Deciding Install Location Between SSD and Dedicated Windows 5400rpm HDD

[iS0T0NiX]

I have built a low-mid spec pc recently, Spec as Follows

 

MOBO: MSI H270 M3 Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i5 7500 @ Stock 3.4Ghz

RAM: 16gb 2133Mhz HyperX Fury Ram

GPU: MSI GTX 1050ti Gaming X 4gb

HDD 1: WD Scorpio Blue 5400rpm 2.5" 320gb HDD

HDD 2: Seagate Momentus 5400rpm 2.5" 250gb HDD

 

I was having some huge load time issues in games like H1, PUBG and ARK, after looking around i concluded my main bottleneck was running games off a HDD (one drive is dedicated just to windows and files, and the other dedicated to only programs and games) I just bought and SSD (WD Green 120GB M.2 SSD) to get rid of the bottleneck but have had second thoughts as to whether i should reinstall windows onto the ssd and use the other hard drives for programs etc. or whether i keep windows on current drive (which is running fast, and i have no issues with) and just transfer games to SSD, hoping that a faster windows will rectify these issues.

 

Any help would be appreciated,

Andrew

[You_are_a_cunt]

If you're satisfied with Windows load times and application speed in general, just move the games to the SSD instead of installing the OS on it.

You could buy another SSD down the line and have that dedicated to the OS, if the need arises.

[kecap]

1 hour ago, revsilverspine said:

If you're satisfied with Windows load times and application speed in general, just move the games to the SSD instead of installing the OS on it.

You could buy another SSD down the line and have that dedicated to the OS, if the need arises.

So by moving games to an SSD it would improve the game performance? 

Would there be any performance difference with only game on SSD and OS+game on SSD?

[You_are_a_cunt]

3 minutes ago, kecap said:

So by moving games to an SSD it would improve the game performance? 

Would there be any performance difference with only game on SSD and OS+game on SSD?

I've found load times to be lower when having a game installed on the SSD.

Shouldn't be much of a difference when having both the game and the OS on the SSD. Just a matter of how much space the games take up alongside the OS (I only have Elite Dangerous and Rust on my SSD, alongside my OS and that takes up about half of my 120 gig SSD)

[LucasRem]

Move the title you play from HDD or better a NAS to a local NVM. Just use the Developers tool, or steam if they are cheap games, point to the location! Keep the OS and the Title you run on NVM only.