Hi guys,
So I recently got a 256GB SSD and have been using it for my OS, programs and games.
I previously used a 300GB Velociraptor (older one) for my games, and thus far haven't really noticed a huge difference in terms of load times etc.
I'm thinking this is because my board is only SATA II, and I'm not fully utilizing my SSD at this point.
Don't plan on upgrading my board till Haswell, and also don't really want to shell out for a decent sata card either (only one I found that didn't appear to be a total PoS was $100+)
That said, I'm not really sure what the best thing to do here is as I need another drive still - sooooooooooo - here are my options:
1) 256GB M4 for OS/programs/games + get a 500GB caviar black or something for media/downloads etc (my 2TB drive is for backup only).
2) Get a 128GB SSD and use the 256GB M4 for games/media/downloads
3) 128GB SSD for OS/programs + a 500GB velociraptor for games + media (I could seel/trade my 256gb to offset some cost).
Now I know option 3 probably won't get much love, but I've seen them go for $150ish and that's a lot less than any 500GB+ SSD.
As for the others, I'm thinking #1 is the easiest to do right now and #2 well I don't know it just seemed kinda cool lol.
Looking forward to your input
Edited by candy_van - 8/9/12 at 8:45am
So I recently got a 256GB SSD and have been using it for my OS, programs and games.
I previously used a 300GB Velociraptor (older one) for my games, and thus far haven't really noticed a huge difference in terms of load times etc.
I'm thinking this is because my board is only SATA II, and I'm not fully utilizing my SSD at this point.
Don't plan on upgrading my board till Haswell, and also don't really want to shell out for a decent sata card either (only one I found that didn't appear to be a total PoS was $100+)
That said, I'm not really sure what the best thing to do here is as I need another drive still - sooooooooooo - here are my options:
1) 256GB M4 for OS/programs/games + get a 500GB caviar black or something for media/downloads etc (my 2TB drive is for backup only).
2) Get a 128GB SSD and use the 256GB M4 for games/media/downloads
3) 128GB SSD for OS/programs + a 500GB velociraptor for games + media (I could seel/trade my 256gb to offset some cost).
Now I know option 3 probably won't get much love, but I've seen them go for $150ish and that's a lot less than any 500GB+ SSD.
As for the others, I'm thinking #1 is the easiest to do right now and #2 well I don't know it just seemed kinda cool lol.
Looking forward to your input
Edited by candy_van - 8/9/12 at 8:45am
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