500gb SSD or 1tb hdd?

[Jerry_61]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rC3qXH

This is my build. Everyone gets a small ssd and a large hdd generally imo. Would it be worth it to just get another 500gb ssd instead of 1tb hdd. How much space do I really need? I wanna store games like witcher and GTA on ssd but how much space do they take up and will I notice a difference? My friend said GTA 5 on a ssd has a big difference in load times

 

[USAFRet]

Only you know how much space you'll need.
But some of the newer games are going upwards of 60-80GB each.

The cool thing about drive space...you can easily add new as time goes on. Don't have to get it all at once.

 

[Jerry_61]

Currently I don't really have any games. My steam library is literally just csgo, super hot, and fallout 4. I have far cry 4 on uplay. I honestly don't know how much space I'll need because eventually I want to get gta, witcher 3, maybe battlefield 1. How much space would be that roughly be? Would a total of 750gb of ssd be that little? I mean 60-80gb adds up but it's not far from a 1tb hdd

 

[USAFRet]

Well...a 500GB SSD is significantly more expensive than a 1TB HDD.

 

[Jerry_61]

Would those games have a noticeable difference on ssd tho? If they do make a difference then I might still get the ssd regardless of it being like 4x the price

 

[USAFRet]

Would those games have a noticeable difference on ssd tho? If they do make a difference then I might still get the ssd regardless of it being like 4x the price

Loading time between levels, yes.
FPS, not really.

 

[Jerry_61]

Yeah I wasn't expecting fps but load times I would like shortened. For example a super song skyrim loading screen on a 5400 rpm laptop drive compared to a Samsung 850 evo

 

[jwcrellin]

I'd go with the 500 ssd. If it gets full, buy another one.

 

[USAFRet]

Yeah I wasn't expecting fps but load times I would like shortened. For example a super song skyrim loading screen on a 5400 rpm laptop drive compared to a Samsung 850 evo

No comparison!

Since you already have the SSD as the OS drive, maybe now is the time to consider going the way I have, and have your main system SSD only.
Get the 500GB SSD. Later, add another if it gets too full.

Add a USB HDD for backups, and your system will will be fast, quiet, and reliable.