Should you use PCie Gen 5 NVMe as a boot drive? Will Windows work?
178In this video I'm investigating where it's a good idea to use PCIe gen 5 NVME SSDs as you boot drive. In other words, should you put Windows on these drives?
A while back I got my hands on the Crucial T700. A drive that runs at ridiculous speeds (upto 12,000MB/s) and the data for that drive showed that if you put too much load on it then it can lead to problems if it overheats because the drive will suffer from thermal throttling. This isn't unique to these drives of course, but if it gets hot beyond that then it will simply stop functioning. SO I was wondering, if you had Windows on that drive and were running it under heavy load, would your PC simply turn off?
I crafted this video on why heatsinks matter for Gen 5 - https://youtu.be/qQkFAJ7tPYo
And I then follow it up by testing the Seagate Firecuda 540. This drive is equally fast, but perhaps more resilient? https://youtu.be/F1wfALcbq74
To test that I ran it with and without heatsinks and stickers - https://youtu.be/YUJKyA-q7Zs
But then I also had this Corsair 2000D tiny ITX case and wondered what would happen in a case that would naturally get hot. So I setup a system with the Firecuda and then benchmarked it to get it nice and toasty and watched what happened. This video covers the results of that experiment.
Specs of this Corsair 2000D Airflow build (note this includes affiliate links that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you)
Motherboard - Gigabyte B650 Aorus Ultra https://youtu.be/sWczRtBV0Ig
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X https://amzn.to/3sBhDxc
Case - Corsair 2000D Airflow white https://go.corsair.com/jrQZEP
Fans - Corsair QX120 RGB (https://go.corsair.com/Y9yMXq)
CPU cooler - Corsair iCue Link H150i (https://go.corsair.com/q42aQO)
iCue Link Cable Kit (https://go.corsair.com/ZQyMo0)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 16GB x 2 6200MHz (https://go.corsair.com/eKAL3Z)
NVME - Seagate Firecuda 540 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wfALcbq74
NVME - Crucial P5 Plus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjOyCB7Vqjw
PSU - Corsair SF1000L https://go.corsair.com/anj2yR
GPU - Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti 12g OC https://youtu.be/_-bu6qDqeWA
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Related videos on NVMes that you should watch:
Why heatsinks are essential for PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs https://youtu.be/qQkFAJ7tPYo
Uncovering the real impact of NVMe heatsinks https://youtu.be/Xww8G_471GA
Should you peel the sticker off your NVMe? Does it help? https://youtu.be/BmqcKBwOwRc
How to benchmark your NVMe SSD - test speeds easily https://youtu.be/m_qy7rMs2AE
Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation - NVMe tips and tricks https://youtu.be/zjSn64vh_Vk
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