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The NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so it should not be used as the OS drive. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the FanXiang S500 Pro, Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, Integral M2, or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/buildapc
June 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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The NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and indeed becomes noticeably slower after a certain amount of writes. Get a new drive with TLC flash (e.g., Patriot P310/P320, Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, TeamGroup MP33, Patriot P400 Lite/VP4300 Lite).
Cer_Visia in r/buildapc
May 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
2
The Kingston NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so it should not be used as the OS drive. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, Patriot P320, or Patriot P400 Lite.
Cer_Visia in r/buildapc
July 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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The P34A60 uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so it should not be used as the OS drive. A better drive with TLC flash would be, e.g., the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/buildmeapc
July 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
2
The CN600 Pro and the P34A60 use QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so they should not be used as the OS drive. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, Patriot P320, or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/buildapc
July 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
2
The UD90 uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so it should not be used as the OS drive. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, Patriot P400 Lite, or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/pcpartpickerbuilds
July 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
2
The NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years. A better drive with TLC flash would be, e.g., the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/buildapcforme
May 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
2
The SN3000 uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years, so it should not be used as the OS drive. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, Patriot P320, or Biwin Black Opal NV7400.
Cer_Visia in r/PcBuild
July 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
2
Get a bigger SSD. Running games off the HDD will give you terrible performance. The absolute bare minimum size SSD I would suggest going for is 512gb, but really you should be looking at 1TB or more. Nothing wrong with using the HDD for backups, but don't be running games off of that. You're also ov
...JustSomeSmartGuy in r/pcmasterrace
May 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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The NV3 often uses QLC flash, which has low durability and becomes noticeably slower after a few years. Get a better drive with TLC flash like the Patriot P400 Lite/VP4300 Lite, Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE, or WD Blue SN5000.
Cer_Visia in r/PcBuild
April 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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