I'm building a completely new PC after years of upgrades to my old setup, which features an i7-6700k CPU and a GeForce 2070. I have a few HDDs and a DVD reader/writer, but now I'm looking to modernize. I already have all my parts on order, and I'm considering whether to invest in a smaller SSD to dedicate solely to the OS. Previously, I kept Windows 10 on a small SSD to avoid overloading it, but I'm wondering if that practice is still advisable. Should I take the time to scavenge a 1TB WD M.2 from my old PC, or is there a better solution? Any thoughts on storage setups or tips for my new build would be greatly appreciated!
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Having a dedicated SSD for your OS can be beneficial for troubleshooting and makes it easier if your main drive fails. However, it does occupy one of your M.2 slots permanently. Personally, I use larger drives with both OS and data on the same drive and just keep a clone for redundancy. It's working great for my setup!
How do you go about cloning it? Are you using RAID 1?