HD 1TB + SSD 120gb vs SSHD 1TB

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Amy_Rocha

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I'm building a pc gamer.
I heard the SSHD has 8gb of SSD, so it could improve some things and start your OS faster.
Also heard that the SSD actually has a "life" which can end at some point, from 2 days to 2 years (I took some examples online)
So, not considering the price, I wonder if it would be worth to buy a HD 1TB aaand a SSD 120gb or an SSHD 1TB.
 
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Hi Amy_Rocha. So the short answer to this question in my opinion is - get an SSD and an HDD. The SSHD is basically a hard drive with a small solid-state capacity built in for speed improvement. With the SSHDs the controller chip on the drive decides which data goes on the SSD and which data goes on the HDD. The SSHD is seen as one drive by the OS. On the other hand getting an SSD solely for your OS and program files will provide you with a larger capacity and the ability to control what goes on it and what goes on the HDD. For example if you have the necessary storage capacity you could even install a couple of games on the SSD, which you want to load faster and wait less for the in-game loading screens. And you can get an HDD for the...
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Hi Amy_Rocha. So the short answer to this question in my opinion is - get an SSD and an HDD. The SSHD is basically a hard drive with a small solid-state capacity built in for speed improvement. With the SSHDs the controller chip on the drive decides which data goes on the SSD and which data goes on the HDD. The SSHD is seen as one drive by the OS. On the other hand getting an SSD solely for your OS and program files will provide you with a larger capacity and the ability to control what goes on it and what goes on the HDD. For example if you have the necessary storage capacity you could even install a couple of games on the SSD, which you want to load faster and wait less for the in-game loading screens. And you can get an HDD for the storage capacity it provides.
It's true that the SSD has somewhat of a lifespan. When the memory chips (which are used to store data on the SSD) reach the end of their life, you can't write anything more on the SSD but you should still be able to read from it. As for the fail part, this is a risk you take with each electronic or mechanical device you buy. The SSDs are more reliable in comparison to HDDs because unlike the HDDs, the SSDs don't have any moving parts and the mechanical nature of the HDDs makes them somewhat a bit more pron to failure than the solid state drives.
To sum up, if money are no concern of yours, then I'd recommend that you go for the SSD+HDD combo, rather than for an SSHD.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Boogieman_WD
 
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