Setup and Performance

[Maxintosh]

Hey there, I want to know if I install games and programs on a HDD and my OS on a standard SSD or M.2 SSD, would it affect the performance of the installed games or programs when running ? (frame drop, lag, slow rendering) etc.

My rig:(currently)

Gigabyte GA Z170M - D3H
intel core i7 6700k
Cooler master hyper 212 cooler
32gb kingston hyperX 2666 (8x4)
Nvidia gtx 1060 6gb (gigabyte)
Cooler master B700W PSU
120GB kingston 100 UV SSD (Simple storage)
240GB kingston 400 UV SSD (OS & Programs installed)
Corsair spec 1
Windows 10 home Single Language

Problems facing:

Falling short of space (heavy games and programs)
Most games locked at 30FPS when my card can do better

Planning to:

Buy a 250GB M.2 soon (which one should I go for ?)
Buy a 2TB HDD (which one should I go for ?)
 

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After buying the 250GB M.2 and the 2TB HDD and having the rest of my hardware as it is, how do I set things up for optimum results (Ready to start from scratch like clean installation)

Also if you could connect with me on email then nothing like it. (mayursawant.tech@gmail.com)

Thankyou, cheers

[Droidbot]

What games are locked at 30? Some games on PC are dumb and locked at 30 when every system can do better than that. (ahem Need For Speed Rivals) 

I'd say get a 2TB HDD next, enough to fit a huge steam library. Performance is generally the same between HDD and SSD in most games, except games that load a lot of textures (ie GTAV). And loading times are longer, but just make a coffee or something

[arbellason55]

It may sound a bit obvious but check your game settings and double check to see if there is a frame slider, I know quite a few games can default to 30. For a steam library definitely go for the 2tb hdd, as for setting it up just partition it into a single space and default the install location to the new drive. You can use your other ssd for one or two games where you want fast load times. 

[Maxintosh]

HAHA Thanks @Droidbot

 

I like open world games more than anything else.

so

The games that I have locked at 30FPS are

FC primal

AC syndicate

 

Where as games on my system that do 50FPS or even more are

Watchdogs 2

The crew

TC division

 

Also, How about ?

A 250GB m.2 and making it a primary (OS)

A 250GB standard SSD for games (installations)

A 120GB standard SSD for Applications like Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, Audition, Lightroom) (installations + disk cache)

A 2TB HDD for simple storage

 

You think il be able to draw more performance out of this setup ? at the same time also keeping things sorted ?

 

PS: No I dont have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but almost on the verge of it

[Droidbot]

That's a good setup with all of those SSDs, but why not sell them and buy like a 750GB Crucial MX300 or something? 

Also that's strange, since FCP shouldn't be capped at all and I'm not sure about Syndicate (I haven't played a AC game since III) 

 

[Maxintosh]

4 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

It may sound a bit obvious but check your game settings and double check to see if there is a frame slider, I know quite a few games can default to 30. For a steam library definitely go for the 2tb hdd, as for setting it up just partition it into a single space and default the install location to the new drive. You can use your other ssd for one or two games where you want fast load times. 

Thanks @arbellason55

 

How about ?

A 250GB m.2 and making it a primary (OS)

A 250GB standard SSD for games (installations)

A 120GB standard SSD for Applications like Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, Audition, Lightroom) (installations + disk cache)

A 2TB HDD for simple storage

 

You think il be able to draw more performance out of this setup ? at the same time also keeping things sorted ?

[Maxintosh]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

That's a good setup with all of those SSDs, but why not sell them and buy like a 750GB Crucial MX300 or something? 

Also that's strange, since FCP shouldn't be capped at all and I'm not sure about Syndicate (I haven't played a AC game since III) 

 

Sounds good to me, but since I sometimes work with 4K videos which require a lot of space for caching, raw footage, compressed out, renders etc which I am absolutely falling short of right now. Thats why I was thinking of the 2TB.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Maxintosh said:

Sounds good to me, but since I sometimes work with 4K videos which require a lot of space for caching, raw footage, compressed out, renders etc which I am absolutely falling short of right now. Thats why I was thinking of the 2TB.

4k scrubbing in certain tools would be slowed down by the HDD. I'd say get a fancy NVME m.2 SSD and use that for space and put your OS on a SATA drive

[Maxintosh]

6 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

4k scrubbing in certain tools would be slowed down by the HDD. I'd say get a fancy NVME m.2 SSD and use that for space and put your OS on a SATA drive

hmmm.. but OS on sata drive wont slowdown the overall system ?

[Droidbot]

Just now, Maxintosh said:

hmmm.. but OS on sata drive wont slowdown the overall system ?

SATA SSD, no. You'll still have fast boots, fast program opens, generally the same speed you have now. 

But when you edit it'll be smoother.. but this is just my opinion. 

[Maxintosh]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

SATA SSD, no. You'll still have fast boots, fast program opens, generally the same speed you have now. 

But when you edit it'll be smoother.. but this is just my opinion. 

Great, Thanks for the advise  

[arbellason55]

26 minutes ago, Maxintosh said:

How about ?

A 250GB m.2 and making it a primary (OS)

A 250GB standard SSD for games (installations)

A 120GB standard SSD for Applications like Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, Audition, Lightroom) (installations + disk cache)

A 2TB HDD for simple storage

 

You think il be able to draw more performance out of this setup ? at the same time also keeping things sorted ?

Imho an m.2 is kinda overkill for just the os and basic utilities, that speed would be better suited for games or your adobe stuff. 

[Maxintosh]

1 minute ago, arbellason55 said:

Imho an m.2 is kinda overkill for just the os and basic utilities, that speed would be better suited for games or your adobe stuff. 

How about ?

A 250GB standard SSD for Primary drive (OS)

A 250GB m.2 for games and applications (installations)

A 120GB standard SSD for Applications like Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, Audition, Lightroom) ("disk cache" ONLY)

A 2TB HDD for simple storage

 

Does it look better now ?

[arbellason55]

1 minute ago, Maxintosh said:

How about ?

A 250GB standard SSD for Primary drive (OS)

A 250GB m.2 for games and applications (installations)

A 120GB standard SSD for Applications like Adobe CS6 (Photoshop, Aftereffects, Premier, Audition, Lightroom) ("disk cache" ONLY)

A 2TB HDD for simple storage

 

Does it look better now ?

I'd say that looks decent.

[Maxintosh]

15 minutes ago, arbellason55 said:

I'd say that looks decent.

Thanks @arbellason55 Cheers