Storage upgrade for games

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

I have a 250GB M.2 SATA SSD which is what i have my OS installed on, leaving only 80 or so GB left. I then have a 1TB HDD used for utility and games. However, i was thinking on buying a new SSD or HDD for purely games but i want them to be snappy at loading, I have Battlefield 4 and 1 that need an SSD to be significantly faster at loading into the game, but it takes up so much space on my SSD and I would like to have more games on my SSD for quicker loading times (Elder Scrolls Online).

Should I get a 1TB SSD M.2 SATA or a 2TB 7200rpm HDD?

Stumpy122 · Jun 3, 2017

Kriilus :

If I were you, i'd get the SSD (although I think 1TB is a bit overkill, 500gb should be enough). A SSD is simply SO MUCH faster than an HDD.

bignastyid · Jun 3, 2017

Go for the ssd if you want faster load times. I wouldn't call 1tb overkill. For example currently just my Steam folder is ~1.5Tb, if I actually installed my full library it'd be around 2tb.

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

Could you guys reccommend a good M.2 SATA SSD?

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

Or will this be good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01LYOKOJI?tag=georiot-trd-21&ascsubtag=trd-1590574397-21&th=1

Stumpy122 · Jun 3, 2017

Kriilus :

For a budget option: Intel 600P (comes in 120/256/512/1TB versions)
And for a high end option: Samsung 960 Pro
The WD blue isn't bad, but it doesn't achieve as high reading speeds as above SSD's.

bignastyid · Jun 3, 2017

The WD blue isnt bad but the MX300 is a little cheaper and a little bigger.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/RKhj4D/crucial-mx300-11tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-ct1050mx300ssd4
Not as fast as an NVME ssd but will still be good for loading games and a NVME drive is going to cost atleast 100 quid more.

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

bignastyid :

Is the connection the same? I just realised... will it even fit? I already have an M.2 SATA SSD in the slot

Wade99 · Jun 3, 2017

You could also get a hybrid SSHD drive, cheaper and still much faster than I harddrive

Phillip Corcoran · Jun 3, 2017

If the motherboard has only one M.2 slot then it's no good buying a second M.2 SSD.

The WD Blue SSD on your Amazon link is also available as a regular 2.5-inch SATA:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01LXPENRR?tag=georiot-trd-21&ascsubtag=trd-1590574397-21&th=1

If you buy it, you also need a mounting bracket if your system case has no 2.5-inch drive bays.

bignastyid · Jun 3, 2017

What motherboard do you have? If you only have a single M.2 slot you could just get the 2.5" sata version or use a pci-e to m.2 adapter if you have a spare slot big enough.

bignastyid · Jun 3, 2017

A hybrid drive will only help for files that are loaded often. So if you are only running 1 game for awhile it will cache the game(or atleast much as it can before the ssd part is full) and it will liad faster, but whem you switch to another it will be like loading from a standard hdd. I know thos from experience as I use a 2tb sshd for many of games.

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

I have an Asrock Z170 K4 motherboard, is the sata version of the mx300 the same speed as the m.2?

bignastyid · Jun 3, 2017

Yes they are the same speed as both use a sata controller.

Kriilus · Jun 3, 2017

Ok, thank you bro, i'll be getting that soon

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