How Much SSD Do I Need?

Helicity · Apr 9, 2016

I'm torn between buying a Samsung EVO 850 250GB or Samsung EVO 850 500GB SSD. I'm not very knowledgeable about how much SSD space a PC generally needs. If I am going to have, at most, 4 games on my PC but also do photo and video (mainly photo) editing, what amount of SSD should I go with?

Thanks in advance.

kanewolf · Apr 9, 2016

Either of those will be fine for an OS and a few applications disk. You will still want a TB+ HDD for your photos and videos. You will also want a backup device. Either another internal drive or an external drive.

USAFRet · Apr 9, 2016

250GB is the current sweet spot for OS + applications. Maybe a couple of games.
Other stuff goes on other drives.

Helicity · Apr 9, 2016

kanewolf :

I have ordered a 1TB HDD but I could return it and buy a bigger one.

USAFRet · Apr 9, 2016

Helicity :

Drive size depends completely on your particular use.
For instance:
My wife's PC is fine with a single 250GB SSD.
My main PC has 4 SSD, totalling 1.5TB, and a 3TB HDD.
My HTPC/house server has a 120GB SSD for the OS, etc, and 13+TB of HDD space for all that other stuff.

Helicity · Apr 9, 2016

USAFRet :

Alright, I just right-clicked on my C: drive to see how much storage I was using on my laptop. I thought I had quite a bit of stuff on it but it seems that I am only using 228GB.

USAFRet · Apr 9, 2016

Helicity :

USAFRet :

Alright, I just right-clicked on my C: drive to see how much storage I was using on my laptop. I thought I had quite a bit of stuff on it but it seems that I am only using 228GB.

Then a 500GB 850 EVO would be the choice.

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