Is getting an SSD really worth it? (PNY ssd vs seagate sshd)

9third · Apr 27, 2016

I'm looking for a drive that can hold all of my junk and also be fast for my gaming needs. On my computer that I am using now, (It has a 1tb hhd) I am only taking up about 150gb bt I don't use this for gaming. For my new build, I will be using it for gaming and I was wondering if I should go with this ssd: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd7cs1311480rb

Or this sshd: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001

9third · Apr 27, 2016

(I dont know if I will need a high performance, expensive, low-storage ssd or a good performance, good priced high storage sshd)

Should I get an ssd and hdd?

Rogue Leader · Apr 27, 2016

An SSD for your OS and a couple of your most played games (as well as all your major programs like office etc) makes everything run noticeably faster when opening and loading, booting etc. The SSHD doesn't hold a candle to it. It IS worth it, probably the single best upgrade you can do to a build.

Of course to go bleeding edge you can go for a very expensive one, but a reasonable priced one will do, and the bigger you get the more games/ programs you can have on it as well.

USAFRet · Apr 27, 2016

Is getting an SSD really worth it?

I personally would not build a PC without one.

SSD vs SSHD?
The SSD is fast across the whole drive space.
The SSHD is fast only for whatever ends up in the small 8GB SSD space.

burdenbound · Apr 27, 2016

Go with the SSD, SSHDs aren't worth the money and you will definitely notice an improvement with the SSD. Plus that price point is really good, cost has halved over a couple years.

9third · Apr 27, 2016

Should I get a fairly big ssd for everything or a smaller one for only my boot drive and mostly used applications?

skit75 · Apr 27, 2016

Well, in gaming, a SSD will get you passed a load screen quicker..... that is about the only benefit.

If this is for a laptop, I would say, get the SSD. If this is for desktop, and you don't encounter many load screens, I'd say get the SSHD.

USAFRet · Apr 27, 2016

9third :

I'm a fan of multiple drives (1 for OS and applications and others for other stuff).
But whatever your budget and size requirements dictate.

Rogue Leader · Apr 27, 2016

9third :

Most people go for the smaller boot drive for OS and like office and stuff. That gives you the most performance boost as making the OS faster makes everything faster. Then your games can go on a regular hard drive.

If you can afford it however, getting a bigger SSD can hold some games and stuff too. That will make game loading faster. The games will perform the same but they will start up and load much quicker.

Ironsounds · Apr 27, 2016

Hello... The Hardrive is typically the slowest hardware device for data transfer... An SSD is Solid state, fast and will cost more per GB. SSHD is not worth it... Computers have been working with typical HD's for years.

9third · Apr 27, 2016

Ok thanks everyone for the help!

Rookie_MIB · Apr 27, 2016

I would.... get either a 256gb or 512gb SSD, then pair it with the 1tb hdd for bulk storage of everything else. SSD are just no comparison really to HDDs. Size of the SSD depends on how many games you have installed at any given time. Generally you don't want to hit more than 75% usage on the SSD - performance can tank, especially on the newer TLC w/emulated SLC cache.

skit75 · Apr 27, 2016

I don't know what you guys mean when you say "the SSHD isn't worth it". They are nearly identical in price to similar capacity HDD's and will always outperform them, even if only marginally. You get some benefits of an SSD at the more attractive price/GB point of a HDD. The speedy part of the drive is small but it gets reserved for lowest level booting and most used applications.

An SSD will always outperform both but sometimes additional capacity is valued over speed and with the size of games these days coupled with only load-screen benefits from an SSD, the OP's question is very fair and an SSD isn't so obvious of an answer.

burdenbound · Apr 27, 2016

9third :

I am personally a fan of loading all my games on my SSD (480GB) and so far that size has done well for me so I would recommend 480Gb and up (if it fits in your budget). I know several games I own don't benefit from the SSD but there are so many new games coming out that load a ton of data either at the beginning or through out game play that the SSD is really nice to have.

Ironsounds · Apr 27, 2016

Hello... Skit75... Using a fast and larger >8gb USB stick as "ReadyBoost" https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff356869.aspx be just the same?

skit75 · Apr 27, 2016

Seagate uses their Adaptive Memory Technology onboard the SSHD itself without help from the OS but yeah, ReadyBoost looks similar except that its performance appears to be limited to non-sequential reads and slower(5400rpm) HDDs.

I stopped turning my PC's off years ago so I don't worry about OS boot times anymore.

Rookie_MIB · Apr 28, 2016

skit75 :

I don't doubt that the SSHD does have benefits over a regular HDD, but the thing that worries me is if either one fails, the whole unit is toast. Since almost 100% of the data resides on the spinny disk, all of your critical data still resides on a drive that has moving parts. I feel much more secure with a larger solid state drive than a spinny disk.

Is getting an SSD really worth it? (PNY ssd vs seagate sshd)

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