How Much Storage Is Enough To You?

Chicken Patty · Apr 12, 2024

SPDIF said:
Sadly they follow now the same strategy as with global oil supplies...

feels like everything does hahahaha. But it is what it is, I have been doing this hobby for a while and it's never been cheap. At times it's been better than now but never cheap per say. So when the time comes that I'm truly running low on space and I'm ready I guess I'll see what my options will be. I don't need all the space I mentioned I'd like to get, so I can also just replace my 2TB with a 4TB, and then use the 2TB to replace my 1TB. In my rig now I have a 2TB as my main OS drive, and a 1TB as a misc NVMe for games, or whatever else I want on it that can benefit from a little extra ummmpph I guess.

ThrashZone · Apr 12, 2024

SPDIF said:
Prices will not go down anymore at moment, i think it will take a long time before you see the cheap prices back as before.

Hi,
Quarterly profits dictate prices
This is not exclusive either it applies to all hardware
Main issue is a lot of people can't play buyers market very well or even know what that is hehe

A Computer Guy · Apr 12, 2024

Keullo-e said:
Ah, I have no idea but I guess that it does. Need to dig deeper.

This one says it does NOT depend on PCIe bifurcation. I'm assuming under that heat sink is the switch chip.

Amazon.com

Keullo-e · Apr 12, 2024

A Computer Guy said:
This one says it does NOT depend on PCIe bifurcation. I'm assuming under that heat sink is the switch chip.

Amazon.com

Ah, a bridge chip which splits the bus bandwith for two drives? Looks great and at least compatible

A Computer Guy · Apr 12, 2024

Keullo-e said:
Ah, a bridge chip which splits the bus bandwith for two drives? Looks great and at least compatible

Yes, There is also this beast of a card that I have been contemplating that provides 2 NVMe, 10Gb LAN, and 2 USB-C. With the limited number of slots and lanes on AM4/AM5 it's a tempting part to acquire.
Sonnet McFiver PCIe Card

Keullo-e · Apr 12, 2024

A Computer Guy said:
Yes, There is also this beast of a card that I have been contemplating that provides 2 NVMe, 10Gb LAN, and 2 USB-C. With the limited number of slots and lanes on AM4/AM5 it's a tempting part to acquire.
Sonnet McFiver PCIe Card

On the other hand, you can get a high-end board with (at least most of) these features with that price.

Though could be useful in workstation etc. usage when even the board's connectors aren't enough.

DeanoVIP · Apr 18, 2024

For my daily driver I'd say a bare minimum of 2TB but 4TB seems a nice sweet spot, for games, pictures, music and applications. For my Fileserver I'm pushing 14TB but could do with another 8TB to see me over the next few years.

TxGrin · May 18, 2024

Upgraded my Qnap TS-932PX by converting the 2.5 bays to 3.5 with Sata extension cables, Synology 8 bay was around $1200 with 10gbe nic card, going with 9 bay qnap this was only $650 with 2 10gbe ports and two 2.5 gbe ports included and gained 1 extra bay for half the price with great speeds. Hard drive cage was another $25 with fan.

MSDOS Retro · May 18, 2024

2 months ago i moved.
Before, i didn't have a network connection at home, except a modem and router. It was a problem to setup everything.
Since i moved and i had the possibility to put cables in the wall, every room has 2 UTP Cables. I have 4 ports on my modem, 3 of them have a 5 port switch connected to them. Every room has his own switch. the 4th connector stays where the power comes in the house. In the future there will be a NAS connected there.

But now, when all computers find each other in the network, i started collecting everything from every PC i want to save, and move it to 1 PC. At this moment that PC has a 1TB Crucial MX500 SATA drive, where everything is gonna be saved. I have a Backup 2 and 3TB Drive, where are already backup at, but will be copied the files from the SSD too soon.

Music is about 75% of the data, personal files maybe 5-10% and the rest Retro Drivers, Programs and Games

freeagent · May 18, 2024

I am down to 3TB and am ok with it for now..

Tomgang · May 18, 2024

About a year ago, i answered this thread a lot more. Back then i had 50 TB of total storage capacity. Now a year later this has increased to 83 TB of total storage capacity, where 12 TB is dedicated to games alone. This storage is shared between the two pc´s i have in 1 case build. Never go down on storage. None of these SSD/HDD are in a nas or other palces out side of my pc. They are all either on the motherboards or mounted inside the same case where my two system are as well.

outpt · May 19, 2024

2 8tb
1 4tb
2 2tb nvme for main and game drives
The bigger drives are for cold storage, need one more as a master back up.

