Do you have a dedicated SSD for games?

[Strummer]

I’d be very interested to know if you have a dedicated SSD drive for games (including all Steam games, obviously) on top of a (smaller) SSD for the OS and a big HDD for data storage. If so, what’s the sweet-spot between affordability and size for a dedicated drive for games?

[Arya]

Messaggio originale di Andrius227:

1TB Samsung 850 EVO for OS.
2TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 840 EVO for steam games.
6TB WD Blue 5400rpm for any other junk, but i try not to use it as its unbearably loud when in use. And thats also the reason why i dumped my WD Blacks (4 + 2 TB) which were much louder.

I dont understand how ppl can tolerate 7200rpm drives at all... The noise they make is torture.

Because they're not all loud, and with a quality case they're virtually inaudible. I can't hear my 4TB WD Black 7200 RPM at all.

[Malygos]

Messaggio originale di Wolfey:

Messaggio originale di Andrius227:

1TB Samsung 850 EVO for OS.
2TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 840 EVO for steam games.
6TB WD Blue 5400rpm for any other junk, but i try not to use it as its unbearably loud when in use. And thats also the reason why i dumped my WD Blacks (4 + 2 TB) which were much louder.

I dont understand how ppl can tolerate 7200rpm drives at all... The noise they make is torture.

Because they're not all loud, and with a quality case they're virtually inaudible. I can't hear my 4TB WD Black 7200 RPM at all.

Still not worth the slowness ssd’s spoil but nvme’s pretty much ruin ever using one of those things again especially for os

[Der_alte_Mann]

I have a ssd in my computer.
The advantage of ssd is fast
It's sooooo fast!!

[tacoshy]

Got 4 SSD's in my system. a

C: 1TB Samsung 960 Evo (OS + games with many loading points like Mass Effect Andromeda)
D: 500GB Samsung 840 Evo (for rendering)
E: 500GB Samsung 840 Evo (for origin games)
F: 4TB Samsung 860 Evo (for Steam games)

R: 48GB DDR4-3200 CL14 RAM in form of a RAM Disc for currently palyed game.

[Buck]

I have 8 SSD's dedicated to games, 8X240GB in a RAID 5. I got them extremely cheaply, been running fine for years.

[Kaihekoa]

Sweet spot for price and capacity depends on your budget and preferences, but SSD prices have been in decline all year. I would at least go for a name brand 500GB (Samsung 860 Evo, Crucial MX500, WD Blue) for around $90 USD. Personally, I don't want hard drives in my system so I have a Samsung 960 Evo NVME 1TB SSD (OS, programs, some games) and a 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD for more game storage.

[EnclaveEyebot]

Got a 1tb Samsung ssd to put all games on, and I'll never look back. Hdd's are still cheaper and work perfectly, but the speed on even cheap ssd's is so much faster, I won't be able to look back

[Lord Flashheart]

Messaggio originale di Andrius227:

1TB Samsung 850 EVO for OS.
2TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 840 EVO for steam games.
6TB WD Blue 5400rpm for any other junk, but i try not to use it as its unbearably loud when in use. And thats also the reason why i dumped my WD Blacks (4 + 2 TB) which were much louder.

I dont understand how ppl can tolerate 7200rpm drives at all... The noise they make is torture.

Interesting.
I have a noisy PC for gaming. Various fans to keep components cool and last longer ideally saving money. When gaming I have the headphones on so not an issue. When not gaming I shut down.
For everything else it is a much quieter smaller less power hungry machine - also saving money.

Your setup is interesting. Perhaps the 2TB EVO for the OS and the 3 of 1 TB EVO in a software raid 0 for games if practical. Just my suggestion.

[Viking2121]

Messaggio originale di Mamba Bajamba:

Messaggio originale di Andrius227:

1TB Samsung 850 EVO for OS.
2TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 850 EVO for steam games.
1TB Samsung 840 EVO for steam games.
6TB WD Blue 5400rpm for any other junk, but i try not to use it as its unbearably loud when in use. And thats also the reason why i dumped my WD Blacks (4 + 2 TB) which were much louder.

I dont understand how ppl can tolerate 7200rpm drives at all... The noise they make is torture.

Interesting.
I have a noisy PC for gaming. Various fans to keep components cool and last longer ideally saving money. When gaming I have the headphones on so not an issue. When not gaming I shut down.
For everything else it is a much quieter smaller less power hungry machine - also saving money.

