware) but doesn't do so well when it comes to gaming because they aren't optimised for that purpose. They're aren't one and the same thing.

So yeah. Normal SSD and a 980 or two if you've got the cash to splash. Make sure you get one with a good aftermarket cooler because they can get pretty warm and noisy under high loads.