Where do I install my games? SSD or HDD?

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Im building a new PC and was wondering if I put my games and OS on ssd or if I just put the OS on SSD and games on HDD.
 
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Right. This depends on the game....

I personally install older gen games on my HDD, but for open world games...Games that have to load often and load in objects etc. I install on my SSD. Some games performance will significantly increase on a SSD. So general rule would be....Demanding games on the SSD, and the less demanding games on your HDD. The game you play the most often would be ideal on the SSD too, since loading times will be so much better.

Simply put, you install games you want to run slighty better on your SSD haha.
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Right. This depends on the game....

I personally install older gen games on my HDD, but for open world games...Games that have to load often and load in objects etc. I install on my SSD. Some games performance will significantly increase on a SSD. So general rule would be....Demanding games on the SSD, and the less demanding games on your HDD. The game you play the most often would be ideal on the SSD too, since loading times will be so much better.

Simply put, you install games you want to run slighty better on your SSD haha.
 
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Games don't really benefit from being on an SSD, there is only a minute difference. Keep your OS on your SSD and your games on your HDD, I like to keep mine separate like that. If you run out of space on your HDD, then use your SSD.
 
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Quite a few games will benefit from a SSD install.....Games like Far cry 3 and 4 benefited from the SSD install, anything open world that tries to rid loading screens. FPS drops were common in those games, after installing on a SSD the problem left entirely.
 
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Oh really? I didn't know faster reading of a game reduced stuttering in games... LOL

Those games had/do have issues with stuttering, even on good systems. No, you might load in faster into the main menu by mere seconds, but I wholeheartedly recommend you do an FPS comparison between a game on a SSD and the same one on an HDD. Oh wait, he's one particular article outlining the differences.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/12/10/hdd_vs_ssd_real_world_gaming_performance/1#.VHOwJFXF9Jg
 
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I'm aware of Far Crys issues with stuttering on even the best of systems.

Maybe my old HDD is a piece of worn out junk then. Literally 4 games I had issues with massive FPS drops out of nowhere, they were resolved by being installed on my SSD. Couldn't explain why then. Speaking from personal experience. No doubt in my mind at all that multiple games have benefited from being on my SSD.

In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25Le3JdHH8

12:25 where he points out Nvidia specifically recommends you play Far Cry 4 on your SSD. Is where I got the idea that an SSD could effect performance on games like Far Cry 4(and that my fps drops were less significant in Far Cry 3 after installing on my SSD). I cannot argue with the benchmarks you linked though. Please refrain from mocking, simply correcting was enough :)


 
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Hmm, interesting. I might reinstall FC4 to my SSD and see if that changes anything.

For the record, I can't help but to point out mistakes (or as you put it 'mocking') on this forum because you literally have the internet at your fingertips, and posting with little knowledge of the subject really doesn't help an OP. However, you do bring valid proof to the table with this post here. I'm not expecting a miracle though.

Edit: He goes on to say that the SSD doesn't help. Oh well.
 
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Specific to his case, it didn't change much. As I keep saying in my case it did....

Here is the source
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/far-cry-4-graphics-performance-and-tweaking-guide

"it'd be wise to load Far Cry 4 onto a SSD to minimize the delay between the game requesting a texture and it being loaded. On a slow mechanical hard drive, there could certainly be stuttering that detracts from your experience."
 
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