- May 9, 2017
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Greetings! I have installed Windows 7 on a GigaByte Z270 board with a 960 EVO NVMe drive (no mean feat). The OS is on a 100GB partition, with a second partition of 130GB. My question is: Shall I use that second partition on the same drive for my data drive? Or should I use a completely separate drive on another SATA channel? (It would be an 850 PRO SSD.)
The question would not arise with typical SATA SSDs, as I routinely use one drive for OS and programs, and one for data. With the speed boost of NVMe, perhaps the data drive should just be on the second partition of the m.2 NVMe drive? (Spoiler: I am leaning towards "No, use a second drive." and "Take your pick, it matters little.")
This was a very tricky install, requiring MBR format for the boot drive. Results are very good. I don't see any big increase in boot speed or OS performance, but copying huge folders is astonishing.
The question would not arise with typical SATA SSDs, as I routinely use one drive for OS and programs, and one for data. With the speed boost of NVMe, perhaps the data drive should just be on the second partition of the m.2 NVMe drive? (Spoiler: I am leaning towards "No, use a second drive." and "Take your pick, it matters little.")
This was a very tricky install, requiring MBR format for the boot drive. Results are very good. I don't see any big increase in boot speed or OS performance, but copying huge folders is astonishing.