Storage

Storage is your PC's long-term memory. It holds everything your system needs to boot and run — from the operating system to your games, files, and software. Storage devices come in different forms, like SSDs and HDDs, but all serve the same purpose: keeping your data safe and accessible even when the PC is powered off.

Name Breakdown

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Hard Disk Drive

MECHANICAL/MOVING PARTS. PRONE TO FAILURE. SLOWER. SOMEWHAT CHEAPER. MOSTLY DISCONTINUED BY MANUFACTURERS. IT KINDA BAD. | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Solid State Drive

NO MOVING PARTS. FAST (INSTANTANEOUS DATA RETRIEVAL VIA FLASH MEMORY [NAND FLASH]). SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE PER GB. FORM FACTORS: SATA SSDs & M.2 SSDs (SATA or NVMe) | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

NVMe

SSD, TAKES ON THE M.2 FORM FACTOR. NVMe DIMENSIONS (2260, 2280, etc.) GOES IN M.2 M-KEY SLOT IN MOBO. EXTREMELY FAST, VERY SMALL. THE BEST STORAGE OPTION. | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

Endurance

DURABILITY OF STORAGE (# OF TIMES NAND FLASH CELLS IN AN SSD CAN BE WRITTEN AND ERASED BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT). STORAGE DEVICE CAN ONLY WRITE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DATA. SINCE ENDURANCE = NAND FLASH ONLY APPLICABLE TO SSD/NVMe. DONT WORRY HDD HAVE AN ENDURANCE METRIC OF THEIR OWN (they're physical)... | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.