1tb SSD vs 1tb HHD + 250gb SSD

[Fresherr]

Are there any big differences between the two setups? Outside of the obvious additional storage capacity.

 

[USAFRet]

Are there any big differences between the two setups? Outside of the obvious additional storage capacity.

Whatever is on the HDD will obviously be slower.
What do you use this system for?

 

[Fresherr]

Are there any big differences between the two setups? Outside of the obvious additional storage capacity.

Whatever is on the HDD will obviously be slower.
What do you use this system for?

I mainly use it for gaming and occasionally Photoshop and video rendering. I currently have a 1tb HDD & like 125gb SSD. I'm looking into building a new comp & the price difference between the two setups is much closer than it used to be. So I figured it would be nice to have everything on the computer preform better. Just didn't know if there was any potential issues with solely using a SSD as my main source of storage. If not then that's the route I will go.

 

[USAFRet]

Are there any big differences between the two setups? Outside of the obvious additional storage capacity.

Whatever is on the HDD will obviously be slower.
What do you use this system for?

I mainly use it for gaming and occasionally Photoshop and video rendering. I currently have a 1tb HDD & like 125gb SSD. I'm looking into building a new comp & the price difference between the two setups is much closer than it used to be. So I figured it would be nice to have everything on the computer preform better. Just didn't know if there was any potential issues with solely using a SSD as my main source of storage. If not then that's the route I will go.

Personally, I prefer having the OS and applications on one drive, and working files on different drives.

My system currently has 6 SSD's.
1 for the OS and applications, other drives for other things.
If/when I need to reinstall the OS, none of the other data is affected.

Other people like the simplicity of a single drive.


For your PS and video use, I'd go with 2 SSD's, instead of the SSD+HDD.

 

[Fresherr]

Are there any big differences between the two setups? Outside of the obvious additional storage capacity.

Whatever is on the HDD will obviously be slower.
What do you use this system for?

I mainly use it for gaming and occasionally Photoshop and video rendering. I currently have a 1tb HDD & like 125gb SSD. I'm looking into building a new comp & the price difference between the two setups is much closer than it used to be. So I figured it would be nice to have everything on the computer preform better. Just didn't know if there was any potential issues with solely using a SSD as my main source of storage. If not then that's the route I will go.

Personally, I prefer having the OS and applications on one drive, and working files on different drives.

My system currently has 6 SSD's.
1 for the OS and applications, other drives for other things.
If/when I need to reinstall the OS, none of the other data is affected.

Other people like the simplicity of a single drive.


For your PS and video use, I'd go with 2 SSD's, instead of the SSD+HDD.

Awesome! Yeah I do reinstall the OS from time to time just to get a fresh start, so that definitely makes since. Thanks, two 500gb SSD's is what I'll roll with.

 

[USAFRet]

Awesome! Yeah I do reinstall the OS from time to time just to get a fresh start, so that definitely makes since. Thanks, two 500gb SSD's is what I'll roll with.

My current drives:

The top one is the OS/applications. The others each have a specific use.
Photo, video+CAD, etc, etc...