is SSD worth it?
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Jake Lloyd
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While you're not going to see a massive performance in games, everything else from opening up programs to booting up will be much faster. I've used a 256gig SSD for over a year now on my home gaming/entertainment rig and HDDs on computers at work and I can honestly say I will never build or own a personal computer that doesn't have a SSD again.
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An SSD will give you nothing for gaming, you will never see an FPS difference using a traditional HDD vs an SSD. However, that doesn't mean that an SSD isn't worth the money. They do great things towards eliminating the I/O bottleneck of modern computers, and computer/program startup time will be drastically reduced.
What's your total budget? An SSD may or may not be worth it depending on what games you want to play and how much money you're willing to spend. For me, I would never put an SSD in a budget, sub $1000 gaming build, but that's just me.
What's your total budget? An SSD may or may not be worth it depending on what games you want to play and how much money you're willing to spend. For me, I would never put an SSD in a budget, sub $1000 gaming build, but that's just me.
my budget is more or less $1500, the less the better though. How would I compare an SSD to an HDD? I see SSDs max out around 1TB and I'm not entirely sure about what MLC vs SLC vs TLC means. Would all SSDs be better than a ~2TB 7200rpm 64mb cache HDD?
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I don't recommend getting JUST a SSD. The prices of high capacity ones of a good quality are just to much. The best way to get performance and storage for a good price is to get a good SSD like the Samsung 840 Evo at 128 or 256gig and then a HDD for storage. I currently use the 256 Samsung 830 and a 1TB seagate for backup and storage (as well as a 3.0 USB external for music/movies so I can just plug it into my TV when I want).
As far as Single, multi, and triple level cell (SLC, MCL, TLC) goes, as a consumer there's not a lot to worry about. SLC will have the best performance and tend to be the longest lasting, but at a higher cost. They're not really made for the consumer and you don't see a lot of them on the market. MLC was the basic consumer standard until TLC came out. Both give up some speed and and longevity in lifespan for a better cost. Now when talking about lifespan I'm talking heavy usage drives can start to see a decline in performance after 7-8 years... possibly. This isn't really something to worry about for the average user.
It's best to shop for SSDs by looking at performance/cost ratio and quality, balancing everything to get what you want.
As far as Single, multi, and triple level cell (SLC, MCL, TLC) goes, as a consumer there's not a lot to worry about. SLC will have the best performance and tend to be the longest lasting, but at a higher cost. They're not really made for the consumer and you don't see a lot of them on the market. MLC was the basic consumer standard until TLC came out. Both give up some speed and and longevity in lifespan for a better cost. Now when talking about lifespan I'm talking heavy usage drives can start to see a decline in performance after 7-8 years... possibly. This isn't really something to worry about for the average user.
It's best to shop for SSDs by looking at performance/cost ratio and quality, balancing everything to get what you want.
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