Blue SN5000

People don't understand that read/write speeds mean nothing. So they will say it's slow just because it doesn't reach the 7000+ Read/Write. When in reality it all comes down to access times and application/gaming traces. Here's a transcript from Tom's Hardware review on the SN5000: "The WD Blue SN50

I can say for sure they are charging you a bit more for the CPU and the motherboard. That motherboard usually stays around 9-9.5k never seen it above 10k in recent times and used it in a build just couple of months back so I know about its approx price.Same for the GPU just today morning I checked t

SSD upgrades overwhelmingly don't affect gaming performance Additionally, the 2TB & under SN5000's are TLC, so they're presumably perfectly fine on durability as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl8wXT8F3W4&t=4m44s

There is no reason to use separate drives; a single 2 TB NVMe SSD can handle everything. 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 TeamGroup MP33 Pro, Kingston KC3000/Renegade Fury, WD Blue SN500