SSD vs HDD

[Clare]

im confused im making a new build and dont know can i survive on a m.2 alone and dont need a HDD anymore if i get a 2tb one or is it still good to have a HDD for storage and a SSD for OS and one or two games

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Clare said:

im confused im making a new build and dont know can i survive on a m.2 alone and dont need a HDD anymore if i get a 2tb one or is it still good to have a HDD for storage and a SSD for OS and one or two games

What's the current parts list, what do you need the PC for, and what's your current monitor's resolution/refresh rate?

[DevilsHand676]

ssd storage in big quantities is still a bit expensive, but if you find a good priced ssd thats big you wont need hdd

[minibois]

Personally, nowadays it seems best to get a 500-1000GB SSD for OS and some singleplayer games + 2TB HDD for mass storage.

500-1000GB SSD's have become quite affordable, but with the cheapest options having QLC memory, you'll want to keep a sizable portion of that drive free, as to keep the speeds up.

A hard drive is in my opinion still a good way to get some large storage. With many online games, the speeds on an SSD will not increase either way, since you'll be waiting on other players in the lobby too. With singleplayer games, it's the games on your system; no others you'll reliant on.

 

You can also go SSD at first and later get an HDD, once you see you need it.

[Clare]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's the current parts list, what do you need the PC for, and what's your current monitor's resolution/refresh rate?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$199.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$161.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$659.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$95.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer VG271U Pbmiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$299.99 @ Newegg
Speakers	Razer NOMMO CHROMA 0 nW 2.0 Channel Speakers	$123.74 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1740.57
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1680.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-07 15:50 EDT-0400

I plan on using it for gaming only 

[19_blackie_73]

2 minutes ago, Clare said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$199.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard	$161.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$659.99 @ Newegg
Case	NZXT H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$95.98 @ Newegg
Monitor	Acer VG271U Pbmiipx 27.0" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor	$299.99 @ Newegg
Speakers	Razer NOMMO CHROMA 0 nW 2.0 Channel Speakers	$123.74 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1740.57
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1680.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-07 15:50 EDT-0400

I plan on using it for gaming only 

you're probably better off with the 3600 for roughly the same price because of the better single core performance.
 

[Flying Sausages]

Solid State drive > Hard Drive all days and every days.

[Stormseeker9]

@Clare

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$327.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$107.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$424.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$104.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1375.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$60.00
	Total	$1315.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-07 15:58 EDT-0400

 

[Streetguru]

18 minutes ago, Clare said:

 

Lot of issues IMO.

You're better off with Ryzen 3000 + fast memory.

 

The RX 5700 will do perfectly fine, it has like 80% of the 2080's performance at half the price.

Use the extra money to get a 1440p ultrawide, better than 16:9 everyday.

Those speakers are most certainly not worth their asking price lol. I just use a $40-50 soundbar and it works great. Would focus on headphones before the speakers though.

Also here is a 4TB drive for $76
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16822235011?Item=N82E16822235011&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EXPRESS090719&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS090719-_-EMC-090719-Index-_-DesktopInternalHardDrives-_-22235011-S3A1B&recaptcha=pass
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/z4vDCb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($327.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Patriot VPN100 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Computer 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Monoprice 138035 35.0" 3440x1440 120 Hz Monitor  ($409.99 @ Monoprice)
Total: $1614.71


And you can use StoreMI when setting up your PC to improve the speed of your 2TB hard drive

 

[dizmo]

It really depends on you. None of us know what your use case is like, and how much space you actually need.