Are PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs worth it for a gaming PC?
I'm building a new PC with an ASUS TUF Gaming B850-E motherboard and an XFX Radeon RX 9070 XT. PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives are noticeably more expensive than…
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Are These PC Parts Balanced for a €2,500 1440p Gaming and Productivity Build?
This is my first PC build, with a budget of about €2,500 and flexibility to go roughly €100 over. I want to play games at 1440p while recording…
Is the Crucial T700 a Good Choice for My ASUS TUF B850 Build?
I'm putting together a new PC and I'm trying to choose an SSD. I found a discounted Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 drive without a heatsink, but I'm concerned…
Is a PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD worth using for both the OS and games?
I'm building a PC for the first time in about 15 years, and most of the parts are already planned. Since SSD prices have changed so much, I'm…
Can an Unheatsinked Crucial T700 Overheat Enough to Crash and Disappear from BIOS?
My Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive gets extremely hot, even inside an enclosure that supports M.2 drives. When it was installed as my main motherboard drive, the…
Is the Samsung 9100 Pro worth $10 more than the 990 Pro for a gaming PC?
The Samsung 990 Pro and 9100 Pro are currently only about $10 apart in price. I'm building a gaming-focused PC with a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, so I have…
Is the Samsung 9100 Pro worth $10 more than the 990 Pro for a gaming PC?
The Samsung 990 Pro and 9100 Pro are currently only about $10 apart in price. I'm building a primarily gaming-focused PC with a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, so I'll…
Is 70°C too hot for a PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD during gaming?
I recently finished building my first proper desktop PC, and after about two hours of graphically demanding gaming—with GPU usage above 85%—I noticed that my Crucial T700 PCIe…
Is 70°C Too Hot for a PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD During Gaming?
I recently finished building my first serious desktop PC, and after about two hours of graphically demanding gaming, HWiNFO reported my Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD at…