Is an SSD worth it?

[MrMiniBeast]

I currently have a WD Caviar Green 1TB my uncle gave me (he only uses SSDs now.)

What I'm wondering is whether it'd be worth it for me to upgrade to an SSD, probably a Samsung 840 120GB.

I was thinking if i did it'd be no more htan 128 GB, just for my OS and a few games.

What are the effects of an SSD? If it doesn't really help gaming I'm not that interested.

Thanks.

[Dudenstein]

Computer boots and loads stuff faster. In games you'll load levels faster but not really any performance gains

[MrMiniBeast]

Computer boots and loads stuff faster. In games you'll load levels faster but not really any performance gains

Than I think I'll wait on it. Thanks.

[Titanicium]

MrMiniBeast

 

Depends how many loading screens there are in the game. Something like Skyrim is for me unplayable without a SSD, but something like AC4 will be work fine on a HDD Although your HDD is particulary slow Never liked the Green drives

 

Short answer: Get a Samsung EVO drive (best drive when it comes to performance per dollar) 250 GB drive. The speeds are cut in half under 250 GB on SSDs so I would always go for the 250 GB version

[ttam]

Well you are using a slower, storage orientated drive..

So an SSD would be like night and day difference.

[Suspectmammal]

A switch to a SSD from a WD Green would make a huge difference.

 

I personally have a SSD for windows,certain games and programs

and a 1TB WD Black for my other games and unimportant programs

[MrMiniBeast]

I'll think about it, but does everybody agree that a 250gb would be the way to go?

[MegaDave91]

As far as gaming goes, they will load faster. That's the only benefit an SSD will give you for games. If you play BF4 MP, it'll benefit greatly from having an SSD.

 

I agree that 250GB is the way to go.

[Dragonzeanse]

Does a bear crap in the woods?

 

Yes, an SSD is among the best upgrades you can make. I'm not even using a particularly fast SSD (Kingston SSDNow V300) and it's remarkable how much quicker my computer is, especially since my hard drive was getting over halfway full.

 

You don't really need a 250 GB SSD, but if you have the money, it makes a much bigger difference because it's so much easier to have games on that drive rather than having to create a junction. That's what I had to do when I want certain games to have the speed increase.

[LancerBG]

to keep things simple it will make things load faster/boot faster but does it make software any better? no. for the avg user its not worth it but for someone with money to blow sure why not. 

[WoodenMarker]

Short answer: Get a Samsung EVO drive (best drive when it comes to performance per dollar) 250 GB drive. The speeds are cut in half under 250 GB on SSDs so I would always go for the 250 GB version

Prices vary from region to region and the ssdnow v300 is usually the best when it comes to performance for the dollar, not the 840 Evo.

I'll think about it, but does everybody agree that a 250gb would be the way to go?

I personally think 120GB is plenty. 250GB is good if you're certain you need to put your games on it. 

[kirashi]

I'll think about it, but does everybody agree that a 250gb would be the way to go?

 

Go with the most space you can afford if you've got a lot of games you like to play, videos/photos for editing, or have large files you work on. Otherwise I personally run an Intel 330 Series 180GB and a Samsung 840 Series 250GB SSD in both my desktop and laptop, respectively. They're configured each with a 60GB Windows partition for my common programs, such as Adobe CS6, web browser, music player, Office, etc. and I have the remaining storage left open for whatever I need. On the desktop this isn't a big deal as I've got 7200RPM Black Edition WD drives for the large games although it still boots WAY faster than a tradition computer, but for the laptop it's a big difference (between night and day) with bootup and game loads.

 

Footnote: Partitioning your single boot drive does not prevent data loss in the event of a failure, and I do not recommend using it as a means of backup. What it is good for is keeping your OS and registry separated from the rest of your programs and files, so that if when Windows decides to bog down, you can simply reinstall it onto the 60GB SYSTEM partition, and leave the data alone.

[Dragonzeanse]

Prices vary from region to region and the ssdnow v300 is usually the best when it comes to performance for the dollar, not the 840 Evo.

That's because it's an SSD and it's the cheapest one. For $10 more, the boost in performance might be worth it. It isn't the difference between two graphics cards. That said, the SSDNow V300 is a fantastic value; I even found mine on sale for $60 on Amazon once.

[Tr3vor]

I got a 64gb Vertex 4 a year ago and that has made my computer faster overall. I also switched from an old 320gb Caviar Green drive. The speed of that shit was unbearable.

 

I'd get an SSD for sure.

[WoodenMarker]

That's because it's an SSD and it's the cheapest one. For $10 more, the boost in performance might be worth it. It isn't the difference between two graphics cards. That said, the SSDNow V300 is a fantastic value; I even found mine on sale for $60 on Amazon once.

I've used a good number of ssd's. The difference between the ssdnow v300 and the majority of the good ssds are pretty much unnoticeable under normal circumstances.

[Dragonzeanse]

I've used a good number of ssd's. The difference between the ssdnow v300 and the majority of the good ssds are pretty much unnoticeable under normal circumstances.

Huh, that's good to know. Although when you're a speed freak, every second counts.

 

Of course, we aren't talking $6000 overkill water cooled computers with dual Titans.

 

EDIT: Of course, if he does go with 240-256 GB, the 250 GB 840 Evo is a better value than the SSDNow V300, which has 240 GB. On Amazon, the former costs less.

[dizmo]

You definitely won't regret going with an SSD. I'll never go back to an HDD for the os/program load.
If you have the money, 250gb for sure. It's only $60 more than the 120gb drive.

Remember when you go with a better drive it's not only speed but also reliability is usually increased.

[Legion]

yes.

[YouRezz]

Owning an SSD is like owning a ferrari, they are expensive but so fast they blow your mind..

 

 

BUT beware, once you go with a boot ssd, you'll never go back to a boot HDD

[Dragonzeanse]

Owning an SSD is like owning a ferrari, they are expensive but so fast they blow your mind..

 

 

BUT beware, once you go with a boot ssd, you'll never go back to a boot HDD

That's like saying "Beware, once you buy an umbrella, you will never want to walk out in the rain without one again."

 

I can't emphasize how necessary an SSD is at this point. I would go as far to say as it's a prerequisite. I wouldn't necessarily recommend a 60 GB SSD, but if you ever are strapped for cash, you can just grab one of those to install Windows on and you two will have a beautiful relationship. And children.

[YouRezz]

That's like saying "Beware, once you buy an umbrella, you will never want to walk out in the rain without one again."

 

I can't emphasize how necessary an SSD is at this point. I would go as far to say as it's a prerequisite. I wouldn't necessarily recommend a 60 GB SSD, but if you ever are strapped for cash, you can just grab one of those to install Windows on and you two will have a beautiful relationship. And children.

True, but having two systems, and only one  ssd powered is a cringe everytime, i can tell you that from my experience

[Dragonzeanse]

True, but having two systems, and only one  ssd powered is a cringe everytime, i can tell you that from my experience

That's horrible. I can't even imagine not using a computer without an SSD now unless the hard drive was right-out-of-the-box new.

[YouRezz]

That's horrible. I can't even imagine not using a computer without an SSD now unless the hard drive was right-out-of-the-box new.

Behold the speeds of a 5400 rpm hitachi laptop drive in a fully featured system that is an htpc,homeserver,gameserver, guest pc and many more