Is an SSD worth getting?

Rigo84 · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:54

Howdy,

I originally budgeted for a £600 system, but I'm already £300 over that, so I was wondering if I might aswell get an SSD aswell for the o/s and main game (FM2013)?

I'm not sure how much space windows 8 will take up, but I'm guessing I'm looking towards a 60/90gb SSD to be comfortable?

I've seen the Kingston hyperX 3k, would that be one to get?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:56

100% yes, SSD is a must.

wazza300 · 25 Apr 2013 at 13:57

yes its worth it!!!

go for a 128gb minimum imo,unless your board supports caching? then a 60gb is fine

z68/77 support caching where you use a 60gb ssd to speed up a large mechanical hdd

Samsung are a good choice for ssd's next would be a crucial

Confused · 25 Apr 2013 at 14:10

Yes - the best technological advance to happen to computers since... 3d graphic accelerators IMO.

Sliver · 25 Apr 2013 at 14:11

This is on offer right now if your budget will allow it ---> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-010-CR&groupid=1657&catid=2101

Scotteh · 25 Apr 2013 at 15:03

Yes absolutely, windows takes up 16-20GB (based on 32 or 64 bit) I believe so should be plenty of space for your game

TheBeardedYeti · 25 Apr 2013 at 15:07

Highly recommend,

Have a 120GB SSD Primary for OS and important software, and a 1TB HDD for everything else.

Awesome boot up times as well!

Azza · 25 Apr 2013 at 15:30

Yes, there's no need for a discussion.

Tim2100 · 25 Apr 2013 at 16:25

Yes, A must in any system.

My old AMD athlon 64 build benefited hugely from just a Sata2 SSD. Any new build will have noticble benefits from a Sata3 SSD

Luke_Bowman · 25 Apr 2013 at 16:30

Bought a 60gb for my rig late last year, would definitely recommend but make sure you get 120gb+ if you want to avoid a lot of hassle

~Mike~ · 25 Apr 2013 at 16:35

Yes! Absolutely.

Get the biggest one your budget will allow. I suggest 120GB minimum. They soon fill up.

My first was a 128GB M4 and since bought a 256GB M4.

Rigo84 · 25 Apr 2013 at 17:56

The way my budget has gone I might aswell go for 120gb, I've already got a 1tb HDD to go in it.

I'm curious about using an SSD to speed up a HDD, how does that work/happen?

apeksdiver · 25 Apr 2013 at 18:00

Are you thinking about the Corsiar Accerlerator drives? They just act as a cache to the HDD.

wazza300 · 25 Apr 2013 at 18:13

Rigo84 said:
The way my budget has gone I might aswell go for 120gb, I've already got a 1tb HDD to go in it.

I'm curious about using an SSD to speed up a HDD, how does that work/happen?

if you have a z68/77 board you can choose any 60gb ssd

if not youd need a caching ssd wih its own software and tbh your better off putting the os on a regular ssd

it works by storing the most used data on the ssd from your hdd,you set to raid and enable acceleration for the hdd,the os needs to be on the hdd aswell

it works well kinda like a huge hybrid hdd

Rigo84 · 25 Apr 2013 at 19:37

I've got an AMD 8350 FX with a Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 so I'm guessing that might affect the ability to cach? But it sounds like I'll be more than happy with an SSD, I'll go for the 120gb and maybe have 2/3 current games on there.

wazza300 · 25 Apr 2013 at 19:39

yh just go for a regular ssd and put the os onto it

things will be much faster than any hdd