New Build. Help with storage

[PoeToaster]

Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 - 8.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive
1TB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Battery
Recoil II Series 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK QUIET MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GK7CP7S (8GB RTX-2070, i7-9750H, 144Hz)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Price: £1,652.00 including VAT and Delivery
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My main usage would be gaming and movies. I'm down to the finer details to confirm my purchase. And I need help with the storage option

1. 256 SSD would be for (OS and Applications)
2. 1 tb SSD for Games and movies/series and photos

Would that be my best option? My budget is 1650 and I do not want to exceed much further.

Would It be better to swap the 1Tb SSD for a 7200 HDD?

 

[ubuysa]

The first SSD for Windows and applications is ideal.

Regarding the second SSD, it's perfectly fine and will improve the loading time of your photos, preventing the screen painting effect you can get from slower HDDs. I'm not sure how much it will help your gaming, I'll leave others who know more about gaming that I to comment on that aspect. I can tell you that it will make not one scrap of difference to your movies. This is because a movie buffer is processed in real time (as you watch the movie) and the player will load the next buffer whilst you're still watching the first. Loading the buffer from SSD will make the load much faster but you'll still be watching the first buffer, so that improved load time will be invisible.

I don't know how much of that 1TB will be used for movies and TV series and how much will be used for photos and games, but if the bulk of that space is for movies it might be more cost effective to get a smaller second SSD for photos and games and a 1TB 7200rpm HDD for your movies and TV series (actually a cheaper 5400rpm HDD would do for those too).

 

[PoeToaster]

The first SSD for Windows and applications is ideal.

Regarding the second SSD, it's perfectly fine and will improve the loading time of your photos, preventing the screen painting effect you can get from slower HDDs. I'm not sure how much it will help your gaming, I'll leave others who know more about gaming that I to comment on that aspect. I can tell you that it will make not one scrap of difference to your movies. This is because a movie buffer is processed in real time (as you watch the movie) and the player will load the next buffer whilst you're still watching the first. Loading the buffer from SSD will make the load much faster but you'll still be watching the first buffer, so that improved load time will be invisible.

I don't know how much of that 1TB will be used for movies and TV series and how much will be used for photos and games, but if the bulk of that space is for movies it might be more cost effective to get a smaller second SSD for photos and games and a 1TB 7200rpm HDD for your movies and TV series (actually a cheaper 5400rpm HDD would do for those too).

Bulk of it will be focused on gaming and photos and stuff. Series/movies all together would take up 100gb as they are placed temporary before I backup to my external.

I upgraded from 128 to 256 to include software's too. Just about the bigger storage. Price difference is almost £100 for 1TB 7200rpm and SSD.