Why You Should Buy a Solid State Drive a Editorial at MMORPG.com

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Why You Should Buy a Solid State Drive a Editorial at MMORPG.com

While they're slowly branching out, MMORPGs have long existed in the realm of PC gaming, which is a huge benefit to the genre but also comes at a cost with needed to update and maintain a decent computer to play the more recent releases. With the likes of Black Desert Online, Final Fantasy XIV, and even older games like Guild Wars 2 still demanding a decent rig, keeping everything up to date can be confusing if you don't know where to start.

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Horusra

Don't tell me what to do bro....

shalissar

I've been thinking this entire time that the SS in SSD stood for super speed

Horusra

DMKano said:

When you have a technology that is far superior in almost every way possible,, and is affordable and pretty much standard on new PCs, do you really need than article on this?

Sort of like an article telling you - why you need to retire your CRT display

I will not retire my CRT....it is too heavy to remove

Grunty

DMKano said:

When you have a technology that is far superior in almost every way possible,, and is affordable and pretty much standard on new PCs, do you really need than article on this?

Sort of like an article telling you - why you need to retire your CRT display

You may not need it.  Others do.  Providing them with information that will improve their gaming experience is a positive.

As for CRTs, two years ago working as a PC field service tech I went to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing plant in Fort Worth.  Their security gate office was using an IBM XT computer with a green screen CRT monitor to print visitor's badges.  Their reasoning?  It still did what it needed to do and was not a security risk since it wasn't attached to an electronic network.  They had plans to replace it but weren't in any rush to do so. They were acting as good stewards of the taxpayers money.

Horusra

shalissar said:

I've been thinking this entire time that the SS in SSD stood for super speed

It stands for Schutzstaffel Division

Ikeda

No no no SSD Super Star Destroyer.  

H0urg1ass

I have been telling my friends and family for a good six months or more now, that if you want to make one single upgrade to your computer, then it should be an SSD if you don't already have one.  I'm of the opinion that it's the single largest performance increase that someone can purchase in general.

Since I haven't had the money to buy a huge one, I now have three of them in one machine.  One is my boot drive and the other two are load intensive programs and game drives.

Xeno.phon

DMKano said:

When you have a technology that is far superior in almost every way possible,, and is affordable and pretty much standard on new PCs, do you really need than article on this?

Sort of like an article telling you - why you need to retire your CRT display

Other than the fact that CRT are not worse than an LCD display in anything bu size and power consumption..... In fact CRT monitors are a lot like records today. Inferior in some ways, but still superior in quality.

Rukushin

I capitalized on a great Black Friday deal this past year to get 2 Samsung 850 EVO 500GB for $280 to add to my 120GB Samsung 840 EVO. This Black Friday coming up I'm looking at upgrading that 840 to another 850 500GB or two if they have that same deal again. Then again i'm overdue for a CPU, RAM, Mobo upgrade as well...decisions decisions...

Octagon7711

One thing I like about the Samsung SSD's is the optimization software that comes with it. This software lets you tweek your SSD to be sure you're getting max performance from it. There are a lot of people who have SSD's improperly configured, so they get about half the speed the drive is capable of.

Viper482

I held out on this upgrade forever not understanding the true benefits from having one, now there is no way I could ever go back to a HDD.

blbeta

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

More power to you. I for one almost refuse to work on any PC that does not have an SSD. HDDs are so slow for general use it is too annoying. Booting, starting programs or un/installing programs saves so much time.

If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. For the system drive though, never could I go back.

If I help someone upgrade a PC and all they do is email, internet and the like. If it is new enough to have sata ports I typically just swap in a SSD. It feels like a new computer.

If you have tried SSD and still don't want one, I assume you just don't really do much on your PC.

Phry

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

More power to you. I for one almost refuse to work on any PC that does not have an SSD. HDDs are so slow for general use it is too annoying. Booting, starting programs or un/installing programs saves so much time.

If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. For the system drive though, never could I go back.

