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Entire pc on ssd?

Davidff1991

So I am going to build a new pc and I was wonder what are the pros and cons (if any) of having only ssd in the build for OS storage and everything.

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depends on your needs if you want to install allot of stuff that means a large ssd and that means a pricey ssd. 1tb ssds are still sitting in the high $400s 

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Pros - You don't have to bother with micromanaging what applications are where as you would with a small SSD and a large HDD.

 

Con - It's *extremely* expensive for what space you're getting.

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I haven't had a problem so far. I have a 512GB SSD that i install everything i need on. That's generally enough if you aren't storing much data. I have all my mass storage on a server and that's taking up a few TB.

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If you're gonna install a lot of programs, and use a lot of space, you need a large ssd card, which is still very expensive. If you want to get a few programs, maybe one or two games, it shouldn't be a problem. I think a large ssd is not worth the money, and you should just get a small(er) ssd and a hdd. But thats me though.

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Well not to sound like a douchebag but price isn't really a worry. I really just want to know if it reliable enough to have my entire computer run on it and it will last 3-4 years at least. It will be a gaming pc

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Maybe I should clarify a little more. The case I want is the corsair 450d. I have 2 asus 780 ti and with the hard drive cage in I won't have enough clearance for the bottom card. There are 2 2.5inch drive bays behind the mother board. I was thinking about just running a 1tb 2.5unch drive and an ssd in those cages. But my immediate thought is that the 2.5in hdd will get to hot.

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Well not to sound like a douchebag but price isn't really a worry. I really just want to know if it reliable enough to have my entire computer run on it and it will last 3-4 years at least. It will be a gaming pc

As long as you aren't making a ton of writes to the drive it will last quite a long time. An SSD dies from being written on too many times. If you head to the website of the manufacturer of the SSD that you're interested in they should have the maximum rated writes that the SSD can handle before dying.

 

EDIT: To clarify further installing a game is a write and playing it will always be a read so if you only install games and nothing else besides a few other programs the SSD can last many years.

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I wouldn't worry, people have tested hundres of terabytes of writes and no issues have occured, see article below for example

 

http://techreport.com/review/25889/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-500tb-update/2

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My only internal storage is a 1 TB Samsung Evo, and so far, it's been amazing.

 

Pros: Fast and cool. Did I mention fast?

 

Cons: Expensive and if you need lots of storage it can be a problem. I don't keep large media files around, and only have some of my steam (and general games) library installed, but I do software development and therefore run various development tools and VMs which can take up a fair amount of space. So far though, I've managed to stay under 500 GB of usage, even with several VMs and large software dev tools.

 

Conclusion: If you are fairly lean in your storage requirements (i.e. don't keep tons of large media files around) and can afford it, it's an amazing experience to run *everything* off an SSD. Highly recommended.

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My only internal storage is a 1 TB Samsung Evo, and so far, it's been amazing.

Pros: Fast and cool. Did I mention fast?

Cons: Expensive and if you need lots of storage it can be a problem. I don't keep large media files around, and only have some of my steam (and general games) library installed, but I do software development and therefore run various development tools and VMs which can take up a fair amount of space. So far though, I've managed to stay under 500 GB of usage, even with several VMs and large software dev tools.

Conclusion: If you are fairly lean in your storage requirements (i.e. don't keep tons of large media files around) and can afford it, it's an amazing experience to run *everything* off an SSD. Highly recommended.

thank you so much. You told me exactly what I wanted to hear lol
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