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

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May 1, 2014 4:00:12 PM

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?

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May 1, 2014 4:11:12 PM

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.
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May 1, 2014 4:16:45 PM

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.
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May 1, 2014 4:19:21 PM

Samsung has the magician software which will use extra ram to cache ssd I/o.
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May 1, 2014 4:26:47 PM

250GB EVO + 1TB HDD
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May 1, 2014 4:29:29 PM

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.)
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May 1, 2014 4:29:32 PM

Eduello said:
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=N82E168...


dpassenger97 said:
Eduello said:
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=N82E168...


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


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

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May 1, 2014 4:48:11 PM

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/mi...
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May 1, 2014 4:51:50 PM

geofelt said:
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/mi...


Lol, my SteamApps folder alone takes 470GB :D  It really depends on the user I guess...
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May 29, 2014 2:24:43 AM

you need a expert
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May 29, 2014 1:20:58 PM

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.
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May 29, 2014 2:41:04 PM

Charles Burch said:


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


Only if you let them !
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May 30, 2014 9:01:45 PM

Charles Burch said:
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.


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. :p 
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