BF4 loading times help pls

wingmans123

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Yesterday i bought bf4 $109 for premium and all the map packs the first game i jumped into i noticed a insane load time took like 5 mins to just get into the game by then its halfway over i thought maybe its just bcuz its a new game, new map. but ever map is like that..

Aparently this is a known issue and has been since the release in nov everyone says i need to get a ssd so after spending $109 on the game i have to spend another 150 on a ssd..

my first question is whats a good cheap ssd the cheaper the better imo my spending limit is 150 maxx i was looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148693&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Solid+State+Disk-_-Crucial-_-20148693

how do i know if this will work with my system?

my second question is do i need to reinstall my os onto the ssd or can i just throw it in my tower and reinstall bf4 on it?

also there was a few topics floating around this kinda ties into my second question if i dont need to install my os i can just reinstall bf4 over could i theoretically just install bf4 on a realy good flash drive and just use that i would rather spend $100 on a beast flash then $100 on a ssd and have to reinstall my os and do surgery on my computer plus if i have to restore i loose all my porn so that would suck :p


i know this a really long drawn out question but i really appreciate any and all help -wingman


AMD Phenom ll x6 1100T-M4A79XTD EVO-AMD Radeon HD 7770
 
how old is your hd and since it's full of porn, it's probably fragmented as you probably download and delete lots.

No you can't install on a flash drive.

an SSD isn't going to super speed up things if the rest of your system is slow. you don't say how much ram you have. BF4 likes 4gb. If you only have 4gb and have anything else open, windows is going to be paging stuff back and forth to the hd and that will kill the speed of loading. sounds more like your pc doesn't have enough ram and the page file is being loaded, especially if you are trying to watch porn while your play bf4 :p
 

wingmans123

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i have 8g of ram, I was just kidding about the porn lol my hd-http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5364298

my system isnt slow which is why this is a little frustrating if i had a piece of junk it would be understandable..

 
actually at 5900 your HD is slower than a standard 7200rpm, especially with your OS and stuff on it. I think something else might be slowing your system down though or something, as I played BF4 on a Phenom x6, 7750, 7gb in my last system and never had 5min load times.
 

wingmans123

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so basically i should get a ssd anyways and whatever is slowing my system would probably be fixed with a restore.

do you think that ssd i linked would work on my mobo sorry im such a noob atleast im not a console gamer :p