GPU vs SSD

Daedpewl · Dec 9, 2016

I am going to be building/buying my pc parts, well here's the skeleton that I am going to be buying/playing until I can afford ssd/better hdd/gpu, and I was wondering which would be better to buy first afterwards, SSD or GPU? The SSD that I am going to be getting is the http://pcpartpicker.com/product/GPFXsY/kingston-ssdnow-uv400-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-suv400s37120g and the GPU is GTX 1060 6GB
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($98.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Deepcool KENDOMEN Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $320.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-09 13:35 EST-0500

greens · Dec 9, 2016

I mean you pretty much need a GPU to do much of anything... But you also need storage to do anything too...

Really you need both.

bwinzey · Dec 9, 2016

Unless you buy storage you won't be able to use your computer. If you have an HDD you can use, I'd go for the GPU, but if not then getting a GPU would be useless as you won't be able to use it without storage. A decent HDD is more than enough for gaming and normal windows. An SSD only makes it more snappy. If you do have an HDD that isn't extremely slow, you'd be fine with getting the GPU.

lunaloco · Dec 9, 2016

Get the SSD first. You can limp along with Intel's integrated graphics for a couple of months if you need to, but your computer be just be an expensive paper weight without some place to load on operating system.

You should also take a serious look at SSDs in the 240-256GB range, The larger drive will allow you to load a couple of games or serious applications while you save for a secondary HDD. Once you add the HDD the larger SSD will give you other options not available with the smaller drive.

bwinzey · Dec 9, 2016

lunaloco :

I'm starting to think that he does have storage, as he says "until I can afford ssd/better hdd/gpu"

Daedpewl · Dec 9, 2016

bwinzey :

lunaloco :

I'm starting to think that he does have storage, as he says "until I can afford ssd/better hdd/gpu"

Yeah, I've a 1tb seagate and a 500GB seagate already, wanting to get WDs

bwinzey · Dec 9, 2016

Daedpewl :

bwinzey :

Yeah, I've a 1tb seagate and a 500GB seagate already, wanting to get WDs

Then definitely go for the GPU. You don't need an SSD to max performance (all you do is speed up some load times and make it feel snappy).

Daedpewl · Dec 9, 2016

I already have plenty of storage to do stuff, but I was wanting an SSD to put OS and maybe a game or two, I can just "get" an OS when I get the SSD. So since I kind of cleared up that I have storage already (sorry for bad wording, least bwinzey caught it) should I go for an SSD or GPU?

Daedpewl · Dec 9, 2016

bwinzey :

Daedpewl :

Then definitely go for the GPU. You don't need an SSD to max performance (all you do is speed up some load times and make it feel snappy).

Main game that I care about putting on the SSD, is Skyrim, God those load times give me cancer (plus Skyrim is my alltime favorite game lol) Guess Ima just go for GPU, thanks for the replies!

geofelt · Dec 9, 2016

I think it would be a reasonable plan to defer on the discrete graphics card until you find out what you actually need.
Integrated 530 graphics is good for desktop work and movie playback. It will also play most games that are not fast action.

You can save a bit by hot buying 3000 speed ram.
2133 is the spec for your motherboard, and faster does not help real app performance or fps much. think 2% or so.

On the ssd, the only one I would buy today is Samsung evo. They seem to perform better and be more reliable.
Also, many things default to the C drive and 120gb will fill up quickly.
If it nears full, you will lose update performance and endurance.
I strongly urge you to use 240gb up front.

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