I'm building a new PC and have everything except for the power supply and storage. My power supply is a Corsair RM850x from 2018, and I have a Kingston A2000 1TB NVMe SSD as storage. I've checked compatibility with my motherboard (B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7) using PCPartPicker, and everything looks good. Now I'm wondering:
* Will the age and speed of the SSD affect game performance?
* How much longer can I expect the power supply to last?
If you're interested, here's a look at my build: [link to build].
4 Answers
Just a heads-up, the Kingston drive is storage, not memory (which usually refers to RAM). As for your questions:
* The SSD might be a tad slower than new PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 drives, but you probably won't notice much difference in gaming.
* Your power supply is likely good for a few more years, especially since Corsair gives a 10-year warranty on their RMx series!
Just to clarify – the Kingston A2000 is an SSD (not memory/RAM). They’re both compatible and should work well in your new system!
1. The performance lower might be minor unless you're into heavy video editing. For gaming, expect just 1-2 seconds longer load times compared to the latest drives.
2. The PSU is still solid, though it doesn't come with the newer native 12V 2x6 connectors. Just use the adapters that come with your GPU and avoid daisy chaining the PCIe connectors.
Just to clarify, you mean storage when you say memory. You can definitely reuse those parts! I've been assembling PCs for over 30 years and I’ve never seen a PSU fail in less than 10 years. The NVMe drive might not be the quickest on the market, but it should still perform well enough for gaming. The loading times might be a bit slower, but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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