HDD or SSD for Desktop PC

ponder said:
Nothing, not gonna get more FPS or anything to boost actual performance. The only game I've found to take a really long time to load is GTA V but once it's done it's fine.
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And other open world games that load during gameplay like Arma3?
 
Grouter said:
I honestly wasn't trying to be a smarta$$, I really thought OP was taking the pi$$.
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I wouldn't mess with him if I were you, this is clearly some kind of genetic super-soldier that gets by with less than 4 hours sleep per day:

Toothless said:
The PC will run about 20 hours a day for work purposes, and then probably a bit of gaming too.
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Toothless said:
Thanks Chev

I am currently looking at these:

OCZ Trion 100 Series 960GB SSD
SanDisk SDSSDXPS-960G-G25 Extreme PRO 960 GB
Kingston 960GB HyperX Savage SSD
Samsung 850 Evo Series 2.5" SSD - 1TB

Don't know if you have any other or better suggestions I can look at.
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Out of those, take the Evo.

It's the one I'd spend my money on.
 
Grouter said:
Sounds like it's going to be an awesome pc. Wish I had that kind of budget to spend. :)

Edit: With a 1 Tb SSD you'll be able to load windows and all your programs on it. And still have tons of space to spare. And if you've never experienced windows on an ssd you're going to be mightily impressed with the performance.
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Thanks Grouter, don't think it will be the best, but I hope it will rank up there :)

Yep, money is the issue. I decided to start buying as and when I have the funds available. So, it will not be a quick job. This far I managed to get:

1. Corsair Graphite 760T case (http://www.takealot.com/corsair-graphite-760t-atx-case-white-windowed/PLID38535086)
2. Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H ATX Motherboard (http://www.takealot.com/gigabyte-z97x-ud3h-atx-motherboard-socket-1150/PLID32823647) - Yes, I know it is an older board and only support 4th and 5th Gen, but it is perfect for my needs.
3. Intel Core I7 4790K Processor 4.00 Ghz 8MB Cache (http://www.takealot.com/intel-core-i7-4790k-processor-4-00-ghz-8mb-cache-skt-1150/PLID32732303) - Again, yes, this is the 4th Gen Haswell, but again it outperforms various 5th and 6th Gen chips in terms of performance I specifically require.
4. Corsair Hydro H110i GT Closed Loop CPU Cooler (http://www.takealot.com/corsair-hydro-h110i-gt-closed-loop-cpu-cooler/PLID38535098)

So, this week for me is the Power Supply - Corsair AX860i, My SSD drive (Hence the reason for this post, before I make the purchase) as well as 32GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz RAM.

Chevron said:
Out of those, take the Evo.

It's the one I'd spend my money on.
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Thank you Chev, yes, Samsung is on my list due to the brand. I will probably be looking at the EVO or the Pro.
 
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Toothless said:
Thanks Grouter, don't think it will be the best, but I hope it will rank up there :)

Yep, money is the issue. I decided to start buying as and when I have the funds available. So, it will not be a quick job. This far I managed to get:

1. Corsair Graphite 760T case (http://www.takealot.com/corsair-graphite-760t-atx-case-white-windowed/PLID38535086)
2. Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H ATX Motherboard (http://www.takealot.com/gigabyte-z97x-ud3h-atx-motherboard-socket-1150/PLID32823647) - Yes, I know it is an older board and only support 4th and 5th Gen, but it is perfect for my needs.
3. Intel Core I7 4790K Processor 4.00 Ghz 8MB Cache (http://www.takealot.com/intel-core-i7-4790k-processor-4-00-ghz-8mb-cache-skt-1150/PLID32732303) - Again, yes, this is the 4th Gen Haswell, but again it outperforms various 5th and 6th Gen chips in terms of performance I specifically require.
4. Corsair Hydro H110i GT Closed Loop CPU Cooler (http://www.takealot.com/corsair-hydro-h110i-gt-closed-loop-cpu-cooler/PLID38535098)

So, this week for me is the Power Supply - Corsair AX860i, My SSD drive (Hence the reason for this post, before I make the purchase) as well as 32GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz RAM.



Thank you Chev, yes, Samsung is on my list due to the brand. I will probably be looking at the EVO or the Pro.
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So, for someone who says they need this PC for work for 20 hours a day; you have been building up something that does not run yet?

By the way - what is your budget for software?
 
Gezza said:
I have a 160gb SSD and a Seagate 4tb Hybrid drive for storage and games. Works really well. I've never installed a game on the SSD so can't comment on performance. It's a bit of a waste to put games on an SSD in my opinion. Unless you can afford the space.
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I place my most frequently played games on the SSD. Less frequently played on the HDD.
Just love the load time of my games on the SSD. Don't just want to use the thing for OS.
Also out all my source code on the SSD.

Done well space wise so far with a 256GB. Starting to mull over an upgrade to a 512GB though.
 
Mike Smit said:
I place my most frequently played games on the SSD. Less frequently played on the HDD.
Just love the load time of my games on the SSD. Don't just want to use the thing for OS.
Also out all my source code on the SSD.

