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| System Name | AMDream v2.6.2 |
|---|---|
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D+TechN AM4, CO-30 all cores |
| Motherboard | Asus Prime B550-Plus w. PCIe USB 3.0/3.1 case connectors card |
| Cooling | 2x240 slim rads, 1x420mm slim rad, 4xEK Vardar Evo RGB, stock case fans |
| Memory | 2x8GB RGB+2x8GB non-RGB Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3600 CL16 |
| Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon RX 7900XT Reference+Alphacool waterblock+Kryosheet |
| Storage | 2TB SK Hynix Platinum P41+Eluteng NVMe heatsink |
| Display(s) | Xiaomi Mi 2k Gaming Monitor 27” (1440p165 IPS)+VESA arm |
| Case | Lian Li Lancool III White ARGB |
| Audio Device(s) | Bose Acoustimass 5 Series II speakers, Ayima A04 amp |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 |
| Mouse | Glorious Model D- Wired |
| Keyboard | Keychron K5 (white backlight, blue Gateron Low Profile switches) |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro |
The main thing is: why going with all the “troubles” (mainly controller and PCB routing for signal integrity) for making a PCIe 4.0 drive with the performance of a 3.0 one?
Also, is it me or this SSD “smells” like it has a 4.0 x2 link, which means that in a 3.0 mobo it’s capped at about ~1700mb/s (not very slow, especially compared to SATA drives)? Of course, from an user POV, it doesn’t matter in 99% of cases, and I can confirm that because I switched from a PCIe 3.0 platform (2700x, X470, 8200 pro 1tb) to a 4.0 one (5600x, B550, SN850 1tb) and it didn’t speed up any game level loading where the hugely better ST score of my new CPU isn’t helpful at all.
Also, I didn’t need to upgrade to a 4.0 drive, but I sold it for a great price along with the rest of my parts as the beginning of a 2-phase modernization of my rig, since newer games will benefit from a super speedy drive (DirectStorage), even if they’ll work just fine with a 3.0 one.