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DukiNuki

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Samsung 850 EVO vs Seagate ST1000DX001

I really like SSD's performance its unbeatable but too freaking expensive and thats when i considered SSHD which is an SSD like performance and HDD like Capacity now i wanna know
if ill notice much difference between these two ?

i prefer performance over capacity but if i can get performance lot close to SSD for lot less money then why not ? whats your suggestion ?
 
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PsyKhiqZero

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For a boot drive with snaller programs and general storage, a sshd will be fine. Performance will be close enough after a few boots.

For a gaming drive or if you use larger programs. (Content creation software) I would avoid it. The cache isn't large enough to avoid swapping.

If you have an intel chipset that supports their caching tech you could use that instead. Intel supports up to 64GB of cache. More then enough to avoid swapping in most cases.
 
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The SSHD isn't that far behind a regular SSD (after a week or 2), I doubt you would feel the difference. However, if you get an SSHD, get one with the HDD portion at 7200rpm, otherwise whenever the computer uses the HDD portion it will be very slow. I made the mistake of trying a SSHD in my laptop with the HDD portion at 5400rpm and it sucks. I can't buy a 2.5" one with 7200rpm anymore and I'm having trouble finding drivers for my laptop as I'm planning to replace it with a standard HDD at 7200rpm.

The SSHD(7200rpm) is a noticeable upgrade over a standard 7200rpm HDD, but it takes a little time for it to learn your habits.
 
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There is a significant performance difference with an SSD, even after a few weeks, the SSHD will never ever be nearly as fast. There is overwhelming evidence of this.

That said budget wise an SSHD is a happy medium and is noticeably faster than a regular HDD, so if budget is a concern you will still be happy with it I think. Current 7200 RPM HDs really aren't that bad or unbearable.
 
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If you need large capacity and can only have one drive, like in a laptop, then a sshd is a reasonable choice.
In a desktop, you will find that a sshd will not have sufficient nand cache to hold most of what you need, resulting in hard drive accesses and mediocre performance.

If you will be storing large sequential files such as videos or backups, then a hard drive is reasonable as an adjunct to a ssd for windows.
SSD prices are down and going lower.
Buyy what size SSD you need to hold windows , your apps and data files.
You will not regret it.
 
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Oh man i think i don't wanna lose SSD then . i dont have lots of data to store . i'm mainly using it for gaming and i was thinking that if all it does is reducing the load times then why should i pay that much for and SSD ? i better wait few more seconds than pay that much :D . donno

anyway thanks for all the helps guys ;)
 
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