Small SSD or HDD

Minibiker · 24 Sep 2019 at 18:42

Evening all

I'm looking to add some more storage for my PC... I'm looking at either a 1TB HDD or a 240GB M.2... Its just being used for a couple of games as my current SSD is filling up fast with iracing content

What would you all recommend, M.2 or HDD?

Am I able to transfer the Data over to my new device or will I need to uninstall it all and reinstall on new device?

Cheers

Hawk Tuah · 24 Sep 2019 at 18:53

Neither. A 500gb / 1TB SSD.

Minibiker · 24 Sep 2019 at 19:19

forgot to add price, No more than £50

Bug One said:
Neither. A 500gb / 1TB SSD.

theforce · 25 Sep 2019 at 02:39

A Toshiba 2TB P300 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tosh...rmance-hard-drive-hdwd120uzsva-hd-045-ts.html can be had for £49.99.

Hawk Tuah · 25 Sep 2019 at 09:07

Minibiker said:
forgot to add price, No more than £50

You can get a 480gb SSD for under £50.

Steveocee · 25 Sep 2019 at 09:19

Not worth getting such a small NVMe especially as there is no benefit over an SSD if just using it for games.
HDD isn't worth buying full stop now unless you're making a NAS.

@Bug One hit the nail on the head. A cheap SSD will be the absolute best suit for you.
Overclockers list this at £53:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...state-hard-drive-sa400s37-480g-hd-107-ks.html

But it wouldn't hurt to shop around as I've seen cheaper.

Minibiker · 25 Sep 2019 at 09:42

Thanks for the replies all, I will have a look and see what SSD I can get for my price range... What is the best thing to look for when choosing a SSD?

Hawk Tuah · 25 Sep 2019 at 12:23

That it's not made by Kingspec.

Minibiker · 25 Sep 2019 at 12:25

Bug One said:
That it's not made by Kingspec.

do they all have read and write speeds that are similar

Hawk Tuah · 25 Sep 2019 at 12:36

Minibiker said:
do they all have read and write speeds that are similar

Most reputable brands will be there or thereabouts.

sastusbulbas · 26 Sep 2019 at 08:48

Problem is game drives fill fast. I keep deleting games as I have no space on my 960gb ssd game drive.

Just bought one of my lads a 960gb ssd for his games as his 500gb games ssd is full.

Would rather have an ssd though, but if these fill up too quickly it will be back to hdd.

Minibiker · 26 Sep 2019 at 08:55

sastusbulbas said:
Problem is game drives fill fast. I keep deleting games as I have no space on my 960gb ssd game drive.

Just bought one of my lads a 960gb ssd for his games as his 500gb games ssd is full.

Would rather have an ssd though, but if these fill up too quickly it will be back to hdd.

Thanks for the input, I will definitely be going SSD maybe I could up my budget and get a bigger size

morbid42 · 2 Oct 2019 at 18:40

Bug One said:
That it's not made by Kingspec.

Kingspecs been great for me, no failures, accurate capacities, accurate advertised speed