do i need a ssd

daz1973 · 18 Jan 2013 at 19:59

ive got a 10000 spin wd rapter it churns abit but its nice and quick, would a solid state hard drive be a massive loading improvement for gaming

zakblood · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:00

Something Else · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:03

it might load games quicker but you wont see any difference while playing games tbh. best to use an ssd for the operating system and apps that you use a lot

daz1973 · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:07

what about in game loading between levels ect..

kiel367 · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:08

everyone needs an ssd! get it bought man! i miss mine so sad i had to sell it due to bills

passey89 · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:09

daz1973 said:
what about in game loading between levels ect..

very fast

BF3 on HDD takes about 3 / 4 mins to load next map on my SSD's it takes about 20 seconds

daz1973 · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:12

sounds good... is 120 gig enough and what brand ,i asume they can vary in performance

Aderes Devorah · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:17

I'd say the most important things for games are firstly graphics card, secondly CPU, third RAM (amount and speed) and then fourth your storage device.

But when you've had a SSD there is no going back. Mine goes from powered off to BF3 (actually playing the game) in well under two minutes. There isn't a HDD that can do that. But they are amazing for storage.

passey89 · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:23

daz1973 said:
sounds good... is 120 gig enough and what brand ,i asume they can vary in performance

intel
Crucial M4
Samsung 830/840

these are the best just get the cheapest.

I had a 120GB but wasn't enough so put 2 M4's into RAID 0.

snips86x · 18 Jan 2013 at 20:53

passey89 said:
intel
Crucial M4
Samsung 830/840

these are the best just get the cheapest.

I had a 120GB but wasn't enough so put 2 M4's into RAID 0.

Dont forget Plextor!!

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1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £119.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £99.95 (520 Series showing NO ETA)
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £93.98
Total : £423.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).

daz1973 · 18 Jan 2013 at 21:09

thanks for the help

olivier renault · 18 Jan 2013 at 21:22

840 pro, M5 pro, or a Neutron GTX for me.