If I help someone upgrade a PC and all they do is email, internet and the like. If it is new enough to have sata ports I typically just swap in a SSD. It feels like a new computer.

If you have tried SSD and still don't want one, I assume you just don't really do much on your PC.

Kind of have to wonder exactly how many times a day you are booting your computer that its an issue tbh, i mean, if your only booting your computer once or twice a week, the few seconds you save on boot up time with an SSD over a regular HD, is what, 15 maybe 20 seconds at best. Of course if your booting your computer several times an hour, then, yeah, that would be a PITA.

Koboli

DMKano said:

When you have a technology that is far superior in almost every way possible,, and is affordable and pretty much standard on new PCs, do you really need than article on this?

Sort of like an article telling you - why you need to retire your CRT display

Because a lot of people still see SSDs as optional. You'd be a fool not to have one, but look around you: do a lot of these people strike you as being of noteworthy intelligence? 

waynejr2

Horusra said:

DMKano said:

When you have a technology that is far superior in almost every way possible,, and is affordable and pretty much standard on new PCs, do you really need than article on this?

Sort of like an article telling you - why you need to retire your CRT display

I will not retire my CRT....it is too heavy to remove

I am telling you not to retire your CRT.

Ridelynn

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

You poor, misguided soul. Greens are like... the absolute slowest thing to put in a computer. It's like sex - it can't be all that great, until you have it... then you understand.

Ridelynn

Phry said:

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

More power to you. I for one almost refuse to work on any PC that does not have an SSD. HDDs are so slow for general use it is too annoying. Booting, starting programs or un/installing programs saves so much time.

If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. For the system drive though, never could I go back.

If I help someone upgrade a PC and all they do is email, internet and the like. If it is new enough to have sata ports I typically just swap in a SSD. It feels like a new computer.

If you have tried SSD and still don't want one, I assume you just don't really do much on your PC.

Kind of have to wonder exactly how many times a day you are booting your computer that its an issue tbh, i mean, if your only booting your computer once or twice a week, the few seconds you save on boot up time with an SSD over a regular HD, is what, 15 maybe 20 seconds at best. Of course if your booting your computer several times an hour, then, yeah, that would be a PITA.

Funny thing, with a properly installed SSD - booting up is often faster than waking from hibernation or full sleep.

gervaise1

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

Well ..... if you do decide to upgrade your motherboard get one that supports M.2 SATA. Then you won't need to get a (PCIe) SSD but will have the option to go M.2 SATA.

MadFrenchie

DMKano said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

So you are the one this article was written for.

Once you go SSD, you'll be like "why haven't I done this before?". The performance improvement in most games is tremendous.

One day, Gorwe, you will see the light.

You mean load time improvements, specifically. SSDs aren't going to be giving out a huge framerate boost (aside from avoiding the hitching mentioned in the article).

Jamar870

I feel for the time being and the limits of my budget that SSD is still just an option.  Current, to use a funny term "spinning rust" works just fine for me. Plus I am retired so time is what I have in good amounts.

Lokero

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

...If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. ...

Isn't this sort of the point, though?  Most everyone today requires alot of storage space, especially anyone who downloads/installs games(bloody games have become enormous today) or videos.  Unless, like you mentioned, someone is just doing emails and basic web browsing.

Essentially the conundrum (still) is do you want to buy an HDD for a big main drive or do you want to buy an SSD + an HDD for storage(which means at least double the cost).

For anyone who uses many programs or plays many games(or does any type of editing, etc.), you can't live off just an SSD.  Buying both can cost a pretty penny extra for the average person slapping together a new PC build.

SSD won't fully appeal to everyone until they match the efficient size/cost ratio that HDDs still provide.  It's just simple economics right now.  Even a small SSD is ridiculously more expensive in comparison to an HDD several times the size.

It still has some glaringly obvious disadvantages on the market for the regular consumer(non-professionals).

Mardukk

Lokero said:

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

...If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. ...

