Sub $1500 gaming build

[wertigon]

@Melcar

OP could easily go with NVMe+SATA SSD too if one wants to avoid spinners. Also, there is almost no reason to get a NVMe drive for games specifically, or most any other desktop oriented task. A small 250-500GB NVMe SSD for the OS alone (and whatever other programs OP may need) and a 2TB SATAIII SSD for user accounts and games.

Indeed, sometimes I get too stuck in small form factor thinking, sorry about that! Completely agree SATA SSDs are perfectly fine as secondary drives too.

[astra]

Thanks for the suggestions on storage - I’m going to leave that alone for now and let him think about it.

Updating parts list to include B550 aorus pro ac.