120gb or 240gb?
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Khalan
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You would probably only be able to fit a few games on the 120GB after Windows and your programs, which is fine if you're happy to uninstall and reinstall new games every now and then, or use something like http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover to shift games around (Steam Mover can be used for any file on your PC, not just Steam games).
If you prefer to have quite a few games installed at once then you'd need the 240GB drive.
Bear in mind that many games won't benefit from an SSD other than initial load times. Games like Arma or Skyrim however, will see improvements as they utilize HDD streaming. You could always just pick a couple of games that can use a higher HDD speed to go on your SSD.
If you prefer to have quite a few games installed at once then you'd need the 240GB drive.
Bear in mind that many games won't benefit from an SSD other than initial load times. Games like Arma or Skyrim however, will see improvements as they utilize HDD streaming. You could always just pick a couple of games that can use a higher HDD speed to go on your SSD.
doct3rphil
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I would suggest 240GB. I have Windows, Office, few other apps, BF3, TF2, Tomb Raider and I'm sitting at 30GB free on my 120GB. I would like a little extra breathing room but like Khalan said you don't necessarily need a bunch of games installed at once.
geofelt
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I had a 120gb ssd. It was enough for the os and a handful of games. You do not want to fill up a ssd. You will lose performance and longevity.
I changed to a 240gb ssd, and seem to have plenty of room for games.
It is much simpler to go 240 if your budget permits.
Use the 1tb Hdd for backup and storage of large files such as video'.
I changed to a 240gb ssd, and seem to have plenty of room for games.
It is much simpler to go 240 if your budget permits.
Use the 1tb Hdd for backup and storage of large files such as video'.
i have a 2tb hard drive and have used almost 1tb of it so while looking to upgrade my pc i was wondering how much a ssd would cost. They are very expensive some are more than a gpu or cpu, so i wondered can i get both? i did some research and i learned that i can as long as the pc case has enough room for two drives. so if you have a lot of games you can put your os on the ssd and all the games, videos, and etc on your hdd. if you get the 120 gb then you can fit os and one or two games which will all boot up extremely fast and have the hdd for all the other storage. but if u have a lot of demanding games or stuff like photoshop that you want to load fast. Then get the 240 and still use the 1tb hdd. in my opinion do the 240 gb ssd and the 1 tb hdd. this video will show you how to do this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMo8krAJd5Q
p.s. (the more space you take up on an ssd the worst the preformance will get)
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