Need Help Choosing a Hard Drive Please (:

MikeTyson · Nov 12, 2011

Hi guys, I've been out of the PC gaming scene for a LONG time, I'm talking maybe like almost 2 years since I last actually knew anything about hardware specifically

I've been looking at videos of BF3 and it looks amazing, so I really wanna get it

I know these days that SSDs are really beneficial when it comes to gaming, so I want to get a cheap SSD to help me on BF3 as my system isn't that great CPU-wise, but I'm not looking to upgrade my CPU as it's too much hassle

I'm currently on XP, and BF3 requires Vista/Windows 7 as a minimum as far as I know due to being only DX10/11... so obviously I'm gonna go for Windows 7

And no point upgrading to Windows 7 on an old ratty hard drive which sounds so clunky and horrible it's probably gonna die soon anyway

So bearing in mind I live in the UK, and don't have that big of a budget (under £100 please, and under like £80 if possible!) can anybody recommend me a good (acceptable) SSD for gaming?

As far as other specs go, I'm bustin a GTX460 1GB, 4GB ram and an E8400 @ 4GHz stable (well... it's a Xeon E3110 but they're basically E8400's but with higher thresholds)

Thanks!

entropy13 · Nov 12, 2011

You can get a Crucial M4 64GB at around £83.57. That looks to be the cheapest price though. From other e-tailers they have it at £88-£89.

MikeTyson · Nov 12, 2011

Thank you for your help

Do you mean this one?

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B004W2JKWG/?tag=tec053-21

When it says 6Gbps Sata Interface, does that mean it's only Sata-I, or is it higher?

N-Gen · Nov 12, 2011

MikeTyson said:
Thank you for your help

Do you mean this one?

http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B004W2JKWG/?tag=tec053-21

When it says 6Gbps Sata Interface, does that mean it's only Sata-I, or is it higher?

Sata 6Gbps is Sata-III

mad1394 · Nov 12, 2011

MikeTyson said:
I know these days that SSDs are really beneficial when it comes to gaming

Yea...faster loading times...they don't actually help in any other way do they?

MikeTyson · Nov 12, 2011

Thanks for your help so far guys

How would my system cope with Battlefield 3 does anybody know? I'm thinking about 1280x1024... my current setup is as follows, but this is what I've got it hooked up to at the moment:

But PC gaming is just impossible on a screen so big, so I'm gonna swap back to my smaller 19 inch screen ^_^

So how will BF3 run at that smaller res?

mad1394 said:
Yea...faster loading times...they don't actually help in any other way do they?

I would have thought it would help with a few FPS due to being faster at reading game files as they're coming while playing?

mad1394 · Nov 12, 2011

MikeTyson said:
I would have thought it would help with a few FPS due to being faster at reading game files as they're coming while playing?

Wrong...after the files are copied to ram as far as I know the hard disk doesn't do much anymore.

MikeTyson · Nov 12, 2011

Oh okay well even so, my hard drives are all knackered anyway so I guess it can't do any harm

Anyway does anybody have any idea about my specs and BF3?

System Name	Swag
Processor	Intel Xeon E3110 4GHz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
Cooling	Scythe Infinity I Push-Pull w/ AS5
Memory	2x2GB Transcend 800MHz DDR2 @ 890MHz 1.9v
Video Card(s)	Palit nVIDIA GTX460 1GB 800/1600/2000
Storage	Crucial M4 64GB
Display(s)	LG Flatron M1917TM 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W
Software	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5600 16GBx2
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
Storage	TEAMGROUP T-Force Z440 2TB, SPower A60 2TB, SPower A55 2TB, Seagate 4TBx2, Samsung 870 2TB
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 + Xitrix WFP-2415
Case	Montech Air X
Audio Device(s)	Realtek onboard
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G304
Keyboard	Redragon K557 KAIA RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Swag
Processor	Intel Xeon E3110 4GHz
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
Cooling	Scythe Infinity I Push-Pull w/ AS5
Memory	2x2GB Transcend 800MHz DDR2 @ 890MHz 1.9v
Video Card(s)	Palit nVIDIA GTX460 1GB 800/1600/2000
Storage	Crucial M4 64GB
Display(s)	LG Flatron M1917TM 1280x1024 @ 60Hz
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W
Software	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

System Name	Pegasus
Processor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X @ 4GHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme
Cooling	Custom 480mm EK Loop
Memory	4 x 8GB G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3000MHz @ 3000MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS ROG Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti
Storage	Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB / Samsung 850 EVO 500GB / Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Display(s)	2 x 25" Dell Ultrasharp U2515H / 1 x 15" ASUS MB169+
Case	Corsair 900D
Audio Device(s)	2 x Tannoy Reveal 502 / Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm / Behringer Xenyx X1204 USB / MXL 770
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova G3 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy FPS / Corsair K95 RGB / Anne Pro 2 / 2 x Elgato Stream Deck
Software	Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

System Name	MSI GT72S 6QE
Processor	Core i7 6820HK
Motherboard	Intel Sunrise Point CM236
Cooling	2 fans
Memory	2x 8 GB SO-DIMM DDR4-RAM (2133 MHz)
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M - 8192 MB
Storage	1 ssd 3 hard drives
Display(s)	17.3 inch 16:9, 1920x1080 pixel, LG Philips LP173WF4-SPF1 (LGD0469), IPS, Full HD
Case	??!!!
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC899
Power Supply	most beautiful brick you have ever seen