SSHD question

Cookiemonstahr · December 9, 2015

I'm buying this SSHD

SEAGATE Desktop SSHD 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3 ST1000DX001

It's said to have 8gb flash. Which isn't much. What if I install a 40gb game on it? Will it exceed the 8gb and performance will be just like a normal HDD? Or what happens once I exceed that 8gb?

don_svetlio · December 9, 2015

it's a normal HDD - the SSD part is used to cache certain frequently accessed files. You cannot install anything in the SSD cache

Cookiemonstahr · December 9, 2015

it's a normal HDD - the SSD part is used to cache certain frequently accessed files. You cannot install anything in the SSD cache

Okay I understand it now.Thx

Captain_WD · December 9, 2015

~snip~

Hey there again

Hybrid drives work in a bit different way. They are basically a regular-performance HDDs with a small (usually 8GB) SSD that is used only for caching. The drive has its own algorithm and determines which programs are used most often and stores their files for faster loading. You, however, have no influence whatsoever over this process. The SSD can hold hte load files of the OS or a game, but if it decides that the particular game is one of the most used programs from that drive.

Captain_WD.