9 replies to this topic

[Gatth]

Simple question I hope. Can I put together a system and only use a SSD with no HDD? Planning on a gaming system that does not require tons and tons of gigs.

[Texugo87]

Yes, I personally run a laptop with just a 128 gig SSD for work and my desktop has a 128 gig SSD with all system files on it and a 500 gig HHD for storage.

[Egomane]

Only an SSD is fine.

But even if the System is only for gaming, I'd look for at least a 256 GB drive. Games are getting bigger and bigger and if you install more then a handfull of games, you are soon running out of space if you use a smaller drive. You do not want to load your SSD until there is no free bit left.

[Catamount]

I second Egomane. I had a 120GB OCZ Vertex, and before it died, I had managed to fill it almost instantly. I upgraded to a 250GB Samsung 840EVO, and having the same rough number of games, it left me a lot more breathing room (I keep maybe 8-10 games around and played enough to justify continued installation at any time)

Speaking of which, if you want an SSD, make sure it's a Samsung 840EVO. There's essentially no other drive worth purchasing as a consumer. They're faster than other drives, and cheaper, and don't have Deathstar, erm, I mean Sandforce controllers in them

[ninjitsu]

It's all about how deep your pockets are. SSD's are much more expensive. If you're only going to have an SSD, personally, I'd go for a 512gb drive. They have been coming down in price.

[Henchman 24]

I agree with Egomane and Catamount...getting a larger SSD is a good call. As noted above the Samsung EVO 840 drives are nice, and the sales have started on them now that the 850 Pro and 850 models are out.

[Rogue Jedi]

only an SSD is fine these days, I added a 128 GB drive to my system at the start of the year, and it totaly revitalised the 3 year old PC but with just programs installed I have almost filled it, so I agree with Egomane, you will want at least a 200GB drive, but if you want more than 500GB I would advise adding a HDD for overflow and backup purposes as SSDs bigger than 500GB start to get really expensive for a relatively small size increase

while it would not hurt to have an internal HDD for backup purposes, you only really need a HDD as a secondary drive if you need more than about 250GB of storage,
e.g.
you are a keen photographer
you edit videos (work on the SSD then save the output to the HDD)
you want to keep a huge collection of games installed

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 11 September 2014 - 01:09 PM.

[Lostdragon]

Get the biggest SSD you can afford. You can always add an HDD or a second SSD later.

[chaas]

I have a Samsung Evo 840 250gb as my system drive, and it's great to see windows pop up in like 4 seconds. My 750gb WD Black drive keeps all the game stuff because I swear to god if anything's going to corrupt the SSD it's going to be me watching porn windows.

[Gatth]

I have only used up 175 gig on my old system and its general purpose familly use. I have a 250gig evo on my newegg wishlist now that i see it is a good choice. Thanks everyone!