SSD prices

[ChunkyMilk]

Hello all, building a PC for the first time, but am struggling with the price of a SSD. 350 wouldn't break the budget, but it feels absolutely absurd to pay for 2 tb of storage. Should I just go with a hard drive, and a small SSD for operating systems until prices cool down?

[Timme]

What about 1TBx2? 
edit: another great option is to get a 500GB 970 Evo Plus for your OS and a 1TB SN770, and yes, from Ali, and don't forget to use their sale coupons on big sums.

[StDragon]

I agree, you may need two SSDs: one for the OS and the other for data/games. It honestly makes it easier to manage. I personally keep my Steam library on a seperate drive from the OS.

 

There's a premium for dense SSD storage, so the price per GB goes up the more data you can pack in a single drive.

[dizmo]

Are they that expensive now? Glad I picked up the deal I found when I did. If it's just a drive for games and you have another drive for the OS, I suggest looking used.

[BiotechBen]

4 hours ago, ChunkyMilk said:

Hello all, building a PC for the first time, but am struggling with the price of a SSD. 350 wouldn't break the budget, but it feels absolutely absurd to pay for 2 tb of storage. Should I just go with a hard drive, and a small SSD for operating systems until prices cool down?

If you are US-based and within a reasonable distance of a Microcenter, you could do a 2TB Crucial P510 for about $250 with tax

[porina]

15 hours ago, ChunkyMilk said:

Should I just go with a hard drive, and a small SSD for operating systems until prices cool down?

I hate to imagine gaming with them installed on a HD. It could be a long wait for pricing to drop. Don't know of a good solution for this.

 

12 hours ago, StDragon said:

I agree, you may need two SSDs: one for the OS and the other for data/games. It honestly makes it easier to manage. I personally keep my Steam library on a seperate drive from the OS.

I think that's down to personal preference. I like one big drive so I don't have to worry about balancing where empty space is. I have enough or I don't. Having said that, I still find myself running out and ending up with multiple drives anyway.

 

I know others like to separate OS and games, because they reinstall OS more often. I almost never reinstall within the life of a system.

 

12 hours ago, dizmo said:

Are they that expensive now?

I haven't been keeping up to date, but in short, yes. Low end 1TB drives where I am are about 2x what they were. Best case might only have gone up as little as 50%. Kinda glad I didn't dispose of my 1TB 2.5" SATA SSDs now. Recently sold 3TB HDs to a store, and it looks like they resold same day. Storage is still in demand it seems.

[dizmo]

8 hours ago, porina said:

I haven't been keeping up to date, but in short, yes. Low end 1TB drives where I am are about 2x what they were. Best case might only have gone up as little as 50%. Kinda glad I didn't dispose of my 1TB 2.5" SATA SSDs now. Recently sold 3TB HDs to a store, and it looks like they resold same day. Storage is still in demand it seems.

Crazy. I picked up 4 low use 2TB WD drives on an Asus add in card for $275 a month and a bit ago.