Where would you install your Games? ( SSD or HDD )

Brusfantomet · Dec 1, 2014

I throw everything on my SSD, and when it gets full i will make a backup to the Server (HDDs)

FordGT90Concept · Dec 1, 2014

I'm approaching 2 TB of games installed. That would cost a fortune to store on SDD, so I don't.

rtwjunkie · Dec 1, 2014

FordGT90Concept said:
I'm approaching 2 TB of games installed. That would cost a fortune to store on SDD, so I don't.

Same here...minimum. I don't want to have to constantly install and uninstall. I just want to be able to play whatever I want to play, when I want. Thus, they stay installed.

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

EarthDog said:
"A lot" (aware its a few clicks and some time waiting but...) of effort but interesting!

Since i only really play a game or two at a time, I just install them to my 256GB SSD.

Funny poll choices though!

That happens? Never had that happen in 20 years of PC gaming personally...

Read above what happened with titanfall

EarthDog · Dec 1, 2014

I did. Bad luck.

HalfAHertz · Dec 1, 2014

I've found that once you put the OS and all your apps on the SSD and let the HDD deal with just the games, things are plenty fast.

vega22 · Dec 1, 2014

i have my games installed on a thumb drive atm...

eidairaman1 · Dec 1, 2014

Os on ssd and games on hdd.

GhostRyder · Dec 1, 2014

Depends on the game in all honesty, I personally install the big name games to the SSD (Samsung 840 Pro 512gb) but the smaller games/rest go to my storage drive. I normally research load times if I am not buying day 1 and decide but some games do not really need the enhanced load times as they load decent enough as is while some almost demand it. BF3/4 needed an SSD for me because many times games had already begun once I loaded on a 1tb HDD but games like Arma/Dayz and other steam games do not suffer with the HDD load times so I normally have those defaulted to my HDD.

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

Brusfantomet said:
I throw everything on my SSD, and when it gets full i will make a backup to the Server (HDDs)

FordGT90Concept said:
I'm approaching 2 TB of games installed. That would cost a fortune to store on SDD, so I don't.

And that's why I have a WHS 15TB to throw everything what shouldn't be on my SSD

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

EarthDog said:
I did. Bad luck.

Can happen

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Os on ssd and games on hdd.

When SSD will get the prices equal to the hdd then all of us will use only ssd.

Note: one day not too far SSD will be replaced by something faster..

EarthDog · Dec 1, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
Can happen

So can dieing on the ground by a falling airplane from the sky, but I don't plan for that.

eidairaman1 · Dec 1, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
When SSD will get the prices equal to the hdd then all of us will use only ssd.

Note: one day not too far SSD will be replaced by something faster..

Those are PCIE SSDs already.

SSDs have limited writing space. Games constantly read and write so they are best on a HDD

EarthDog · Dec 1, 2014

SSDs have limited writing space. Games constantly read and write so they are best on a HDD

Worrying about writes on SSDs for the average consumer has long (a few years now) been blown out of proportion. Also, not a lot of games write to the HDD a lot either.

There are studies all over the place showing how long (to the order of dozens of TB's in writes) it takes to kill an SSD by writing to it...

Games are FINE on an SSD, period.

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Those are PCIE SSDs already.

SSDs have limited writing space. Games constantly read and write so they are best on a HDD

That's right, I just forget to mention it

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

EarthDog said:
Worrying about writes on SSDs for the average consumer has long (a few years now) been blown out of proportion. Also, not a lot of games write to the HDD a lot either.

There are studies all over the place showing how long (to the order of dozens of TB's in writes) it takes to kill an SSD by writing to it...

Games are FINE on an SSD, period.

Samsung claim 10GB writes per day will make the 840 Evo 120GB version last for 28 years. This roughly translates to 100 TBW. Let's wear it out and see if it dies gracefully.
Could be that right?

Note: an ssd could die between 28 years as it could fail at any time.

EarthDog · Dec 1, 2014

Sure it can be right... Look: http://techreport.com/review/27062/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-only-two-remain-after-1-5pb

So can a HDD... but you are correct, writes are not the only issue as the controller could fail... but that person mentioned he was worried about writes specifically.

Brusfantomet · Dec 1, 2014

Knoxx29 said:
Samsung claim 10GB writes per day will make the 840 Evo 120GB version last for 28 years. This roughly translates to 100 TBW. Let's wear it out and see if it dies gracefully.
Could be that right?

Note: an ssd could die between 28 years as it could fail at any time.

anecdotal evidence says they last a bit longer than that but dies rather abruptly

edit: damed ninjas

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

EarthDog said:
Sure it can be right... Look: http://techreport.com/review/27062/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-only-two-remain-after-1-5pb

So can a HDD... but you are correct, writes are not the only issue as the controller could fail... but that person mentioned he was worried about writes specifically.

interesting review.

so here is a pic of my 9 month old Samsung SSD an the total data written,
normally i upgrade SSD every year and a half, maximum 2 years :fear:

EarthDog · Dec 1, 2014

2Tb... seems you have a ton of writes to go...

Anyway, eiderman - no worries with writes on SSDs friend.

