HDD vs SSD

[Nake]

My game takes 3 minutes to start in a HDD. Anyone can tell me if is more faster if I install it in my SSD? or the first start just take long time even in a SSD? thx!

[Deathwhisper]

Hey :),

Yes, SSD have a significant faster processing speed then HDD and will enhance the loading times.

[CrankyOldMan]

Please please install on your ssd it will make things a lot better for you all around with scum!

[Nake]

I move the folder and now it takes only 1 min and 30 seconds

[WorldUK]

I had it on HDD for 2 years.. damn slow loadings, then got SSD yay speed. Then got M2 drive, yay even faster!

[smokey57]

No need to ask, really. SSD's are always inherently faster to read/write data than an HDD. The answer is always 'yes', no matter what software you're talking about.

[Kht540]

M.2 NVME SSD here, DDR4 RAM, 3700x, 25-35 seconds to load. Also verifies files faster obviously. That takes a minute or two.

[Nake]

Originally posted by smokey57:

No need to ask, really. SSD's are always inherently faster to read/write data than an HDD. The answer is always 'yes', no matter what software you're talking about.

That is not entirely true. there are games that work the same on hdd and sdd. Anyway this topic is closed for me.

[smokey57]

Originally posted by Nake:

Originally posted by smokey57:

No need to ask, really. SSD's are always inherently faster to read/write data than an HDD. The answer is always 'yes', no matter what software you're talking about.

That is not entirely true. there are games that work the same on hdd and sdd. Anyway this topic is closed for me.

Must be games i've never played, as an SSD was a massive improvement in all the games i had installed when i happily left the HDD world forever. Can't imagine deciding not to upgrade to an SSD just because 'a small handful of old games don't see any loading speed improvement'. The vast majority will and do.

[Arc]

Originally posted by smokey57:

Must be games i've never played, as an SSD was a massive improvement in all the games i had installed when i happily left the HDD world forever. Can't imagine deciding not to upgrade to an SSD just because 'a small handful of old games don't see any loading speed improvement'. The vast majority will and do.

The question was whether or not SCUM benefits from SSD.
Not whether or not is SSD better in general.

The user is probably refering to trash code of GTA Online and similar games that are not bottlenecked by hardware at all.

[EngineFire]

in 2months it's 2023.....HDD

HDD is toooooooooo oldddddddddd, slow crappy tech

[smokey57]

Originally posted by Arc:

Originally posted by smokey57:

Must be games i've never played, as an SSD was a massive improvement in all the games i had installed when i happily left the HDD world forever. Can't imagine deciding not to upgrade to an SSD just because 'a small handful of old games don't see any loading speed improvement'. The vast majority will and do.

The question was whether or not SCUM benefits from SSD.
Not whether or not is SSD better in general.

Well, the answer to both of those questions, is a resounding 'yes'. The more you know....

[NERFZBrave5]

Ah the times of magnetic tapes, was fun to throw them from the rooftops.

[Arc]

Originally posted by EngineFire:

in 2months it's 2023.....HDD

HDD is toooooooooo oldddddddddd, slow crappy tech

Dunno, i just bought storage server with 90TB capacity in HDDs, it'll serve me well :3

Originally posted by smokey57:

...The more you know....

as per:

Originally posted by Nake:

That is not entirely true. there are games that work the same on hdd and sdd. Anyway this topic is closed for me.

Originally posted by smokey57:

No need to ask, really. SSD's are always inherently faster to read/write data than an HDD. The answer is always 'yes', no matter what software you're talking about.

It's not always a given that SSD is better, so the question is very much relevant. No need to get snarky about it.

[smokey57]

Originally posted by Arc:

It's not always a given that SSD is better, so the question is very much relevant. No need to get snarky about it.

Not being snarky, just using common sense. If i was a person weighing whether i wanted to get an SSD for gaming, or stick with an older, slower HDD drive, well, there simply is no choice in the matter, if you use your head for something other than a hatrack. Almost all modern games take good advantage of the much faster read/write speed of SSD's, when loading up a game or transferring data for it during play. I understand there are some older games where they made a programming omission or error (aka: inexcusable f*ckup) causing a game not to be able to take advantage of the SSD's speed, so 'technically' as you say, an SSD won't increase the speed for 'all' games... but that's just semantics, and only worthy of an eyerolling headshake. Those few old games are just the exception that proves the SSD rule.

So you tell me- if you're looking at buying a harddrive now for current and future gaming purposes, which are you going to buy? The older, much slower HDD that only just 'holds its own' on a small handful of old, poorly programmed games that don't take advantage of an SSD's awesome speed? Or an SSD that absolutely zips in comparison when loading and playing all modern games that were programmed by people with an actual clue? Frankly, i would be obliged to slap myself for being an irredeemable imbecile, if i didn't run, not walk, to get an SSD. It's the absolute best upgrade the OP could possibly make for SCUM, and the vast majority of modern games, short of a brand new computer.

[Jolie Rouge]

Originally posted by smokey57:

Originally posted by Arc:

It's not always a given that SSD is better, so the question is very much relevant. No need to get snarky about it.

Not being snarky, just using common sense. If i was a person weighing whether i wanted to get an SSD for gaming, or stick with an older, slower HDD drive, well, there simply is no choice in the matter, if you use your head for something other than a hatrack. Almost all modern games take good advantage of the much faster read/write speed of SSD's, when loading up a game or transferring data for it during play. I understand there are some older games where they made a programming omission or error (aka: inexcusable f*ckup) causing a game not to be able to take advantage of the SSD's speed, so 'technically' as you say, an SSD won't increase the speed for 'all' games... but that's just semantics, and only worthy of an eyerolling headshake. Those few old games are just the exception that proves the SSD rule.

So you tell me- if you're looking at buying a harddrive now for current and future gaming purposes, which are you going to buy? The older, much slower HDD that only just 'holds its own' on a small handful of old, poorly programmed games that don't take advantage of an SSD's awesome speed? Or an SSD that absolutely zips in comparison when loading and playing all modern games that were programmed by people with an actual clue? Frankly, i would be obliged to slap myself for being an irredeemable imbecile, if i didn't run, not walk, to get an SSD. It's the absolute best upgrade the OP could possibly make for SCUM, and the vast majority of modern games, short of a brand new computer.

That's all well and nice but an ssd the size of my hdd still would cost 4 times the hdd prize.
Before you say a thing, consider that back then, 4 years ago, there were no comparable ssds (discspacewise) and it was the best a hdd could offer.
So, for me it was making a decision and I went for the hdd.