Worth it to buy an ssd?

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

Worth it to buy an ssd? Suggestions welcomed. plz give an explanation.

rgd1101 · Oct 24, 2013

yes if your great system, no if not. because SSD only help apps/programs load faster, not going to make them run faster.

Som3one · Oct 24, 2013

It decreases load times and increases write speed, read speed and access.

If you need this, it is worth it. If not, then not.

Kinda hard to answer your question without more information.

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

would aqnything less than 100gb be enough to help

Som3one · Oct 24, 2013

Again: Depends on what you are going to use it for.

Tabris DarkPeace · Oct 24, 2013

An SSD increases TCO by less than the gain in performance it offers.
Short answer: Yes.

4745454b · Oct 24, 2013

You haven't gave us any system specs or what you use it for. If you are using a dual core system with 4GBs of ram and a GT640 and want to game, you need to make a lot of improvements to your system before thinking about an SSD. I have two of them in my computer. OS is on one, while my steam folder is on another. But my computer has an Intel i5 3570K, 16GBs of ram, and a 7950. I can game just fine. It made sense to get the SSDs.

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

sorry
-i7 3770k
-gigabyte 7870
-750 gb storage
-h100i
-8gb ram
-win 7

getting a r9 280x soon

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

also will i be able to use just a small 40 gb for boot then a bigger for games

jimthenagual · Oct 24, 2013

I'd still put SSDs in the optional category for the average home user / gamer. They are great for booting up windows really fast, and load screens go fast, but for frames per second, they don't do anything. It's more of a 'holy crap that loaded fast' joyride.

That said, now that I've had one, I'll never not have one.

jimthenagual · Oct 24, 2013

Adamaccelerated :

I have a 128gb SSD, and it's 75% full after a few months. I have one game loaded on it, and I try and put everything else on my HDD. I wouldn't want to try and manage my computer with a 40gb SSD.

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

no, just for booting up

4745454b · Oct 24, 2013

When I was done installing win7 64bit and the usual windows programs, I was using nearly 50GBs of data. I wouldn't put an OS on anything less then a 120/128GB SSD. Your system is good enough to use one so get one if you want.

Going to buy the 280? Why? You already have one.

Adamaccelerated · Oct 24, 2013

r9 not r7 lol

4745454b · Oct 25, 2013

? The 280 is just a 7970 with a different name. 290 or 290x would be the only AMD upgrade.

cat1092 · Oct 28, 2013

Yes it's worth it, just for boot/loading of app times alone. Everything, including running virus/malware scans, backup, Windows Update, runs much faster. Even those with SATA II MB's will see dramatic performance increases.

Since installing Windows 7 Pro on my first SSD, a Crucial M4 purchased in late 2011/early 2012, I don't care to run on platter drives again, even the SATA III ones. On a SATA III MB, a SATA III SSD does everything nearly 3x faster than on a SATA III platter drive.

Just my two cents worth.

Cat

Adamaccelerated · Oct 28, 2013

i like the 280x better than the 7970'

4745454b · Oct 28, 2013

As above, they are the same card.

Adamaccelerated · Oct 28, 2013

not exactly
the 280 is better bang for your buck

4745454b · Oct 29, 2013

Depends on the price you find it at. I heard the 7970 was on deep discount right now so as long as its cheaper then its the better buy over the 280.

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