How much hdd and ssd space do you actually need?

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seiryu1414

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Hey, I wanted to know how much space is necessary for a hdd and a ssd to run 3d works, photoshop, and stuff; Along with gaming. I have a crucial 120gb SSD and WD black 2tb hdd on my wishlist.
(Also with the hdd, my 1st Choice was a 2tb seagate, any suggestions on brands WD or seagate?) Ideal price range would be $70-100ish. Thanks
 
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Well as bit of advice if you think about it.
You want windows to be on the SSD drive that goes without saying, and all the 3d modeling and rendering programs you wish to use, plus paint shop pro ect.

So my advice is to get a larger capacity SSD drive than a 120Gb version and opt for at least a 250Gb version of SSD drive to crunch through the data, and give a bit more speed to loading and saving.

A 120gb drive after a format and windows being installed on it will leave you with about 80Gb of free space.
You could change out a 2gb mechanical drive for a 1Gb drive so you could put the extra towards a bigger capacity SSD drive.
And always get another 1Gb mech drive or 2Gb drive later on as you need it for data storage.
There my thoughts...
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Shaun o

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Well as bit of advice if you think about it.
You want windows to be on the SSD drive that goes without saying, and all the 3d modeling and rendering programs you wish to use, plus paint shop pro ect.

So my advice is to get a larger capacity SSD drive than a 120Gb version and opt for at least a 250Gb version of SSD drive to crunch through the data, and give a bit more speed to loading and saving.

A 120gb drive after a format and windows being installed on it will leave you with about 80Gb of free space.
You could change out a 2gb mechanical drive for a 1Gb drive so you could put the extra towards a bigger capacity SSD drive.
And always get another 1Gb mech drive or 2Gb drive later on as you need it for data storage.
There my thoughts on it if you intend for your fave and most use programs to reside on the ssd drive for faster loading and saving.

A Samsung SSD drive, without a doubt.
As for the Mech 2Gb ect WD, good. Segate, good. Hitatchi deskstar, good.

Toshiba, Avoid like the plague high failure rates within weeks or months of operation.
The cheaper price of them may be tempting !. But don`t go near them, speaking from experience.

All the best.
 
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What he said. Some swear by WD, some by Hitachi, some by Seagate. Personally I prefer WD, I just find their color categories much easier to understand than the numbering and naming systems used by Seagate and Hitachi.

For SSD, what you don't ever want to do is come close to max. This may be ok for a hdd, but is disastrous for an SSD. As you get within @15% of max, speeds drop drastically, so a 120/128Gb SSD is really only good for @100Gb, @60-70Gb of which will be OS and upgrades, security stuff, Antivirus, flashplayer, Adobe and all the other crap you really should keep with the OS. That leaves @30-40Gb for Photoshop and working files. And that's if photos are stored on hdd.

For professional use such as you are looking at, I'd be looking at a 250/256Gb Samsung or SanDisk extreme II, and a 1TB WD Black. I'd also add a WD 1Tb green for mass storage/backups and other stuff that needs keeping but isn't vital.
 
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