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i'm tihking of getting a SSD but i can't get my mind wrapped around the decision i'm going to make

 

is 1 SSD 250gb better than 2x 120gb SSD?

 

 

i'll be using 1 SSD for my windows and some applications like skype etc

 

and the other SSD for my games

 

i already have a 1TB WD caviarblack HDD

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Just get one SSD

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Go for the single drive. 

 

If you want to be able to have games and Windows separate, you can split the drive into two partitions. 

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Hard decision, assuming they cost about the same I would probably be leaning towards a single SSD since I find that more convenient. Having your games on another SSD could improve load times further though, but not enough to make that worth it IMO.

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get the 250gb one

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Hard decision, assuming they cost about the same I would probably be leaning towards a single SSD since I find that more convenient. Having your games on another SSD could improve load times further though, but not enough to make that worth it IMO.

Still blazing fast, doesn't matter.

 

And OP, I recommend a single drive.

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Get the 1x 250GB.

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hmm alot of people say that a single drive is better

 

but howcome that my logic is leaning to the 2 120gb ssd's  meh i'm going for a single then any recommendations besides the 840 if not i'm sticking to the 840

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hmm alot of people say that a single drive is better

 

but howcome that my logic is leaning to the 2 120gb ssd's  meh i'm going for a single then any recommendations besides the 840 if not i'm sticking to the 840

840 EVO/850 PRO (if you do a lot of writes)

 

Crucial MX100

Intel 730

Adata SP series

 

The EVO is sexy.

Get the sexy EVO.

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Get the 1 250 gb ssd. Or get the 2 120 ssd and make them raid 0

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Get the 1 250 gb ssd. Or get the 2 120 ssd and make them raid 0

raid 0 with ssd's is kind of a waste imo

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raid 0 with ssd's is kind of a waste imo

You will have more performance but less storage.

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You will have more performance but less storage.

which is more ideal for regular hdd's than ssds since ssd's are more expensive and rather more fragile even though a HDD uses a pin 

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which is more ideal for regular hdd's than ssds since ssd's are more expensive and rather more fragile even though a HDD uses a pin

SSDs are not fragile. They are much stronger than HDD. No vibrations and there silent. They are much more expensive though.

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