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 A-RGB // X12 Phanteks D30-120 D-RGB Fans
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series (AMD Expo) DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MT/s CL30
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO
Storage	Samsung Pro 980 2TB NVMe (OS and Games) // WD Black 10TB HDD (Storage)
Display(s)	SAMSUNG 34-Inch SJ55W Ultrawide Gaming Monitor (LS34J550WQNXZA) – 75Hz Refresh WQHD Computer Monitor
Case	Phanteks NV7
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200, 1200W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
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Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
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System Name	Not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi (revision 1.06, BIOS/UEFI version P5.50)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 ECC Unbuffered Memory (4 sticks, 128GB, 18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 2TB 980 PRO 2TB Gen4x4 NVMe, 2 x Samsung 2TB 970 EVO Plus Gen3x4 NVMe, AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	Typical for non-overclocked CPU.

System Name	4K-gaming
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite
Cooling	Custom loop, Corsair ML/LL fans
Memory	48GB Kingston Fury DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF 10GB @ +150/700
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD
Display(s)	Acer XV273K 4K120 + Lenovo L32p-30 4K60
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White
Audio Device(s)	Asus TUF H3 Wireless
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 + Asus TUF P1 mousepad
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	It runs Crysis remastered at 4K

System Name	Not a thread ripper but pretty good.
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi (revision 1.06, BIOS/UEFI version P5.50)
Cooling	EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 ECC Unbuffered Memory (4 sticks, 128GB, 18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1)
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate
Storage	Samsung 2TB 980 PRO 2TB Gen4x4 NVMe, 2 x Samsung 2TB 970 EVO Plus Gen3x4 NVMe, AMD Radeon RAMDisk
Display(s)	2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount)
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model)
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x
Mouse	Logitech M575
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2
Software	Windows 10 Professional (64bit)
Benchmark Scores	Typical for non-overclocked CPU.

How Much Storage Is Enough To You?

How Much Stotage Is Enough For You?

Less Than 1 TB

1 TB

2 TB

4 TB

8 TB

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A Computer Guy

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

A Computer Guy

Keullo-e

S.T.A.R.S.

DeanoVIP

TxGrin

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System Name	Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 6
Processor	Intel i5 11400H
Memory	32gb DDR4 3200mhz Crucial Sodimm
Video Card(s)	Nvidia RTX 3060 6GB 130w
Storage	500GB Samsung NVME / 2TB WD Blue NVME
Display(s)	External Aorus 1440p 165hz 27"
Mouse	Logitech G520 Hero / Logitech MX Master
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys
Software	Windows 11 Home

System Name	Dark Flash Phantom
Processor	i9-9900KS @ 5.3Ghz
Motherboard	Z390 AORUS MASTER
Cooling	RBG 2000 to 6000 rpm Fans
Memory	64Gb DDR4 3800Mhz
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Super
Storage	5 Sabrent 2TB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Drives
Display(s)	55 inch Sony
Case	Darkflash Phantom
Power Supply	1300 Watt
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 / Linux Duel Boot
Benchmark Scores	https://www.gpumagick.com/scores/show.php?id=34679 https://valid.x86.fr/cs4dc6

System Name	HP Z400
Processor	Intel Xeon X5687
Motherboard	Z400 6 DIMM Version
Cooling	Stock High Performance
Memory	6 x 4GB 1600MHz (Total 24GB)
Video Card(s)	Nvidia Quadro K4000 3GB
Storage	Samsung 830 256GB - Patrion Burst 128GB - Crucial MX500 1TB
Display(s)	3 x HP EliteDisplay 241i
Case	HP Z400
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Stock 475 Watt
Mouse	Logitech M500 Corded
Keyboard	HP KU-0316
Software	Zorin OS PRO 16.3 / Fedora 38

Processor	AMD R9 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 1x TL-B12, 2x TL-C12 Pro, 2x TL K12
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, Asus Hyper M.2, 2x SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	The beast and the little runt.
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600X - Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO 1 TB + 2 TB - Samsung 870 EVO 4 TB - 2 x WD RED PRO 16 GB + WD ULTRASTAR 22 TB
Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
Benchmark Scores	Se more about my 2 in 1 system here: kortlink.dk/2ca4x

System Name	i'm done in
Processor	AMD 5950x
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	GSkil 64gb 3600 cl16
Video Card(s)	Power Color R7900xtx Hell Hound oh hell ya
Storage	2x wd sn770 2tb 1-4tb wd- hd 2x8tb wd hd actually 1 fire cuda
Display(s)	LG Ultra Gear 1440p 32" 165hz hdr monitor might go oled
Case	Corsair 4000D Air Flow
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G5 80+ Gold
Mouse	logitech and roccet wcord
Keyboard	logitech
Software	W10 forever