SSD or HDD?

JLP231 · Jul 1, 2014

I'm new to this forum so forgive me if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm going to use my computer mainly for gaming and general use, I currently have a 140Gb hard drive which I have filled in a few days. I'm not too sure if I should get a Seagate 1tb SSHD or a 240Gb SSD plus my original 140Gb Harddrive? How much storage space have you guys used?

edit: I don't plan to have that many games, on my other computer I've only used 300Gb and I've had it for a couple of years. Also if I go for the SSD I will have 380Gb of storage since I'll also keep my 140Gb if that's possible.

Andrew Buck · Jul 1, 2014

140 GB? That is small. Get either a 1 TB HDD or a 256 GB HDD. The 850 series is I believe out

But 1 TB probably is better, because you have such a small HDD right now.

woworwow · Jul 1, 2014

Hard drive if you need space. But go with the SSD if you want faster speeds

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2014

120 or 256GB SSD, and multiple TB HDD.

Eduello · Jul 1, 2014

It really depends on what you want to do with it; I installed my complete Steam and Origin libraries and almost filled up my entire 1TB HDD with those...

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jul 1, 2014

MX100 for a great priced SSD, or get at least a 1 TB HDD, if not a 2TB HDD. I chewed through 500gb in no time, 1TB was a little longer lol.

EasyLover · Jul 1, 2014

To answer your last: I've 4TB HDD which is 80% filled. I've two SSDs. One for OS and Apps and the other one for my favorite games only.

Now to you main question:

Ideal combination is SSD + HDD. If you think 240GB is enough or plenty for your requirements then you may consider buying SSD though from my point of view 240GB is nothing for today's PC usage.

Better buy 1TB WD Blue Caviar @ 7200RPM with 64MB Cache and you'll be benefited.

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jul 1, 2014

USAFRet :

+1 mx100 250gb and a 2tb HDD.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 1, 2014

Get this combo.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $193.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

envy14tpe · Jul 1, 2014

I'd suggest 250GB SSD for OS and all programs and games, then a HDD for photos, videos, and backup.

Andrew Buck · Jul 1, 2014

A 140 GB HDD is too small. I would suggest an SSD of 256 GB or around there, but honestly, you need more space, first. Honestly, first, a good size HDD (1-2 TB) would be first priority, followed by a good SSD (256GB or so).

Lmah · Jul 1, 2014

Get a SSD, you can usually find the Kingston V300 series 240gb drive for around $90-110 lately, I've seen it at a few places. If you want to spend a little more money get a Samsung drive, I have 3 840 Pros and have been extremely pleased with them over the last year or so. With the 850 pros out it is really tempting to pick those up, although I know it's really not necessary for me. On my SSD's im using about 200gb and on my HDD (1tb) I'm using about 200gb. Most my space I've consumed is games, I have around 30 installed.

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2014

Is that 140GB drive and IDE or SATA drive?
If IDE, dump it.

JLP231 · Jul 1, 2014

I don't really need that much storage space.

JLP231 · Jul 1, 2014

USAFRet :

SATA i think.

JLP231 · Jul 1, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Would a good solution be to buy an SSD and when I fill that up (which will take a while) and then buy a 1tb HDD?

USAFRet · Jul 1, 2014

JLP231 :

So...
Get a good SSD for now. Later, when you do discover you need a larger HDD, simply add one.

That 140GB drive is 7% the size of a current 2TB HDD, and likely slower.

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