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Jplayz07
By Jplayz07
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If I was going to build a new computer, should I use a hard drive or SSD for my storage?

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Why not both? A cheap SSD for boot and a HDD for storage.

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SSD for boot, definitely. For storage? If you have the budget, all SSD. If you don't or want thicc 2TB+ lads then HDDs. Quality 5400rpms are barely behind 7200rpms as well, and often cheaper, so yoinking those is a good idea. 

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11 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

Why not both? A cheap SSD for boot and a HDD for storage.

Thanks! It will be a long time before I can build a PC though.

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15 minutes ago, Jplayz07 said:

Thanks! It will be a long time before I can build a PC though.

 

Just recently got my first SSD.  I will not be looking back it is 3 to 5 times faster for a boot drive and for my main game WoW BfA  it reduces my load tImes by at least 2X. I have an Intel Pro 2500 Series 180GB SSD I love this drive. I found it on e-bay for $18 USD which is a great price for this size drive I have learned though that these drives are NOT intel chips they are Sandforce chops that Intel put their name on That in and of itself is not a good or bad thing IMO but in this case the drive needed new SPECIAL firmware to prevent it from going to sleep and Windows being unable to "wake" it back up.Tthat was two days of hell figuring out what was wrong and getting the fix applied. Once the problem was fixed it has worked flawlessly. My advice here is research, reasearch, research, ask, ask, ask, and when you are ready to drop some coin on a new to you toy, research some more and ask at least one more opinion lol. I am not sorry that I purchased this drive I would have purchased it even knowing about the sleep issue but I would have updated the firmware before I installed it as my boot drive.....5 times in one day (lol at myself)

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On 10/28/2019 at 5:22 PM, Princess Luna said:

Why not both? A cheap SSD for boot and a HDD for storage.

Exactly best combo

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The best combination for most people seems to be a small SSD for boot (maybe 240GB or so) and a large mechanical drive for storage and programs (maybe 2TB or so). 

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