Space Lynx · Dec 1, 2014

Blue-Knight said:
Prices here:
Samsung EVO 250GB: €140
1TB Seagate HDD: €75

And I am being a bit generous about the currency conversion...

I could buy 2x1TB HDD against 250GB SSD or an extra 8GB memory stick and use it as ramdisk (in which case 8GB would be more than enough for most cases).

Unnecessary comments:

Considering a have a limit of how much I can spent from my 30 /month savings I would prefer to spend that extra money on a faster CPU instead.

I saw a Hitchia Desktar 6 TB on Newegg yesterday for $269.99, a single 6TB drive... I am not sure what that comes out to per gigabyte, but yeah I almost nabbed it, kind of regret not nabbing it, lol.

SSD's got a long way before they get to that level of cost/benefit ratio.

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

lynx29 said:
I am not sure what that comes out to per gigabyte

4,499833333333333
a good deal

RealNeil · Dec 1, 2014

I have one PC that the games are loaded onto a SSD. Not all of them, but my favorites are on a 120GB SSD. The OS (and some of the games) is on a 480GB SSD, so the system is pretty snappy overall.

All the rest of my PCs have an SSD for the OS and HDDs for programs and games.

FireFox · Dec 1, 2014

EarthDog said:
2Tb... seems you have a ton of writes to go...

Anyway, eiderman - no worries with writes on SSDs friend.

It will be running for 6/7 months after that will be replaced

System Name	Games/internet/usage
Processor	I7 5820k 4.2 Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS X99-A2
Cooling	custom water loop for cpu and gpu
Memory	16GiB Crucial Ballistix Sport 2666 MHz
Video Card(s)	Radeon Rx 6800 XT
Storage	Samsung XP941 500 GB + 1 TB SSD
Display(s)	Dell 3008WFP
Case	Caselabs Magnum M8
Audio Device(s)	Shiit Modi 2 Uber -> Matrix m-stage -> HD650
Power Supply	beQuiet dark power pro 1200W
Mouse	Logitech MX518
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	penguin
Processor	R7 5700G
Motherboard	Asrock B450M Pro4
Cooling	Some CM tower cooler that will fit my case
Memory	4 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Fury 2666MHz
Video Card(s)	IGP
Storage	ADATA SU800 512GB
Display(s)	27' LG
Case	Zalman
Audio Device(s)	stock
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-620GM
Software	win10

System Name	panda
Processor	6700k
Motherboard	sabertooth s
Cooling	raystorm block<black ice stealth 240 rad<ek dcc 18w 140 xres
Memory	32gb ripjaw v
Video Card(s)	290x gamer<ntzx g10<antec 920
Storage	950 pro 250gb boot 850 evo pr0n
Display(s)	QX2710LED@110hz lg 27ud68p
Case	540 Air
Audio Device(s)	nope
Power Supply	750w superflower
Mouse	g502
Keyboard	shine 3 with grey, black and red caps
Software	win 10
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/marsey99/

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	SnowFire / The Reinforcer
Processor	i7 10700K 5.1ghz (24/7) / 2x Xeon E52650v2
Motherboard	Asus Strix Z490 / Dell Dual Socket (R720)
Cooling	RX 360mm + 140mm Custom Loop / Dell Stock
Memory	Corsair RGB 16gb DDR4 3000 CL 16 / DDR3 128gb 16 x 8gb
Video Card(s)	GTX Titan XP (2025mhz) / Asus GTX 950 (No Power Connector)
Storage	Samsung 970 1tb NVME and 2tb HDD x4 RAID 5 / 300gb x8 RAID 5
Display(s)	Acer XG270HU, Samsung G7 Odyssey (1440p 240hz)
Case	Thermaltake Cube / Dell Poweredge R720 Rack Mount Case
Audio Device(s)	Realtec ALC1150 (On board)
Power Supply	Rosewill Lightning 1300Watt / Dell Stock 750 / Brick
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Logitech G19S
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows Server 2016

System Name	Home Brewed
Processor	i9-7900X and i7-8700K
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme & ASUS Prime Z-370 A
Cooling	Corsair 280mm AIO & Thermaltake Water 3.0
Memory	64GB DDR4-3000 GSKill RipJaws-V & 32GB DDR4-3466 GEIL Potenza
Video Card(s)	2X-GTX-1080 SLI & 2 GTX-1070Ti 8GB G1 Gaming in SLI
Storage	Both have 2TB HDDs for storage, 480GB SSDs for OS, and 240GB SSDs for Steam Games
Display(s)	ACER 28" B286HK 4K & Samsung 32" 1080P
Case	NZXT Source 540 & Rosewill Rise Chassis
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse	Generic
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software	Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	yes

Where would you install your Games? ( SSD or HDD )

SSD or HDD?

Better SSD

Better HDD

Better Mixed?

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

PC Gaming Enthusiast

The Power Of Intel

The Exiled Airman

The Power Of Intel

The Power Of Intel

The Power Of Intel

The Exiled Airman

The Power Of Intel

The Power Of Intel

The Power Of Intel

Astronaut

The Power Of Intel

The Power Of Intel