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Improving loading times for BF4- SSD?

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Hey all, I am a BF4 player, and recently got into tanking. The problem is, BF4 is on my hard drive and loading times take 3 mins +, and by the time i load in, all the tanks are gone. The point is, should i spend AUD $45 in a 60GB Patriot Blaze, or is there a way to significantly improve loading times (by a minute or two)? I know the SSD will be heaps faster, but I'd rather not spend money (cos I'm stingy). Thanks for your help.

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OH MAN. LET ME TELL YOU.

 

I put it on my main SSD, and boom! 30 seconds map loading times. Sometimes up to a minutes. Nothing longer then that though.

 

Isn't BF4 (w/ all DLC) more then 60GB?

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OH MAN. LET ME TELL YOU.

 

I put it on my main SSD, and boom! 30 seconds map loading times. Sometimes up to a minutes. Nothing longer then that though.

 

Isn't BF4 (w/ all DLC) more then 60GB?

Yeah I'm not premium, it's ~20gb. Thx, I think i will get the Blaze.

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Yeah I'm not premium, it's ~20gb. Thx, I think i will get the Blaze.

I'd recommend getting a 120GB version or higher. Sometime speeds are actually lower on the smaller capacity drives. + you can fit more games on it :P

 

(For me the 2 games I have on my 250GB SSD are GTA V and BF4, GTA V still takes forever to load for other reasons beside drive speed)

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OH MAN. LET ME TELL YOU.

 

I put it on my main SSD, and boom! 30 seconds map loading times. Sometimes up to a minutes. Nothing longer then that though.

 

Isn't BF4 (w/ all DLC) more then 60GB?

 

 

It's like 58GB with DLC I believe.

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It's like 58GB with DLC I believe.

I'll go check.

 

Gotta take into account future updates.

56.7 GB

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I'd recommend getting a 120GB version or higher. Sometime speeds are actually lower on the smaller capacity drives. + you can fit more games on it :P

 

(For me the 2 games I have on my 250GB SSD are GTA V and BF4, GTA V still takes forever to load for other reasons beside drive speed)

I would, but I don't want to spend a bunch of money . . . I know it's better price per gb, but I'm a cheapskate :)

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I run BF4 from Dimm Drive (RamDrive), loads in about 20 seconds, and 5-10 seconds between map reloads. 

Saved so much game time by not waiting - SSD's are definately worth the investment for BF4

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