SATA SSD's

[DJsnapattack]

Currently using x4 1TB SATA SSD Drives (Windows is on an m.2)

Considering swopping all 4 out for one 4TB drive.

Would there be any noticeable changes to the PC
( been told that read speeds from a 4TB might not be as fast as the 1TB?)

Is power consumption likely to be similar?

Thanks

[xrobwx71]

Would there be any noticeable changes to the PC

More room inside the case. Less heat.

( been told that read speeds from a 4TB might not be as fast as the 1TB?)

Dependent on model.

Is power consumption likely to be similar?

Dependent on age. In most cases newer hardware is more efficient than older. Again, dependent on model.

Give us some model #'s on the existing and the new and we can make comparisons.

[DJsnapattack]

More room inside the case. Less heat.

Dependent on model.

Dependent on age. In most cases newer hardware is more efficient than older. Again, dependent on model.

Give us some model #'s on the existing and the new and we can make comparisons.

Current drives are 4x Samsung 870 EVO 1TB

New drive 1x Samsung 870 EVO 4TB

I am a gamer and I do video editing/production

[xrobwx71]

So, from here: The Samsung 870 EVO (1TB & 4TB) Review: Does the World Need Premium SATA SSDs?

It looks like the 1TB uses 4W per drive. The 4TB uses 5W.

The 4TB tests at slightly faster.

Also, as a gamer and vid editing, I hope in the future you can upgrade to NVMe drives.

[Bruce]

Also remember, although SSD’s have come a long way since their inception, they still don’t have the life span of a HDD.
So… having all your eggs in one massive 4TB SSD basket - be sure to have a good backup process in place for the day it goes pear-shaped.

[Pyro]

+1 for what Bruce has said, SSD failures are 1-40 in my experience, but they are usually quick and deadly.

One more thought- multiple SSDs configured in a RAID array could offer faster speeds and allow you to keep running your old hardware.

[Bruce]

I like the RAID idea.
Could be a good use of the old 1TB SSD’s if you didn’t already have a use for them.
Could put them in a 4 bay NAS unit for example.
Set them up in RAID1 over two volumes - 2 drives per volume.
So … Volume1 could be 2 x 1TB (making a 2TB ‘drive’) and Volume2 the same for the remaining two drives.

[Pyro]

I was thinking RAID0 if we’re just going for sheer speed and space- 1 would be good for redundancy though. It runs all the same risks as a single 4TB just with more failure points.

[veeg]

Any updates ?

[Bruce]

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