I have an ITX build with a Asus ROG Strix B850-I MOBO, and both NVME slots are occupied.
- 2TB for OS and apps (including Unreal Engine and Visual Studio)
- 2TB for DATA storage
My work situation has changed to WFH recently, and I'm going to need some extra storage. I want to know if I should get an enclosure for the new WORK NVME 4TB stick and plug it into one of the Thunderbolt port on the back IO, or replace my internal DATA NVME 2TB stick so that it is "on the M2 of the MOBO" - I clearly don't know if this will make a difference to read/write speeds for Unreal.
This WORK NVME will be storing my Unreal projects and any relevant files. Unless it'll somehow be better if I install Unreal and VS studio to compile and run on this stick as well.
I got the idea of using an external NVME with an enclosure from reading up some video editor's workflow, where they store raw footage on the external, and edit with apps installed on the internal NVME.
Also for the Asus ROG Strix B850-I, I have 1X 10Gbps USB-C and 1X 20Gbps USB-C port. Is there one that I should use over the other?