SSHD or HDD

[Asif saeed]

Hello peoplE.

Another day another question. I am running out of space on my current HDD. So i am thinking to buy a new hdd maybe sshd if the price difference can help me speed up the launch of google chrome.

Now I dont care about booting apeed or starting of game fastlY. even though it is noce but for me ssd of 128gb is very less and higher capacity i cant afford.

So what you say Seagate barracuda 4tb(any other you would suggest) or seagate sshd.

However what if i can use 128 gb for caching and install everything on Hdd.(Is that even possible?)

[Mentalguy]

ello peoplE.

Another day another question. I am running out of space on my current HDD. So i am thinking to buy a new hdd maybe sshd if the price difference can help me speed up the launch of google chrome.

Now I dont care about booting apeed or starting of game fastlY. even though it is noce but for me ssd of 128gb is very less and higher capacity i cant afford.

So what you say Seagate barracuda 4tb(any other you would suggest) or seagate sshd.

However what if i can use 128 gb for caching and install everything on Hdd.(Is that even possible?)

 

its possible to set up a caching drive, what is your current hdd?

[terrytek]

Actually, if you're not going full SSD, an SSHD might work well.

[Asif saeed]

its possible to set up a caching drive, what is your current hdd?

seagate barracuda 1tb. But i am going to buy a 4tb one either sshd or hdd

but i will buy ssd for caching only if the performance worths it.

[Asif saeed]

Actually, if you're not going full SSD, an SSHD might work well.

thats what i was thinking. But sometime these guys have better solution.

[Mentalguy]

Actually, if you're not going full SSD, an SSHD might work well.

agreed, some sort of cache would be good, if he can get it for a good price

 

seagate barracuda 1tb. But i am going to buy a 4tb one either sshd or hdd

but i will buy ssd for caching only if the performance worths it.

with the sshd, there is only 8gb of cache, and they only run at 5900 rpm for the 4tb version at least

id go with a smaller hdd and add a ssd, even if you dont set up the ssd as cache you can still run your most used programs on it. for other programs or files, you'd have a faster hdd for the stuff that wouldnt have been cached anyway.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $135.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 05:14 EST-0500

[Asif saeed]

 

agreed, some sort of cache would be good, if he can get it for a good price

 

with the sshd, there is only 8gb of cache, and they only run at 5900 rpm for the 4tb version at least

id go with a smaller hdd and add a ssd, even if you dont set up the ssd as cache you can still run your most used programs on it. for other programs or files, you'd have a faster hdd for the stuff that wouldnt have been cached anyway.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Storage: Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Toshiba  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($95.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $135.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 05:14 EST-0500

 

that is the problem. I have quite a long list of programs and as i am an civil and architectural engineering student That list is quite long with heavy programs. Now I like trhe things in default i know I can change directories but I dont want to.

for toshiba I heard they are not relaiable and I cant risk getting from newegg as I live in oman so no warranties or rma whatsoever for me.

now I just wanted to ask are you really sure about 5900RPM what about barracuda. it does same?

 

[Mentalguy]

that is the problem. I have quite a long list of programs and as i am an civil and architectural engineering student That list is quite long with heavy programs. Now I like trhe things in default i know I can change directories but I dont want to.

for toshiba I heard they are not relaiable and I cant risk getting from newegg as I live in oman so no warranties or rma whatsoever for me.

now I just wanted to ask are you really sure about 5900RPM what about barracuda. it does same?

 

there are 4tb 7200rpm drives but they can get expensive if you want a good one. some of the smaller sshd's are 7200rpm though http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dx001

 

 

look here 

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#S=4000000,8000000&sort=a10

 

 

edit, im off to bed 6 in the morning here, ill try to help more later

[Asif saeed]

there are 4tb 7200rpm drives but they can get expensive if you want a good one. some of the smaller sshd's are 7200rpm though http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dx001

look here

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/internal-hard-drive/#S=4000000,8000000&sort=a10

edit, im off to bed 6 in the morning here, ill try to help more later

so i looked at every drive and i think wd black is good for me because of 5 years of warrantY.

Now I think they support that warranty for oman also(WD people still here? If they are can any one tag 'em)

so i think i'll go with wd black 3tb and maybe an ssd for caching. I can install all adobe and AUTODESK programs On an ssd but if it performs significantly better by caching for any running program why not thaT.

And for ssd i heard good things about crucial mx100 or sth.

Thanks for links btw