- Mar 7, 2013
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Sorry up front - I'm an SSD noob.
I'm about to refit my system - new MB/CPU/Memory, new graphics card, and so on. One of the things I want to do is join the world in SSD land (right now I have some Samsung 7200 drives).
So first, my plan is to organize my filesystem like I have it now: A C: drive with the operating system, program files (including Steam), and other system stuff (including paging space), and a D: drive with my user directory tree, search index, and all my data (pictures, videos, audio, etc). Does that make sense in SSD land, where the C: drive would be an SSD and the D: drive would continue to be mechanical? (I should add, I use the computer for graphical editing (photoshop, flash) and some very minor video and audio editing (so I have big files open sometime) as well as a lot of gaming (mostly FPS and Simulation type games - Crysis 3, Call of Duty 2, Sim City "5", Civ 4 and 5, Flight Sim X, etc).
Assuming it does...it looks like I'm using about 165GB on my current C: drive. It doesn't grow very quickly (a few times a year I'll get some new games, that's about it) so I was assuming a 256GB SSD would do me for at least a few years. However, of course formatting will take some of the space and I see that drives like some free overhead. So now I'm not sure if 256GB will be enough or not. What do you think?
I typically like to get the best/fastest hardware I can get without going crazy on the price. So while I could spend $1000 on a new CPU, I won't - I'll stick to the $150-$300 range. Looking at 256GB SSD drives I see the "top tier" drives are all in the $190-$230 range, so in this case I figured I'd go ahead and get what sounds like the current king, the Samsung 840 Pro ($230). (Plus, after reading the 840 (non-pro) review, I definitely lean towards the 840 Pro.)
However, I noticed then that the Samsung 840 (non-pro) 256GB is to be had for only $155, and performance-wise it seems to be heads above the other SSD drives in that price range. So next question: Would I notice that "Pro" difference enough to be worth the $75?
Lastly - even if I don't need to now, should I consider going 512GB instead? I could get a Samsung 840 (non-pro) 512GB for only $280, which isn't pretty good considering it's $50 for double the space... but I don't think I could stretch enough to get a Samsung 840 Pro 512GB at more than $400. (Too bad there's not a 384GB!)
Any advice or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Shadow
I'm about to refit my system - new MB/CPU/Memory, new graphics card, and so on. One of the things I want to do is join the world in SSD land (right now I have some Samsung 7200 drives).
So first, my plan is to organize my filesystem like I have it now: A C: drive with the operating system, program files (including Steam), and other system stuff (including paging space), and a D: drive with my user directory tree, search index, and all my data (pictures, videos, audio, etc). Does that make sense in SSD land, where the C: drive would be an SSD and the D: drive would continue to be mechanical? (I should add, I use the computer for graphical editing (photoshop, flash) and some very minor video and audio editing (so I have big files open sometime) as well as a lot of gaming (mostly FPS and Simulation type games - Crysis 3, Call of Duty 2, Sim City "5", Civ 4 and 5, Flight Sim X, etc).
Assuming it does...it looks like I'm using about 165GB on my current C: drive. It doesn't grow very quickly (a few times a year I'll get some new games, that's about it) so I was assuming a 256GB SSD would do me for at least a few years. However, of course formatting will take some of the space and I see that drives like some free overhead. So now I'm not sure if 256GB will be enough or not. What do you think?
I typically like to get the best/fastest hardware I can get without going crazy on the price. So while I could spend $1000 on a new CPU, I won't - I'll stick to the $150-$300 range. Looking at 256GB SSD drives I see the "top tier" drives are all in the $190-$230 range, so in this case I figured I'd go ahead and get what sounds like the current king, the Samsung 840 Pro ($230). (Plus, after reading the 840 (non-pro) review, I definitely lean towards the 840 Pro.)
However, I noticed then that the Samsung 840 (non-pro) 256GB is to be had for only $155, and performance-wise it seems to be heads above the other SSD drives in that price range. So next question: Would I notice that "Pro" difference enough to be worth the $75?
Lastly - even if I don't need to now, should I consider going 512GB instead? I could get a Samsung 840 (non-pro) 512GB for only $280, which isn't pretty good considering it's $50 for double the space... but I don't think I could stretch enough to get a Samsung 840 Pro 512GB at more than $400. (Too bad there's not a 384GB!)
Any advice or suggestions are welcome!
Thanks,
Shadow