discussion SSD help understanding?

[upcoast604]

I have 640GB for os and 1TB hdd for gaming.

If I put an ssd in for os the os related stuff will go faster will it effect games on the 1TB hdd making them better in some way?

If I put the ssd in place of the 1TB gaming hdd and leave the os on the 640GB will games like single player Far cry 3, Dead Island and Dying Light work better even though the os is on an hdd?

 

[KaptCrunch]

portable or tower BDrw drive ? yes usb large GB sticks are getting cheap is another oprtion

 

[upcoast604]

For a tower, 4-8MB cache is related to the BD drive not a usb drive.

 

[MARSTG]

In general, Asus makes some very good drives with a bit more options than other manufacturers. LG also makes units for large OEMs like HP. personally I would go with a model that has the least 1 star ratings on newegg. Based on this assumption, it seems to be the Pioneer BDR 2209 Pioneer Black 16X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM SATA Blu-ray Burner BDR-2209 - Newegg.ca

 

[rfielder]

Just in general, Blu-Ray burners have been one of the greatest wastes of $$$ for me. I have had two, of which one failed and the other is suspicous.

They were a waste for two reasons:
1> authoring BD discs has been unsuccessful. Used both Nero (latest version) and Adobe Premier Pro.

2> demand for BD discs has not materialized. Short of using them to back up stuff, it turns out that I have no need for them. I burn DVDs and CDs, but no need for BDs. Overall, the market has moved to digital distribution so quickly that the demand for BD never reached the levels that DVDs did when they were introduced.

As for backups, I find that using multiple PCs and external USB drives far faster and more convenient than backing up to any optical media. For example, I have all my photos on my server (home build running WHS V1). I used Goodsync to keep three copies synchronized - one copy on my partner's PC, one on my HTPC, and one on one of my laptops. The cost of hard drives has come down to the point that it would not take very many backups to Blu-Ray disc to equal the cost of the 1Tb drive space needed for a full backup of the photos folder.

Just upgraded the laptop (Fujitsu P770) by replacing the secondary hard drive (1Tb WD Blue) with a 960Gb SSD, which makes the laptop faster and more shock resistant.

 

[upcoast604]

Update, now I'm looking at an SSD.

 

[draemn]

1) You will probably appreciate the benefits of having your OS sped up for daily tasks even more than gaming.
2) If you aren't planning to get a SSD big enough to put your OS + frequent programs and still have space for 3+ of your favourite games, look into caching with the SSD. Caching with an SSD will help you speed up most frequently used programs without having to manually manage your storage (although there are some drawbacks with not always getting the full potential out of a SSD).

As for the rest, if you put the OS on the SSD, it will have little impact on your games that are on the HDD but if you put your games on the SSD while the OS remains on the HDD, you will see performance boosts. Keep in mind that SSD don't really give you much for extra fps, they just help you load a lot faster and prevent stuttering that can sometimes happen due to the disk not being able to keep up with the game's request for new data (most of the time games will not have this problem).

My 2 cents is to put all your daily stuff (OS, web browser, frequent desktop programs) on the SSD and have 120 GB left for games on the SSD (or more if you have the money) and manually manage your storage... otherwise go with SSD caching.