Are SSD'S worth it?

[Billyfish3]

I currently have a 1tb western digital blue hard drive for my new build and everything loads up quite quick as there is not much on the pc. Loads of people have been telling be to get an ssd and I have been looking at the Samsung evo one and was wondering if they are as good as people say they are.
Thanks

 

[rmpumper]

That's something you have to feel yourself. If the other people telling you that SSDs are worth but you still hesitate, how will our opinions will change that - all it is is more people telling you to get one.

 

[ahnilated]

SSD will be the biggest noticeable speed change you can do to a system currently.

 

[endeavour37a]

They are about the best upgrade you can make for overall system performance I think. The 256Gb drives are getting pretty cheap, about the best bang for the buck are the Crucial MX100 series, good solid drive, not the fastest. You can put the OS, some apps and games you play often on it, use the HDD for storage and apps you don't use much..

 

[APassingMe]

Occasionally SSDs can cause issues (the cheap ones) beyond that... they're all positive and once you get used to one everything else feels slow. That said, if you have a good HDD you can manage just fine, but if you consider yourself a heavy computer user don't hesitate and start looking to buy one today.

Note that file recovery from a SSD is different from a HDD, if the SSD fails for whatever reason there is little chance of getting your data back so keep a backup if the data is important. The controller is tied right into the flash so even if the flash is fine you would need professional help for recovery if the controller died.

 

[USAFRet]

SSD's are great. Makes the whole system faster. And they are proving to be more reliable than HDD's.
Less noise, vibration, power...
I would not build another main use PC without one.

And in the rare event of a dead drive? That's what backups are for.

 

[APassingMe]

SSD's are great. Makes the whole system faster. And they are proving to be more reliable than HDD's.
Less noise, vibration, power...
I would not build another main use PC without one.

And in the rare event of a dead drive? That's what backups are for.

Great point on the backups but I don't know anyone that actually has a good backup... one of the few bonuses that I know of from the "cloud" marketing BS is easy online backup so that's nice but most people still don't do it. So I always recommend backups for important data whenever I recommend a SSD.

Two thumbs up for people that keep up with their backups!

 

[USAFRet]

SSD's are great. Makes the whole system faster. And they are proving to be more reliable than HDD's.
Less noise, vibration, power...
I would not build another main use PC without one.

And in the rare event of a dead drive? That's what backups are for.

Great point on the backups but I don't know anyone that actually has a good backup... one of the few bonuses that I know of from the "cloud" marketing BS is easy online backup so that's nice but most people still don't do it. So I always recommend backups for important data whenever I recommend a SSD.

Two thumbs up for people that keep up with their backups!

Once a month image of the C drive, daily automated backups of personal data.

 

[ahnilated]

Yeah, I image my SSD every month or 2 also to a close sized HDD for backup and verify it is good.

 

[LordConrad]

SSD will be the biggest noticeable speed change you can do to a system currently.

Agreed. SSDs are definitely worth it. My current favorite is the Samsung 850 EVO as it has the best combination of Price, Performance, and Endurance. It's one of the only consumer SSDs to come with a 5-year warranty.

 

[Billyfish3]

Thanks for all of the responses! I think I am going to go for the Samsung 840 Evo 250gb as it is around the same price as the crucial mx100.