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> PCIE5 devices are still rare I would agree for expansion cards, such as GPUs and network cards. But I would disagree for NVMe drives. There are plenty now.
by throwaway2037 3y ago
> PCIE5 devices are still rare
I would agree for expansion cards, such as GPUs and network cards. But I would disagree for NVMe drives. There are plenty now. And really, how many do you need? Even if there are three options for PCIe 5.0 NVMe drives, it will be enough. All will be far faster than you will ever need.
- pdimitar 3y agoSure, but I'd be worried about durability if the choice is as scarce. I don't need 32+ GB/s, I need something that will last me 10+ years.
- throwaway2037 3y agoFor NMVe drives? All the components are made by third party vendors -- except Samsung who makes their own ASIC. As long as your GB written per day is well below their warranty, you will be fine.
- internet101010 3y agoWarranties are always presented in terms of years rather than TBW. When shopping you have to go to the manufacturers' websites and pull the data sheets for every single model. Two drives for the same price could both have 5 year warranties but have vastly different endurance ratings. It's similar to x-mile, y-year warranty system with cars but in this case you have to hunt down the x-mile piece yourself. On top of that, newer versions can release within same product line but have much worse endurance ratings. For example, my old Corsair MP600 2TB drives from 2020 are rated for 3600 TBW. The newer MP600 Core XT and Elite models have 450 TBW and 1600 TBW respectively. My MP600 drives are currently at 1.5-2.0 PB written.