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Aurn That’s horrible. I don't have that game, but I would have quickly noticed the excessive writes, as I check multiple times a day how much has been written (I made a PowerShell command to help for that) and I try to minimise the wear on my SSD by using an HDD as much as possible (also redirecting writes with junctions and symbolic links for some stuff), and a RAM disk. But I wish I didn’t have to do that. I hate the limited endurance of SSDs ; to me, it’s the worst aspect of modern PCs. And it is something that hasn’t improved much, we have faster SSDs, but endurance is stagnating Reply
USAFRet Aurn said: That’s horrible. I don't have that game, but I would have quickly noticed the excessive writes, as I check multiple times a day how much has been written (I made a PowerShell command to help for that) and I try to minimise the wear on my SSD by using an HDD as much as possible (also redirecting writes with junctions and symbolic links for some stuff), and a RAM disk. But I wish I didn’t have to do that. I hate the limited endurance of SSDs ; to me, it’s the worst aspect of modern PCs. And it is something that hasn’t improved much, we have faster SSDs, but endurance is stagnating Have you ever had an SSD die from too many write cycles? Or even had an SSD go over the published TBW number? I haven't. Been using SSD only for a decade, and not one has gone over that published TBW number. Indeed, the 6x SSD in my current system don't total to the TBW number of the 1TB 980 Pro. I did have an SSD die, but it was nowhere near that write cycle limit. The "limited' write cycles is a thing. But that number is actually huge. Reply
CaptRiker USAFRet said: Have you ever had an SSD die from too many write cycles? Or even had an SSD go over the published TBW number? I haven't. Been using SSD only for a decade, and not one has gone over that published TBW number. Indeed, the 6x SSD in my current system don't total to the TBW number of the 1TB 980 Pro. I did have an SSD die, but it was nowhere near that write cycle limit. The "limited' write cycles is a thing. But that number is actually huge. I did actually have a nvme almost hit that dreaded endurance #. back in 2015 I put together a 5960x intel system, 32 gig memory, 2x 980 ti's in sli with a 1.2 tb intel 750 nvme ssd (gen 3 that did about 2.5 gig/sec reads). had a total endurance of 128tb. 5yrs in I noticed endurance was at 126 out of 128 tb lol.. so I went out and bought a cheap kinston 2tb gen 4 ssd and transfered over bit by bit from the old drive.. worked perfectly. the asus rampage V extreme mobo was the 1st to use ddr4 memory and was first board to sport a single gen 3 nvme slot on the mobo.. since 80m nvme sticks were very puny storage wise back then, I went with the intel 750 in pci card form.. took years to get high capacity 80mm nvme sticks. now my current system I've been sporting a T700 crucial gen 5 4tb windows 11 boot since nov' 2023. 122tb read, 121tb written.. at 97% health.. today's drives can last a long time if you don't have programs/apps that write excessively like this game did. Reply
USAFRet CaptRiker said: I did actually have a nvme almost hit that dreaded endurance #. back in 2015 I put together a 5960x intel system, 32 gig memory, 2x 980 ti's in sli with a 1.2 tb intel 750 nvme ssd (gen 3 that did about 2.5 gig/sec reads). had a total endurance of 128tb. 5yrs in I noticed endurance was at 126 out of 128 tb lol.. so I went out and bought a cheap kinston 2tb gen 4 ssd and transfered over bit by bit from the old drive.. worked perfectly. the asus rampage V extreme mobo was the 1st to use ddr4 memory and was first board to sport a single gen 3 nvme slot on the mobo.. since 80m nvme sticks were very puny storage wise back then, I went with the intel 750 in pci card form.. took years to get high capacity 80mm nvme sticks. now my current system I've been sporting a T700 crucial gen 5 4tb windows 11 boot since nov' 2023. 122tb read, 121tb written.. at 97% health.. today's drives can last a long time if you don't have programs/apps that write excessively like this game did. OK, yeah. A decade ago, endurance was small. But that drive did not die, right? Current drives have MUCH more. ( I also have a drive from that era…1TB 660p, 2018) I'm with you, though…that use by that game is far too much. Reply
