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Shall I get SSD or HDD
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1TB SSD..
Got one a few years back for £240 or 260 can't remember which.
The spead of loading in SP games is great, if you play online a lot then it doesn't really matter. Makes no difference if you load in 5 seconds when your team mates load in 30 so you have to wait for them.
Currently I just got my 1TB Evo 840 replaced by Samsung to the 850 which im now using purely as a Steam drive for my games.
I hightly recommend a M.2 for a boot drive I installed a Samsung 960 250GB 2 weeks ago and it's instant, I don't even know how long it takes me to boot my log in screen is up before my monitor turns on...
I then have a 10 year old Samsung T1 1TB HDD for a storage drive, currently empty as I needed to format it clean once my SSD when funny.
I should point out I've had my 1TB HDD since 2008, still 0 problems =)
Got one a few years back for £240 or 260 can't remember which.
The spead of loading in SP games is great, if you play online a lot then it doesn't really matter. Makes no difference if you load in 5 seconds when your team mates load in 30 so you have to wait for them.
Currently I just got my 1TB Evo 840 replaced by Samsung to the 850 which im now using purely as a Steam drive for my games.
I hightly recommend a M.2 for a boot drive I installed a Samsung 960 250GB 2 weeks ago and it's instant, I don't even know how long it takes me to boot my log in screen is up before my monitor turns on...
I then have a 10 year old Samsung T1 1TB HDD for a storage drive, currently empty as I needed to format it clean once my SSD when funny.
I should point out I've had my 1TB HDD since 2008, still 0 problems =)
A 256GB SSD has plenty of space for Windows + a couple games. I guess it depends on how many games you like to keep installed at any one time. With me I play one game until it's done then delete it. YMMV.
I took my mechanical out to improve airflow and noise... and I can't say I miss it too badly. 1TB SSDs are mental prices right now. Mental. Argle-bargle-bippidy-bo prices.
I took my mechanical out to improve airflow and noise... and I can't say I miss it too badly. 1TB SSDs are mental prices right now. Mental. Argle-bargle-bippidy-bo prices.
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Get an SSHD.
Much snappier performance than an HDD, much cheaper than a pure SSD. Even as a second drive, you'll notice the difference.
Much snappier performance than an HDD, much cheaper than a pure SSD. Even as a second drive, you'll notice the difference.
SSD
Don't waste money on anything else right now, I know they're a little expensive but they're worth it.
I have a 4TB NAS drive I use for general storage, just somewhere to dump large files really.
All the drives in my system are SSD, 2x1TB and 2x256GB. 256GB SSD drive is around £120 which should be cheap enough and large enough to get you started, expand as you need it.
In a near silent PC they're pretty horrible and can cause annoying vibrations. I couldn't get rid of them fast enough.
Don't waste money on anything else right now, I know they're a little expensive but they're worth it.
I have a 4TB NAS drive I use for general storage, just somewhere to dump large files really.
All the drives in my system are SSD, 2x1TB and 2x256GB. 256GB SSD drive is around £120 which should be cheap enough and large enough to get you started, expand as you need it.
In a near silent PC they're pretty horrible and can cause annoying vibrations. I couldn't get rid of them fast enough.
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