SteveGrabowski
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- Oct 20, 2014
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Just separating the Windows installation and the game install onto different drives improves usability and load times. Since an SSD improves Windows performance the most, buy an SSD, put Windows on that, and then use the current HDD as a dedicated gaming drive.
That seems like a waste to me. Chrome starting instantly instead of in a couple of seconds doesn't do much for me. Windows booting in 20 seconds doesn't either since I turn my computer on 2-3 times a day. The only place my SSD seems to make much of a difference to me is in loading into games quicker, loading savefiles quicker, and so on. I don't agree with the "feels snappier" argument everyone throws around, I would much rather lose my SSD than downgrade my video card, RAM, or case for example. The SSD was literally the last major upgrade I did to my computer, with my upgrades (from a cheap G3258 H81 system) going in order:
1. Power supply (Antec Earthwatts 380 to Antec Neo Eco 620C)
2. Video card (GeForce 8400 GS (lol) to GTX 970)
3. CPU (Pentium G3258 to Xeon E3-1231v3)
4. Case (Antec GX500 to Phanteks Enthoo Pro)
5. Motherboard (Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V to MSI Z97S Krait)
6. RAM (8GB DDR3-1600 to 16GB DDR3-2400)
7. Mouse (Logitech EX100 mouse to Logitech G602)
8. SSD (nothing to 500 GB 850 EVO)
I think I did the upgrades in the right order for the amount of utility I feel I got from each, and the old stuff got recycled into an HTPC.