More storage or more performance?? (large SSD or small SSD+HDD)??

dpassenger97 · May 1, 2014

guy ive got about $250 for the storage and im confused because i can get a samsung 840 evo 500gb or a samsung 840 evo 250gb with caviar blue...also is there anything on windows like fusion drive on mac?

Eduello · May 1, 2014

Depends on what you'll be using it for. SSHDs exist (essentilally same as fusion drives, but the SSD part is much, much smaller; Usually only 8GB): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178340

geofelt · May 1, 2014

If a ssd will hold most of what you normally use, that is a no brainer.
A ssd is 50x faster in random i/o which is what the os does 90% of the rime.
A ssd is 2-3x faster than the fastest hard drive in sequential.

If you eventually need bulk storage for videos or such, then you can add a hard drive later.

Mortiwrath · May 1, 2014

I would go with the 250g and hard disk, 500g is good but having the extra storage helps a lot. I know intel has smart response that is pretty much the same as fusion drive but idk if samsung supports it.

geofelt · May 1, 2014

Samsung has the magician software which will use extra ram to cache ssd I/o.

dpassenger97 · May 1, 2014

Eduello :

can't i do that with a normal ssd and hdd??

USAFRet · May 1, 2014

250GB EVO + 1TB HDD

DarkSable · May 1, 2014

I personally run a SSD and several hard drives for storage.

I'm sorry, but what geofelt is saying makes no sense. Pretty much NO data and most games get any benefit from being on an SSD, so why would you waste your money buying a larger SSD to put them on there. I find that a 120GB SSD (60GB for windows 7 / 40GB for windows 8, leaving 60-80GB of storage) is the sweet spot for installing the OS, all my programs, and the few games that actually are useful to have on a SSD.

Then you can buy plenty of HDD storage, which is going to be more than sufficient for loading documents and other data, and the only thing it would affect with other games are initial loading, and loading screens. (But honestly, if you load into a FPS map first, you still have to wait for everybody else to load.)

Mortiwrath · May 1, 2014

Eduello :

dpassenger97 :

You can, http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/smart-response-technology.html
not sure if the evo supports this.

geofelt · May 1, 2014

It all depends on your storage requirements and your budget.
In my case, I store no videos or large files. 240gb holds all I need with some to spare.

And... consider the source, but FPS may well be affected by a ssd:
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/why/forGamer.html

Eduello · May 1, 2014

geofelt :

Lol, my SteamApps folder alone takes 470GB

It really depends on the user I guess...

pastcard · May 29, 2014

you need a expert

Charles Burch · May 29, 2014

I have a 240G SSD. It is fast!!! I have 1T and 4T HD that I do not use. I wish I had a 480G SSD. Then I would use the $40 1T HD for back-up. My daughter has Titanfall, Witcher 2, etc. on the 240G SSD.

I would go 480G SSD and a 1-4T HD. Kids can fill a 240G in less than a week.

USAFRet · May 29, 2014

Charles Burch :

Only if you let them !

DarkSable · May 31, 2014

Charles Burch :

Why in the world wouldn't you use the 1TB drive... and just tell her to install her games to the hard drive instead of the SSD? All it changes is loading times, and if it's your computer, she can deal.

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