I need help with storage selection

[Adamator_Cz]

Hello, I am going to build my first pc and i need to help out with choosing brand of SSDs and HDDs. Im actually thinking about making it with 2 SSDs and 1 or more HDDs. I thought i could go with one 256GB SSD from Samsung for OS, another 1TB SSD for games and HDDs for storage, but Im a bit confused with the SSD for games because of writes limitations. Will this be fine ? If not I would be pleased if you responded by wise answer.

[WereCatf]

3 minutes ago, Adamator_Cz said:

but Im a bit confused with the SSD for games because of writes limitations. Will this be fine ?

You're not constantly rewriting the games over and over, usually you install a game and then it sits there for weeks or months without a single file changing, other than perhaps a small patch here or there. That's actually less traffic in practice on the disk than e.g. the OS itself would generate on the OS-disk. A modern SSD in regular use should last something around 10 years or more, so you have nothing to worry about, anyways.

[TheKDub]

9 minutes ago, Adamator_Cz said:

Hello, I am going to build my first pc and i need to help out with choosing brand of SSDs and HDDs. Im actually thinking about making it with 2 SSDs and 1 or more HDDs. I thought i could go with one 256GB SSD from Samsung for OS, another 1TB SSD for games and HDDs for storage, but Im a bit confused with the SSD for games because of writes limitations. Will this be fine ? If not I would be pleased if you responded by wise answer.

If you get a good SSD, you won't kill that thing easily. I would highly recommend Samsung's 850/860 EVO SSDs. They're very fast and reliable drives. I have three, none have given me any trouble.

They have ridiculously long lifespans nowadays, so don't worry about it.

[HolaImBob]

if you are in the uk pc world has some Samsung SSD's on clearance they come with crew 2 as well. i used an SSD on my last pc for a couple years for games and it got nowhere near its write limitation.

[kirashi]

20 minutes ago, Adamator_Cz said:

Hello, I am going to build my first pc and i need to help out with choosing brand of SSDs and HDDs. Im actually thinking about making it with 2 SSDs and 1 or more HDDs. I thought i could go with one 256GB SSD from Samsung for OS, another 1TB SSD for games and HDDs for storage, but Im a bit confused with the SSD for games because of writes limitations. Will this be fine ? If not I would be pleased if you responded by wise answer.

11 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

If you get a good SSD, you won't kill that thing easily. I would highly recommend Samsung's 850/860 EVO SSDs. They're very fast and reliable drives. I have three, none have given me any trouble.
They have ridiculously long lifespans nowadays, so don't worry about it.

As others have noted, SSD's have much longer lifespans now a days, so unless you're constantly writing 100's of GB to the drive every day, I'd get an SSD for both the OS drive and storage if you can afford it.  Crucial's MX200/300/500 drives are my recommendation for SATA SSD's, as they provide nearly the same performance as Samsung's equivalent SATA based SSD's at a little cost savings, but Samsung's options are just as good if you don't mind spending a few more bucks.

[naveenxyz]

try kingston a400 480 gig version it's a bit cheaper and can hold up pretty well

[Adamator_Cz]

Another question from me is.... should i go for WD or Seagate drive, more specifically WD Red (PRO) or Seagate Skyhawk/Ironwolf ?