Whould a 500gb ssd be able to hold my OS and some aplications/games?

[MadeInChina O69]

The OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

Applications: discord, Corsair ICue, steam

 

games (if space)

[FastRDust]

depends on the the type of games but my 256GB SSD is not full yet

 

WIndows 10 is roughly 60gb with all updates and some software.

so you should be okay with 500GB

[XR6]

Hi there. It depends what games you'd be putting on the drive as games use the most space. 

Other than that, no problems.

[Spotty]

500GB is plenty for OS + a few games.

I currently have the OS + Programs + Fallout 4 (26GB), Skyrim (18GB), and GTA V (75GB) - all of which are quite large games in file size - on my 500GB SSD and still have 200GB free space.

If you have a considerable Steam library then I'd recommend also having a HDD for your other games that you may not play as often but still want to have installed.

[Jurrunio]

I only used 70GB SSD space, excluding games.

[MadeInChina O69]

30 minutes ago, 1kv said:

Hi there. It depends what games you'd be putting on the drive as games use the most space. 

Other than that, no problems.

Idk if i will how much space do you think ill have left over with the stuff i said excluding games?

[FastRDust]

Discord and Corsair ICue aren't a gig together i presume.

 

also depends if Discord itself downloads al the pictures and such. but 500gb is more than enough.

[MadeInChina O69]

2 minutes ago, FastRDust said:

Discord and Corsair ICue aren't a gig together i presume.

 

also depends if Discord itself downloads al the pictures and such. but 500gb is more than enough.

Can I put game launchers on it (ex. Epicgames launcher, steam, etc.) with games on a hhd?

[MadeInChina O69]

36 minutes ago, Spotty said:

500GB is plenty for OS + a few games.

I currently have the OS + Programs + Fallout 4 (26GB), Skyrim (18GB), and GTA V (75GB) - all of which are quite large games in file size - on my 500GB SSD and still have 200GB free space.

If you have a considerable Steam library then I'd recommend also having a HDD for your other games that you may not play as often but still want to have installed.

On average how many GB dose software use and what software to you use on it?

[FastRDust]

3 minutes ago, MadeInChina O69 said:

Can I put game launchers on it (ex. Epicgames launcher, steam, etc.) with games on a hhd?

Sure!

 

I have Uplay, EA origin, Steam and even the Battlenet installed.

The software itself is not that big, it is just a interface for downloading the games

[MadeInChina O69]

22 minutes ago, FastRDust said:

Sure!

 

I have Uplay, EA origin, Steam and even the Battlenet installed.

The software itself is not that big, it is just a interface for downloading the games

Do you think its worth the extra price to go with a m.2 nvme ssd? The ssd ill go for is the 860 evo 500gb and the m.2 ssd im looking at is 970 evo 500gb

[FastRDust]

7 minutes ago, MadeInChina O69 said:

Do you think its worth the extra price to go with a m.2 nvme ssd? The ssd ill go for is the 860 evo 500gb and the m.2 ssd im looking at is 970 evo 500gb

If your system Supports NVMe ssd ( PCIE enabled slot instead of sata) Then you will see an performance boost.

[XR6]

2 hours ago, Spotty said:

500GB is plenty for OS + a few games.

I currently have the OS + Programs + Fallout 4 (26GB), Skyrim (18GB), and GTA V (75GB) - all of which are quite large games in file size - on my 500GB SSD and still have 200GB free space.

If you have a considerable Steam library then I'd recommend also having a HDD for your other games that you may not play as often but still want to have installed.

This is pretty much the overall answer to this question. 

Also an M.2 SSD is more expensive, but quicker. If you want to save a bit of money go for a standard SSD, if not, go for the M.2

[MadeInChina O69]

8 hours ago, 1kv said:

This is pretty much the overall answer to this question. 

Also an M.2 SSD is more expensive, but quicker. If you want to save a bit of money go for a standard SSD, if not, go for the M.2

Ill just go with a 500gb 860 evo

Bc before I was planning to put a 250gb ssd and a 500gb m.2. Now ik that if i just use a 500gb ssd ill be good enough Thanks

9 hours ago, FastRDust said:

 

9 hours ago, MadeInChina O69 said:

Do you think its worth the extra price to go with a m.2 nvme ssd? The ssd ill go for is the 860 evo 500gb and the m.2 ssd im looking at is 970 evo 500gb

If your system Supports NVMe ssd ( PCIE enabled slot instead of sata) Then you will see an performance boos

 

^