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Hello,

I am planning on building a gaming PC and I was wondering if I should use an ssd or an hdd, it will be the first PC I am building and I would really appreciate some help on this.

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Dusk

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SSD for OS 

 

HDD for game and storage, unless you have more spare cash to get another 500GB - 1TB SSD for your favorite games. 

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1 minute ago, Speed Weed said:

SSD for OS 

 

HDD for game and storage, unless you have more spare cash to get another 500GB - 1TB SSD for your favorite games. 

So you are saying that I should get both an ssd and an hdd

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yup usually the key when you're on a budget is get a cheap 240gb SSD for your OS and core programs and leave games, movies and whatever other stuff that's heavy on your slower 1TB/2TBHDD, having 2 drives on the system is piece of cake and increases your user experience.

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Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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rich: full SSD

 

not so rich: 500gb ssd + 2-3TB 7200RPM HDD (for games) pr 3-4TB 5400RPM HDD (for random stuff that doesnt need to be fast)

 

lower budget:  250gb ssd + 1-2tb hdd

 

next to no budget: 120gb ssd

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

rich: full SSD

 

not so rich: 500gb ssd + 2-3TB 7200RPM HDD (for games) pr 3-4TB 5400RPM HDD (for random stuff that doesnt need to be fast)

 

lower budget:  250gb ssd + 1-2tb hdd

 

next to no budget: 120gb ssd

What would full ssd be and what would be the difference between an ssd and an hdd

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2 minutes ago, JustDusk said:

What would full ssd be and what would be the difference between an ssd and an hdd

When you get yourself a few TB worth of SSD storage, pretty much.

 

It loads stuff faster

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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Just now, Princess Cadence said:

When you get yourself a few TB worth of SSD storage, pretty much.

 

It loads stuff faster

So if I had full ssd it would only be using the ssd right and is 2TB of ssd enough

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Just now, JustDusk said:

So if I had full ssd it would only be using the ssd right and is 2TB of ssd enough

I mean it's up to yourself if its enough and worth the cost... if you could afford 2TB of SSD that'd be quite neat.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I mean it's up to yourself if its enough and worth the cost... if you could afford 2TB of SSD that'd be quite neat.

Thank You but would a 2tb hdd and 500gb ssd be good to store my OS in the ssd and my games and other stuff on the 2tb hdd

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14 minutes ago, JustDusk said:

What would full ssd be and what would be the difference between an ssd and an hdd

2tb ssd space or above

 

HDD are average vans, big capacity but not going anywhere quick. SATA SSDs are sports cars/sedans, holds less stuff but goes much faster. PCIe SSDs are space shuttles, very fast but much more expensive for what it can carry.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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11 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

2tb ssd space or above

 

HDD are average vans, big capacity but not going anywhere quick. SATA SSDs are sports cars/sedans, holds less stuff but goes much faster. PCIe SSDs are space shuttles, very fast but much more expensive for what it can carry.

I'm confused what do you mean about some not having a lot of capacity wouldn't you get the amount of capacity that you purchased?

 

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I'm confused what do you mean about some not having a lot of capacity wouldn't you get the amount of capacity that you purchased?

 

not having a lot of capacity for the money you spent. 250GB SATA SSD cost as much as 2TB HDDs for example

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

not having a lot of capacity for the money you spent. 250GB SATA SSD cost as much as 2TB HDDs for example

Oh ok thank you so much since I am sort of on a budget um going to use a SATA ssd with 2tb is that good for just gaming and the OS and other projects on word/powerpoint/Exel?

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12 minutes ago, JustDusk said:

Oh ok thank you so much since I am sort of on a budget um going to use a SATA ssd with 2tb is that good for just gaming and the OS and other projects on word/powerpoint/Exel?

SSD with 2TB HDD is not bad. Plenty of storage. 

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9 minutes ago, Speed Weed said:

SSD with 2TB HDD is not bad. Plenty of storage. 

I think you misunderstood me, if I came off unclear I'm sorry, what I was saying is that it was going to be a 2tb ssd and that's it so would it be good?

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4 minutes ago, Speed Weed said:

SSD with 2TB HDD is not bad. Plenty of storage. 

That's what my notebook is running--a 2tb Samsung 850 EVO--and I've been really happy with it. I have four partitions on it. System Reserved (1.46GB; I don't know how it got that big but I'm not worried about it for now since I still have plenty of room), C:/ OS and Programs (100GB), E:/ Data only (1.7TB; only 1.13TB is being used), and the factory recovery partition (15.3GB; if I need more room elsewhere, I can always image it and keep the image on my desktop computer).

Jeannie

 

As long as anyone is oppressed, no one will be safe and free.

One has to be proactive, not reactive, to ensure the safety of one's data so backup your data! And RAID is NOT a backup!

 

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3 minutes ago, JustDusk said:

I think you misunderstood me, if I came off unclear I'm sorry, what I was saying is that it was going to be a 2tb ssd and that's it so would it be good?

2TB SSD capacity is still a lot of storage and fast. 

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5 minutes ago, Speed Weed said:

2TB SSD capacity is still a lot of storage and fast. 

Cool thank you

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Just now, Speed Weed said:

I wish I can afford 2TB SSD ?

What do you use?

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1 minute ago, JustDusk said:

What do you use?

250GB SSD + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD. HDD for games, so you know the speed is not good especially Battlefield and GTA 5 ( loading simulator). 

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1 minute ago, Speed Weed said:

250GB SSD + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD. HDD for games, so you know the speed is not good especially Battlefield and GTA 5 ( loading simulator). 

Cool u helped a lot I would love to stay in contact If I ever need help in the future what can I do so that happens

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Cool u helped a lot I would love to stay in contact If I ever need help in the future what can I do so that happens

Make a thread. It is better to have more than 1 brain to help you. ?

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1 hour ago, JustDusk said:

Oh ok thank you so much since I am sort of on a budget um going to use a SATA ssd with 2tb is that good for just gaming and the OS and other projects on word/powerpoint/Exel?

it's good.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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