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Rhardman3

Rhardman3

Rhardman3

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Hi all I'm currently building a pc after many many years of moving away from them. Now is it right in me thinking that using a SSD for my OS and HDD for file storage is the best way. I want the computer to boot and start quicker which is why I'm going with the SSD. With regards to storage HHD are bigger, cheaper and if I presume right last longer with regards to life.

Any help would be brill. How do you guys have yours setup
 
Hi,

Welcome to the forums :)

What will your PC be used for? For most uses a 256GB SSD is perfect, plenty big enough for Windows and Programs with a few games mixed in too.

Then something like a Western Digital Blue drive for data.

Always a good idea to have an extra hard drive too, for a backup of your data. Never trust a data store!



One quick tip, when installing Windows, only have the single SSD connected, this prevents and boot files being written to the extra drive(s). Once Windows is up and running, shut down and add the extra drive(s).
 
Hi thanks for your reply. It will be used for gaming mostly. Things have changed with regards to storage since I last built a pc or even owned a pc haha so just thought I'd double check what's best. SSD'S have changed the game in respect to speeding things up. Would it be a good idea to use the SSD for everything and just use the HDD for backing files up

thanks Ryan
 
Hi Rhardman3.

This sounds OK and everything. However, a drive in the same system is not really considered a backup since it's susceptible to the same threats that could affect the drive with the original files, e.g. viruses, power surges, liquid spills, fire, etc. The best backup options are the ones that do not include drives in the same system and are preferably stored at a different location.
Please do not mix storing files with a backup. If you have valuable information on the HDD which is not stored on the SSD as well, this is not a backup.

As for the SSD, a 256GB will be more than enough, just as @bledd has already mentioned (his post is actually really good and informative), but if you plan on having a lot of games installed at the same time, it might not be enough, having in mind how large are most games nowadays. Just use the SSD for the ones which have a lot of loading screens and generally load slower. This is something the SSD will be able to help with. You can use the HDD for the rest.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
 
As others have said, it would be wrong to consider it a backup if it is connected to the PC. I use an SSD for games and OS, with an HDD to store all other files (as well as some games that i play less often or are older). If you do decide to go this route (and will be using Windows) make sure you also set your user folder to be stored on the HDD.
 
Samsung Evo 850 500GB
Crucial MX300 575GB

Those are two that I would recommend, the Samsung being the quicker drive.
 
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