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Rafael Mestdag

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I'm going to buy a new, probably top of the line pc, but although I don't have much doubt about most of the components I'll be buying, there's one area where I need help: the storage.

Should I go for, say, a couple of 1TB SSD's or should I also buy at least one or two big HDD's as well?

I'm asking because I don't think the SSD's will last too long, I'm worried about losing data, I've read a lot about HDD's being more reliable when it comes to keeping your data safe.

So, how should I go about the storage side of this new pc(money being no object)?
 
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As said, go all SSDs + external HDD backup drive = you're all set.

As to how much capacity you need your SSDs to be, only YOU can determine that based on your current needs and filing system.
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Ssd's theoretically should last well in excess of 10 years .
That's longer than any traditional drive I would trust , ssd have no moving parts , traditional drives do & there's far more that can physically go wrong.

General concensus is ssd for main os & most used app storage & traditional drives for secondary.
Most of us have a 240/480/1tb ssd drive for primary (depending on budget) & 2 or even 3 secondary drives for game storage , media etc

Its the most cost effective option , ssd's still cost an awful lit of $/£ per GB & aren't cost effective still.
 
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It depends on what you are going to use those storage drives for.

The SSDs are ideal for faster boot up, loading times, transfer/copying/extracting/saving, etc., so, it works well as a drive where you install your OS, your programs, applications, utilities, temp files, browser, and, possibly, some selected open-world type games. We all know that the $/GB of SSD is high compared to HDDs, so, you should be the one who can determine if you need 250GB or 500GB or 1TB of SSD storage based on the said use.

The HDDs are ideal for archived files, general storage, movie/music/database files, and most games, so, it works well as a drive where you will install everything you have apart from the ones mentioned for an SSD above. $/GB of HDD is cheap compared to SSDs, so, based on your personal/work/game files you have, you are the best one to determine if 1TB or 2TB or 3TB or 4TB HDD storage is best for you.

The reason why most pair a smaller-capacity SSD with a larger-capacity HDD is for best price/performance. Having to pay for an expensive large-capacity SSD to be used only for seldomly used/stagnant files is not wise as the money could have been better spent for other useful components in the PC.

Any builder can use an all-SSD or an all-HDD or a combination of both in their rigs - based on their own personal preference (storage-wise and budget-wise). In any of these scenarios, one must always have a back-up (external) drive so as not to worry about losing data (whether on an SSD or an HDD).

SSDs, apart from its obvious speed advantage, also has its perks in the power consumption and noise department. HDDs would consume more power, generate more heat, and creates more noise (not to mention, occupies a larger space inside your chassis). If you want to go all SSDs, then, just have an external mechanical drive as your backup to keep your data safe.
 
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Rafael Mestdag

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I'm probably going for an all SSD's pc, even on my current low budged pc storage setup(1 240GB SSD + 1 500GB HDD + 1 1TB HDD) I'm putting, along with the OS and programs/apps, all the games I can fit into it because they load up a lot faster than on an HDD.
But I guess that advange can be had by upgrading to a top of the line CPU, so I'm not quite sure which way to go still...
 
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Rafael Mestdag

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But money wouldn't be a problem, so in my case at least, would going 'all SSD's' be the best option? Bearing
in mind I use the pc mostly for fun(games, Netflix, surfing on the web and occasional light video editing).
 
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