126 vs. 256 SSD

[0nard00]

I was wondering what size would be enough for some gaming and content creation, a 126gb or 256gb SSD? I'll be installing my OS and Adobe products with C4D and Maya soon. Would either one be enough for all those softwares and the OS?

Choosing from a Samsung 840 Pro or 850 Pro.

 

[YourLocal]

You will need a 256GB or higher at least because you also don't want to leave it 100% full all the time maybe like 70-85% full.

 

[Jonas Magnusson]

Today it's "the higher, the better" that's true when it comes to SSD's. You might wanna buy a normal HDD pc with SSD port and upgrade it to a large capacity SSD. That's cheaper.

 

[Jak_Sparra]

126GB is way to small and even 256GB will fill quickly. Plus you dont want it too full as it impairs performance. Just stick your favorite 4-5 games on it. I used mine to put BF4 on for quick map load times and it's a vast improvement over an HDD, EVE-online for if it ever (very rare) crashes whilst fighting, I can get back in on server quick enough that my ship is still alive. It has windows and all drivers on as well as virus checker and malwarebytes. Just stuck War Thunder on and seem a bit faster. Waiting to get ARMA 3 on there as well.

So 256GB for now. And when they come down in price for bigger SSD's over the next year or so get a 500GB+ size one if you need it as storage for other regularly used software.