Done well space wise so far with a 256GB. Starting to mull over an upgrade to a 512GB though.
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You play indie games only then?
 
Splinter said:
So, for someone who says they need this PC for work for 20 hours a day; you have been building up something that does not run yet?

By the way - what is your budget for software?
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Yes, unfortunately I am restricted to a laptop at this point in time. Allows me to deal with some important aspects of my business, but not really allowing me to deal with things such as opening and working with 8-10GB data files, etc.

And, yes, the box with all the parts are standing right next to me. Not even booted up yet or checked if any of the parts is working.

As for a budget, do not really work on it, but I will spend as much as I need to get the whole system up and running, as and when I have money available.

Yes, I can probably go out right now and buy a 15k box that will allow me to do what I need, but that would just leave me with more or less the same setup I had before, which, by the way, did not even last me 2 years. This time around I will rather take the time and money and invest in something more suitable for my needs, that would last me a bit longer than 2 years - hopefully.
 
Toothless said:
Thanks guys, will definitely do so.



No jokes :)

The reason I am asking this, someone told me that SSD lifetimes are determined by the number of times you write to the drive. This just made me wonder, with an OS writing all the time to a drive, would that not shorten the life of the SSD? - Considering I am about to fork out R7-10k for the SSD.
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WT actual FARK?!?!

7 - 10k for an SSD?

Get one just for the OS - About R 1k max.

You don't need more the 250GB for the OS and apps :D
 
Pitbull said:
WT actual FARK?!?!

7 - 10k for an SSD?

Get one just for the OS - About R 1k max.

You don't need more the 250GB for the OS and apps :D
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I hear you Pitbull :) Yes, it is a lot of money, but if you already spent about 14k on the box, motherboard, processor and cpu water cooler, one might just as well go full out and invest in proper hardware.
 
Toothless said:
I hear you Pitbull :) Yes, it is a lot of money, but if you already spent about 14k on the box, motherboard, processor and cpu water cooler, one might just as well go full out and invest in proper hardware.
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Will you actually use the full 1TB though?

Are you sure a 512GB won't be fine?

By the time you will fill up the 1TB, they'll be a lot cheaper.
 
Chevron said:
Will you actually use the full 1TB though?

Are you sure a 512GB won't be fine?

By the time you will fill up the 1TB, they'll be a lot cheaper.
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That is true.

But, currently, on my old desktop I used 550GB of my 750GB HDD. I would like to keep running my software such as my Adobe Master Suite, video processing software, etc. from the SSD if that would improve performance. Also, things such as WAMP for working on and processing my data in MySQL will probably also be run off the SSD if that would make a big difference in performance.
 
Toothless said:
That is true.

But, currently, on my old desktop I used 550GB of my 750GB HDD. I would like to keep running my software such as my Adobe Master Suite, video processing software, etc. from the SSD if that would improve performance. Also, things such as WAMP for working on and processing my data in MySQL will probably also be run off the SSD if that would make a big difference in performance.
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Yes it would.
 
Toothless said:
I hear you Pitbull :) Yes, it is a lot of money, but if you already spent about 14k on the box, motherboard, processor and cpu water cooler, one might just as well go full out and invest in proper hardware.
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It's the one component in your rig that will depreciate at such a rate that once you install it they are way cheaper already. It's nothing but a waste tbh. No matter if you spent R 50k on your other components :p

Just get a 250 or 512. Honestly, I cringe just at the though of the money you'll be wasting :o (It's not my money but still, it just feels wrong :D)
 
Pitbull said:
It's the one component in your rig that will depreciate at such a rate that once you install it they are way cheaper already. It's nothing but a waste tbh. No matter if you spent R 50k on your other components :p

Just get a 250 or 512. Honestly, I cringe just at the though of the money you'll be wasting :o (It's not my money but still, it just feels wrong :D)
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He actually has a use it for it though, so wouldn't call it a waste. Those Adobe products take oodles of storage.
 
Chevron said:
He actually has a use it for it though, so wouldn't call it a waste. Those Adobe products take oodles of storage.
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Do you honestly thing the performance gains from running it from a SSD instead of a HDD is worth R 6k+?

It really does make a massive difference in load times for the OS. I can attest to that. I can't see a huge performance boost though from the apps. I might be wrong. Not to such an extend to warrant R 6k anyway :o
 
Chevron said:
He actually has a use it for it though, so wouldn't call it a waste. Those Adobe products take oodles of storage.
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Yep, not only storage, but some of the applications in the package are resource intensive and I found on my previous PC that it slows it down quite a bit, especially the video software. That is also the reason why I would like to give an SSD a shot.

For the short term the 500GB will probably do fine, but I do not want to go out in 6 months to a years' time and purchase another again.
 
Toothless said:
Yep, not only storage, but some of the applications in the package are resource intensive and I found on my previous PC that it slows it down quite a bit, especially the video software. That is also the reason why I would like to give an SSD a shot.

For the short term the 500GB will probably do fine, but I do not want to go out in 6 months to a years' time and purchase another again.
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Rather get the 1TB then. No point regretting it later.
 
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