PEnns USAFRet said: Have you ever had an SSD die from too many write cycles? Or even had an SSD go over the published TBW number? I haven't. Been using SSD only for a decade, and not one has gone over that published TBW number. Indeed, the 6x SSD in my current system don't total to the TBW number of the 1TB 980 Pro. I did have an SSD die, but it was nowhere near that write cycle limit. The "limited' write cycles is a thing. But that number is actually huge. You obviously don't have QLC SSDs, but others do. Just because it's "harmless to certain SSDs" doesn't mean it is OK to do non-stop writing to the SSD! From article:" "A four-hour gaming session would result in 432GB written. The excessive writing will not endanger modern TLC SSDs. However, QLC drives or older, worn-out drives are at higher risk." That's one badly written game!! Reply
USAFRet PEnns said: You obviously don't have QLC SSDs, but others do. Sigh… This type of comment always cracks me up. I do, in fact, have a QLC NVMe drive. Intel 660p, in service since 2018. (as noted in my previous coment) It is my main photo drive. https://www.storagereview.com/review/intel-ssd-660p-series-review PEnns said: Just because it's "harmless to certain SSDs" doesn't mean it is OK to do non-stop writing to the SSD! I addressed that in my previous comment. I think it sux as well. Reply
Maxxify Yeah, modern SSDs can survive a surprisingly large amount of writes. In most cases. This game definitely writes more than is ideal if you're someone who will be running a co-op instance or something for a lot of hours. I wouldn't recommend doing that on a QLC drive, especially if it's being used for other stuff like the OS. For the record, I have already tested the new patch against my existing data and they didn't take the RocksDB tuning approach (which is still open) but did a more sensible application-side fix. The reduction isn't as great as hoped in my test, but I need to do a longer run and a short trace to verify actual improvement. My analysis suggests the improvement will be better for longer sessions which is most likely where you'd bump up against endurance issues. Reply
Starfal USAFRet said: Have you ever had an SSD die from too many write cycles? Or even had an SSD go over the published TBW number? I haven't. Been using SSD only for a decade, and not one has gone over that published TBW number. Indeed, the 6x SSD in my current system don't total to the TBW number of the 1TB 980 Pro. I did have an SSD die, but it was nowhere near that write cycle limit. The "limited' write cycles is a thing. But that number is actually huge. Yes, my laptop from 2020 went poof. The main /C SSD (the windows one) died because of that. It was going down from 90 to 80 to 70. Then i noticed that and started tracking it. Around 2022, it went down to 60 and 50. Around 2025? Died. I did copy all the data and stuff but yeah. It died eventually cus of too many write cycles. Yea, i do download games, finish them and delete them. I also copy movies, files and also record videos. Casually recording 1080p, low bitrate. Its not enough to kill an SSD but alas. My Samsung drive died in the end. It is a gaming laptop, so i often finish a game and went to download a new one. So yeah, these things can happen, and i aint even a super heavy user either. I know people that do alot more + 4K video recording + editing. Meh. I get your point but yeah. Its slow, but it happens. We are still stuck to 1-4TB drives too. I dare say 2 is the top now… so losing a 2TB drive from 2020 is not ideal in this market. Reply
USAFRet Starfal said: Yes, my laptop from 2020 went poof. The main /C SSD (the windows one) died because of that. It was going down from 90 to 80 to 70. Then i noticed that and started tracking it. Around 2022, it went down to 60 and 50. Around 2025? Died. I did copy all the data and stuff but yeah. It died eventually cus of too many write cycles. Yea, i do download games, finish them and delete them. I also copy movies, files and also record videos. Casually recording 1080p, low bitrate. Its not enough to kill an SSD but alas. My Samsung drive died in the end. It is a gaming laptop, so i often finish a game and went to download a new one. So yeah, these things can happen, and i aint even a super heavy user either. I know people that do alot more + 4K video recording + editing. Meh. I get your point but yeah. Its slow, but it happens. We are still stuck to 1-4TB drives too. I dare say 2 is the top now… so losing a 2TB drive from 2020 is not ideal in this market. I've asked that question here many times, and I believe you are the only one that had a drive actually die from too many write cycles. What make/model drive, and what was the TBW when it died? Reply
Klathra I was wondering how many hours of this game it would take to use up the endurance of a typical SSD. If we use a WD Blue SN5000 NVMe 1TB as a "typical" SDD, its endurance is 600 TBW. If the game was writing 108 GB per hour that means the game would cause this particular SSD to wear out after 5555 hours or about 231 days of 24/7 gaming, assuming the SSD is able to reach its rated endurance. Reply
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