Hard Drives VS Solid State

[CJHP]

Hi, was interested to know whether you think Hard drive are still important in a gaming rig?

 

Thanks!

[Oswin]

every build now should have a ssd imo, i still use a HDD to store my games because they have a  bigger capacity and is cheaper.

 

but if i can afford an all ssd build, i would gladly do so.

[minibois]

It's a bit silly to not have an SSD, but consider that a lot of people will be alright with only having place for 0 - 2 2.5" SSD's (as M.2 SSD's are quite common nowadays).

But personally I would want space for 2+ 3.5" drives too. 

[Oyerk]

If you need more capacity, you can go for Hard Disk Drives, but, if you need something that will last longer, a Solid State Dive is better.

[SupaKomputa]

38 minutes ago, Xbox Professional YT said:

but, if you need something that will last longer

No guarantee SSD will last longer, depends on your usage.

Got a bunch of old HDD they still working till now.

got 5 ssds, 2 of them are dead less than 2 years.

If HDD breaks, you probably can still rescue the data.

But ssd, next to impossible. 

[Drama Lama]

The only reason most people still use HDDs is because they are cheaper than SSDs and HDDs are available in larger sizes ( but that’s also due to cost )

Edited July 13, 2020 by Drama Lama

[CJHP]

22 minutes ago, Drama Lama said:

The only reason most people still use HDDs is because they are cheaper than SSDs and HDDs are available in larger sizes ( but that’s also due to cost )

If case manufacturers made cases that came with 1 or 2 SSDs included, would that stop people from buying HDDs

[nufffi]

  

10 hours ago, CJHP said:

10 hours ago, Drama Lama said:

The only reason most people still use HDDs is because they are cheaper than SSDs and HDDs are available in larger sizes ( but that’s also due to cost )

If case manufacturers made cases that came with 1 or 2 SSDs included, would that stop people from buying HDDs

 

 

Not until they're much much closer in terms of dollar per meg,   and also in overall capacity.   There are a lot of people who require large amounts of storage,  and SSD is simply not the best option for them at this time.