Your setup is interesting. Perhaps the 2TB EVO for the OS and the 3 of 1 TB EVO in a software raid 0 for games if practical. Just my suggestion.

Loudest Drive I had that was built in the early 2000s was a 1TB Hitachi disk which was manafactured in 2007, Its not really so loud that I can't bear it but it does make noise. I still have a 1TB WD Caviar Black the FAL model which was one of the first WD drives to get the Caviar Black name, Its loud as well, but I mean a fan spinning at 800RPM is about just as loud in the case, That drive ran hot though.

If the drives are in a PC case, its kinda hard to hear them, Back in XP Vista days, let me tell ya, some of them drivers sounded like they were going to take off.

[f_dog80]

500gb 860 evo for windows and some games.
2tb Seagate barracuda for other games and storage

[Talby]

860 Evo 500gb for OS and some games that benefit high speed and an old Seagate 1Tb SSHD for everything else.

[Midnight Fawn]

SSD: 256GB Samsung 950 Pro M.2 PCI-e 3.0 x 4 NVMe (Operating System)
SSD: 1TB Samsung 860 Evo (Games)
SSD: 500GB Samsung 840 Evo (Video Rendering Storage)
HDD: 4TB WD Red (Music, Videos etc..)

[bigbenisdaman]

I just use the "mklink /j" function to throw whatever games im currently playing on my os ssd (256gb). That way i dont have to wait on steam to make a new directory etc. Games installed otherwise on 3tb spinnie drive. A lot of games don't benifit from ssd's, while others load in like 1/4 the time on ssd.

Prices are dropping, I have a m.2 500 gig in for my upgrade that costs the same as my initial 120gb ssd just a few years ago. Now if Intel would only ship out the cpus to venders so I could get mine lol.

[UTFapolloMarine]

i recently was on a project pc, it was stock 4gb ram 1600mghz, dual core, 1tbhdd and grabbed it for 580$ on new egg from cyber tron paratroopers

what i did to save money on an SDD which you can find great deals for them now for around 50$, i went to a pawn shop and bought old ps3 systems for 40$ each, that being said, ps3 use sdd 2.5 and i came across a 60gb sdd from one of them. i installed that sdd to my pc as primary for windows and the 1tb hdd for games and capacity. the sdd, depending the quality and speed, will improve loading times and thats really about it. an sdd isnt made to help 3d related software, though it can in some areas, thats what a gpu is for. if you want to save cash, grab an old ps3 and still its sdd and put it in your tower, thats i been doing and its a win win. if you want a big performance on gaming as far a graphics, then a gpu, sdd only affects load times and maybe upload or rendering if that. reason why i went with an old ps3 sdd, is because you never hear of a ps3 san disk failing ever! so they are good for withstanding a bunch of heat and running all day no problem. id just stick with sdd as my main for windows, if you have the cash for a 1tb sdd for gaming then yes thats a little better than hdd :)

[IceFoxX]

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

i recently was on a project pc, it was stock 4gb ram 1600mghz, dual core, 1tbhdd and grabbed it for 580$ on new egg from cyber tron paratroopers

what i did to save money on an SDD which you can find great deals for them now for around 50$, i went to a pawn shop and bought old ps3 systems for 40$ each, that being said, ps3 use sdd 2.5 and i came across a 60gb sdd from one of them. i installed that sdd to my pc as primary for windows and the 1tb hdd for games and capacity. the sdd, depending the quality and speed, will improve loading times and thats really about it. an sdd isnt made to help 3d related software, though it can in some areas, thats what a gpu is for. if you want to save cash, grab an old ps3 and still its sdd and put it in your tower, thats i been doing and its a win win. if you want a big performance on gaming as far a graphics, then a gpu, sdd only affects load times and maybe upload or rendering if that. reason why i went with an old ps3 sdd, is because you never hear of a ps3 san disk failing ever! so they are good for withstanding a bunch of heat and running all day no problem. id just stick with sdd as my main for windows, if you have the cash for a 1tb sdd for gaming then yes thats a little better than hdd :)

Rofl..i dont need too hear that from others...got this problems at my own and ps3 was my last console.
They fail too linke any other storage lol..btw you can get bigger ssd for less money