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Warhawk373

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I know they can pull information faster. But I was wondering if it is a good choice for my system. Right now I only have ~100GB/1TB. From what I've read, this will slow my computer down in areas such as start-up time, loading things, maybe even a little while playing games. So my questions are should I get an SSD? If so, which one's do you recommend? What do people put on them (aren't they too expensive to keep 900GB on like I have? Do they just put games on them)? Do you keep your SSD and HDD plugged in or switch them out or how does that work? I don't have any aftermarket coolers, will I need to get one if I get an SSD?

Intel quad-core i5 4690k @3.5MHz (have been overclocking to 4.0MHz though, running at a max of 50-52 C while playing intense games, otherwise hovering between 20-30 C)
GTX 970
MSI B85M Gaming motherboard
8GB Ram
 
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I would definitely recommend a 256GB SSD for all your programs, and windows. It will make startup times really quick, and the programs you install quicker too.
If money is not a concern to you, i'd go for a 1TB or 2TB SSD for games aswell. I've personally just switched from a harddrive to a 2TB SSD for my games, because i was facing some textures that wouldnt load in some games, and loading times were kind of long.

The SSD solved all that for me, loading times are now 1/3 of what they used to be, and ive not seen any textures unloaded or glitched. You wanna match it with a good GPU if you are going for an SSD for games, since thats where it will shine the most, on high and ultra settings.
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Yes a 1TB SSD will cost you the same price as a used car, but you wouldnt get a 1TB, you dont really need any more the 250gb to be honest, the best about at the moment is the Samsung Evo 850, and is fairly cheapo for a high performing 250gb SSD, keep both hard drives in the computer, put Windows and program files on the SSD, games, mucis, video's, pictures, anything else on the HDD, and yes you will notice a massive difference, especially in boot times, not sure why you would ask about cooling, but it makes no difference to temps.



 
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Not at all, mine dont even get warm, theres no moving parts like in a regular HDD
 
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I would definitely recommend a 256GB SSD for all your programs, and windows. It will make startup times really quick, and the programs you install quicker too.
If money is not a concern to you, i'd go for a 1TB or 2TB SSD for games aswell. I've personally just switched from a harddrive to a 2TB SSD for my games, because i was facing some textures that wouldnt load in some games, and loading times were kind of long.

The SSD solved all that for me, loading times are now 1/3 of what they used to be, and ive not seen any textures unloaded or glitched. You wanna match it with a good GPU if you are going for an SSD for games, since thats where it will shine the most, on high and ultra settings.
 
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