SSD for C Drive HDD for D Drive

Cpt_Funtime · Jun 4, 2017

Hello All,

Quick background into my problem: I am in the process of building a new PC as mine has finally crashed. I would like to do SSD for C drive and an HDD for storage. The question I have is: Does the fact that a file or program being saved on an HDD affect how quickly the file is recalled? If the read/write speed is limited on an HDD doesn't that mean that the program will be recalled at the speed on the drive it is saved on? Or am I not thinking about it correctly? Before I go any further, I would like to know if I need to buy a 512GB SSD or a 1TB SSD. My theory is that if some game is stored on a slower drive, then it would be recalled at the speed of the drive it is saved on, is that not so? Any answers would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
The Captain.

USAFRet · Jun 4, 2017

Whatever lives on the SSD will be accessed at the speed of the SSD
Whatever lives on the HDD will be accessed at the speed of the HDD

For games, generally, the only benefit of the SSD is level loading times. FPS is almost never a benefit.

velocityg4 · Jun 4, 2017

Yes, if you store a program on the hard drive it will load slower. I use an SSD for OS, games and other apps. I use a hard drive to store my documents, music and videos.

Depending on what you use to manage pictures an SSD may be better for picture storage. Just navigate through Windows Explorer. Photo managers can be slow loading thumbnails for huge libraries from a hard drive. Although my only experience with that is using iPhoto on clients Macs. As most programs don't store photos in a database like iPhoto does. It likely is not as much of an issue.

As for size. I get by fine with a 512GB SSD. I only store a few games. Once I'm done with a game I delete it. Steam downloads quickly and I don't see the point in storing a game I may not play again for several years if ever. I still have a three or four year backlog from Steam Summer Sales.

Depending on your connection speed and how active you are at gaming. You may want a 1TB SSD. Although, I would take an ultra fast 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD over a 1TB SATA-III or M.2 SATA any day.

Game load times via SSD are much shorter than with a HDD. I switched five or six years ago and would never go back.

Cpt_Funtime · Jun 5, 2017

USAFRet :

Thats what I figured, I just wasn't 100% sure. Thanks for the input!

Cpt_Funtime · Jun 5, 2017

velocityg4 :

Yes, if you store a program on the hard drive it will load slower. I use an SSD for OS, games and other apps. I use a hard drive to store my documents, music and videos.

Depending on what you use to manage pictures an SSD may be better for picture storage. Just navigate through Windows Explorer. Photo managers can be slow loading thumbnails for huge libraries from a hard drive. Although my only experience with that is using iPhoto on clients Macs. As most programs don't store photos in a database like iPhoto does. It likely is not as much of an issue.

As for size. I get by fine with a 512GB SSD. I only store a few games. Once I'm done with a game I delete it. Steam downloads quickly and I don't see the point in storing a game I may not play again for several years if ever. I still have a three or four year backlog from Steam Summer Sales.

Depending on your connection speed and how active you are at gaming. You may want a 1TB SSD. Although, I would take an ultra fast 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD over a 1TB SATA-III or M.2 SATA any day.

Game load times via SSD are much shorter than with a HDD. I switched five or six years ago and would never go back.

Thank you, sir! This was great input!

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