Hello, I am on a budget to build a gaming PC and was wondering if getting a 128GB SSD for my primary Hard Drive and a 500GB HDD Data Hard Drive for what I can't fit on my SSD would be a good idea? I don't plan on playing tons of games but I do want a little variety. Would it be too back and forth if I had both? Also would there be any risks or problems if one fails, data has to be only on one etc.
Good idea to have a HDD Data Hard Drive with a smaller SSD Hard Drive?
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Deus Gladiorum
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Well, it's kinda of backwards to make the smaller driver your primary drive. SSD's are great for putting really just your OS on it. In fact that's the greatest benefit of the SSD, the great bootup times. So putting files on it in addition to your OS...well that's going to eat it up quickly. The typical thing is to have an SSD just for your OS, Anti-Virus, and perhaps also used as a backup device for some of your important files. Then you use your primary HDD for all your real storage needs. As to how that's going to be on your wallet, it depends. You can get spend $150 for a 1 TB Seagate HDD and a 120 GB Kingston SSD in total. So if that fits your budget, go for it. But remember, not putting an OS on your SSD is kind of just a waste of an SSD.
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That would work out fine, as for losing data if you got a dvd burner you could back up most of your stuff. In case your SSD fails, i think there is some software out there that can actually back up your data on multiple DVDs, just remember to label each one so your not trying to find your backup to your OS. Also i'd partition either the SSD or the HDD for your game data (if you have no idea how many games you want to store on it it might be better to avoid partitioning it). More then likely the HDD will be the best choice and that way you know how much space your games take up. Also if you don't plan on getting another hard drive as a backup (due to your budget) limit yourself on how much space you have since the only way to back up your data is through cds or dvds (provided you got a burner) and at about 4GB per burn it would take at least 100 dvds to back up that data. I put myself in a position where i took up all my space on my 2TB and ended up spending $150 (well with tax of course) on a 3TB and now i have the arduous task of going through 2TB of information (granted most of them are tv shows and some of it is due to me throwing the dvds onto it) i never really bothered to delete anything and the worst part of that is, i don't want to delete anything i don't have a backup of (like on cd or dvd).
itdataman
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As Wolfshadow said, it's pretty commonplace to use an SSD for programs and OS now and a larger HDD for storage of large files. I would not recommend backing up your files to an SSD. The technology is too new and if that SSD fails it can be very expensive to recover the data vs. an HDD. You should be backing up your important data online for the best protection. Even if you store it locally in the safest way possible, you're still open to natural disaster and theft.
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