Isn't this sort of the point, though?  Most everyone today requires alot of storage space, especially anyone who downloads/installs games(bloody games have become enormous today) or videos.  Unless, like you mentioned, someone is just doing emails and basic web browsing.

Essentially the conundrum (still) is do you want to buy an HDD for a big main drive or do you want to buy an SSD + an HDD for storage(which means at least double the cost).

For anyone who uses many programs or plays many games(or does any type of editing, etc.), you can't live off just an SSD.  Buying both can cost a pretty penny extra for the average person slapping together a new PC build.

SSD won't fully appeal to everyone until they match the efficient size/cost ratio that HDDs still provide.  It's just simple economics right now.  Even a small SSD is ridiculously more expensive in comparison to an HDD several times the size.

It still has some glaringly obvious disadvantages on the market for the regular consumer(non-professionals).

I agree.  Don't we all need more space than we used to?  I must be missing something with SSD if they generally don't offer as much storage space as HDD.

Koboli

Mardukk said:

Lokero said:

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

I needed the quantity, so I bought 3TB Caviar Green. At this moment I see next to NO reason to purchase an SSD. In fact, I'd sooner upgrade the proc + mobo...so, yeah. Guess you are wrong @DMKano . I for one still prefer huge sizes of normal HDDs. I am sure there are other people with my mindset as well.

...If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. ...

Isn't this sort of the point, though?  Most everyone today requires alot of storage space, especially anyone who downloads/installs games(bloody games have become enormous today) or videos.  Unless, like you mentioned, someone is just doing emails and basic web browsing.

Essentially the conundrum (still) is do you want to buy an HDD for a big main drive or do you want to buy an SSD + an HDD for storage(which means at least double the cost).

For anyone who uses many programs or plays many games(or does any type of editing, etc.), you can't live off just an SSD.  Buying both can cost a pretty penny extra for the average person slapping together a new PC build.

SSD won't fully appeal to everyone until they match the efficient size/cost ratio that HDDs still provide.  It's just simple economics right now.  Even a small SSD is ridiculously more expensive in comparison to an HDD several times the size.

It still has some glaringly obvious disadvantages on the market for the regular consumer(non-professionals).

I agree.  Don't we all need more space than we used to?  I must be missing something with SSD if they generally don't offer as much storage space as HDD.

Because most computers have both? You put your OS and demanding games on the SSD, and your music and other garbage on the HD. Derp.

Mardukk

ProvenceTristram said:

Mardukk said:

Lokero said:

blbeta said:

Gorwe said:

...If you need a large amount of space for files then a HDD for storage is ok. ...

Isn't this sort of the point, though?  Most everyone today requires alot of storage space, especially anyone who downloads/installs games(bloody games have become enormous today) or videos.  Unless, like you mentioned, someone is just doing emails and basic web browsing.

Essentially the conundrum (still) is do you want to buy an HDD for a big main drive or do you want to buy an SSD + an HDD for storage(which means at least double the cost).

For anyone who uses many programs or plays many games(or does any type of editing, etc.), you can't live off just an SSD.  Buying both can cost a pretty penny extra for the average person slapping together a new PC build.

SSD won't fully appeal to everyone until they match the efficient size/cost ratio that HDDs still provide.  It's just simple economics right now.  Even a small SSD is ridiculously more expensive in comparison to an HDD several times the size.

It still has some glaringly obvious disadvantages on the market for the regular consumer(non-professionals).

I agree.  Don't we all need more space than we used to?  I must be missing something with SSD if they generally don't offer as much storage space as HDD.

Because most computers have both? You put your OS and demanding games on the SSD, and your music and other garbage on the HD. Derp.

Yes because everyone has both.  And everyone builds their own computer.  And everyone wants to at least double up the cost of their hard drive....

Ozmodan

Big difference in load times from my experience.  I have both SSDs and your normal disk drives in my system.  MMO's load much faster on a SSD.  I keep games I play often on the SSD and everything else on the hard disk.   That system works very well for me.  

It makes sense to combine both technologies.