SSD vs SSD+HDD

[getrekt]

Don't need too much of storage space

SSD and HDD or just SSD?

I'll need around 500gigs max but it needs to be reliable

[Yeater]

just ssd if you can afford it

[ChineseChef]

I personally prefer multi-disk setups, 1 for OS, 1 for programs, and 1 for storage.  But that is personal preference. 

 

As long as you got a secondary or external or cloud location to backup files important to you, I would say just get enough storage space to cover your needs plus room for growth.

[getrekt]

just ssd if you can afford it

Which is the most reliable SSD?

[CoolaxGaming]

Which is the most reliable SSD?

Intel 730 series is known to take that crown.

But other considerations would be -

 

Corsair Neutron XT (Known for improved ECC)

Samsung 850 Pro (Known for V-NAND)

AMD Radeon R7 (Known for blazing write speeds and OCZ Shield Plus warranty)

OCZ Vector 180 (Known for blazing write speeds and OCZ Shield Plus warranty)

Sandisk Ultra Pro (For its good performence)

 

But stay away from 840 EVO, 850 EVO, they are NOT good fore reliability 

[getrekt]

Intel 730 series is known to take that crown.

But other considerations would be -

Corsair Neutron XT (Known for improved ECC)

Samsung 850 Pro (Known for V-NAND)

AMD Radeon R7 (Known for blazing write speeds and OCZ Shield Plus warranty)

OCZ Vector 180 (Known for blazing write speeds and OCZ Shield Plus warranty)

Sandisk Ultra Pro (For its good performence)

But stay away from 840 EVO, 850 EVO, they are NOT good fore reliability

Oh ok thanks! 730 series!

[Dabzz]

I would go for a Samsung evo 850 500gb ssd

[Dabzz]

Or use M.2 ssd

[Captain_WD]

Don't need too much of storage space

SSD and HDD or just SSD?

I'll need around 500gigs max but it needs to be reliable

 

 

Hey getrekt,

 

SSDs are great for their speed and reliability (in terms of external harmful factors) but tend to be much more expensive in terms of $/GB. I would get a SSD for the more demanding programs and games as well as for the OS, but stick with a HDD for the media files and for simple secondary storage. I doubt that you would need 500+MB/s speeds to access your movies, music and photos. Also a multi-drive setup provides you with better redundancy as if any of the drives fails, you still have the data on the other drives intact. I would suggest keeping backups of your more important data somewhere off-site. 

 

Captain_WD.

[getrekt]

Hey getrekt,

SSDs are great for their speed and reliability (in terms of external harmful factors) but tend to be much more expensive in terms of $/GB. I would get a SSD for the more demanding programs and games as well as for the OS, but stick with a HDD for the media files and for simple secondary storage. I doubt that you would need 500+MB/s speeds to access your movies, music and photos. Also a multi-drive setup provides you with better redundancy as if any of the drives fails, you still have the data on the other drives intact. I would suggest keeping backups of your more important data somewhere off-site.

Captain_WD.

Thanks!