Question Can I use a single SSD drive for Boot + Games

[ScreperisLT]

So I need to upgrade my storage configuration, because I keep running out of space on my SSDs and the HDD is just too slow for games :
My config :
Kingston KC3000 512GB ( Boot + Some Games )
ADATA SX8200PNP 240GB ( For Games Only )
TOSHIBA HDWD110 1TB ( Downloads + Big Games )

I am planning to get rid of both SSDs and an HDD above and just buy a KC3000 2TB SSD for everything.
I heard that you shouldn't use a Boot drive for games, because it makes the system slower or something. Is this a good choice or should I split my drives for games and boot?

 

[Aeacus]

I heard that you shouldn't use a Boot drive for games, because it makes the system slower or something.

Care to post the source of your hearsay?

Having games on C:/ drive can actually make them faster, since everything is on one drive, thus OS doesn't have to go around and search for game files. Heck, some games even won't work when installed somewhere else other than C:/ drive.

Btw, i also have C:/ drive for OS and my Steam games (have Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB), and while i have more drives in my system, my D:/ drive is for data (music, vids, pics etc), E:/ drive is backup of D:/ drive (1:1 clone) and i currently have F:/ drive too, which used to be my old OS drive (I keep it as backup, again 1:1 clone but bootable).

Oh, i don't have any HDDs in my system. I have:
C:/ Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (NVMe PCI-E 3.0)
D:/ Samsung 870 Evo 2TB (2.5" SATA SSD)
E:/ Crucial MX500 1TB (2.5" SATA SSD)
F:/ Samsung 960 Evo 500GB (NVMe PCI-E 3.0)

 

[SkyNetRising]

My config :
Kingston KC3000 512GB ( Boot + Some Games )
ADATA SX8200PNP 240GB ( For Games Only )
TOSHIBA HDWD110 1TB ( Downloads + Big Games )

I am planning to get rid of both SSDs and an HDD above and just buy a KC3000 2TB SSD for everything.

Get rid of small 240GB SSD.
And install new 2TB drive in there.

Keep 512GB drive for OS exclusively.
Keep HDD for downloads/ user data storage.

 

[Math Geek]

a single 2 tb is barely more than you have now which you say is not enough.

as said above, use the 512 gb ssd for the OS and programs, the new 2 tb for your games and then the old 1 tb hdd for other saved data (pics, music, videos etc).

i also have many drives, each with its own purpose. games with the OS or on another drive is no biggie either way. go with what your space will allow for. i still have a couple hdd's plugged in. there are still plenty of uses that don't need the speed of an ssd. music and movies don't need that speed so they can easily hang out on a cheap large spinning hdd.

so don't throw them out just cause there is newer faster drives out there. just use them for their appropriate use and it'll all be fine

 

[Bob.B]

So I need to upgrade my storage configuration, because I keep running out of space on my SSDs and the HDD is just too slow for games :
My config :
Kingston KC3000 512GB ( Boot + Some Games )
ADATA SX8200PNP 240GB ( For Games Only )
TOSHIBA HDWD110 1TB ( Downloads + Big Games )

I am planning to get rid of both SSDs and an HDD above and just buy a KC3000 2TB SSD for everything.
I heard that you shouldn't use a Boot drive for games, because it makes the system slower or something. Is this a good choice or should I split my drives for games and boot?

Where you might see a problem with a single disk is if the OS and the game want access at the same time someone is going to have to wait.

 

[Math Geek]

Where you might see a problem with a single disk is if the OS and the game want access at the same time someone is going to have to wait.

this is probably where whatever the op read came from. this was VERY true when we were on spinning hdd's, but ssd's have enough i/o that its not really an issue anymore.

but i can understand where it has gotten stuck in our heads and we still do it. i mean i keep everything separate myself even though i know it is not totally needed anymore

 

[Bob.B]

this is probably where whatever the op read came from. this was VERY true when we were on spinning hdd's, but ssd's have enough i/o that its not really an issue anymore.

but i can understand where it has gotten stuck in our heads and we still do it. i mean i keep everything separate myself even though i know it is not totally needed anymore

Never tried a single so I don't know if in the real world it shows a problem or not.

 

[punkncat]

I personally keep all my games on a separate drive for a number of reasons. This way if I ever want to reinstall windows, change the OS drive, etc. my game files are intact on another drive. It tends to keep things easy for when I want to install the games on another PC, because I can just copy pasta it right over. Steam makes this VERY easy, and there are tricks with most of the other launchers where you don't have to redownload off the internet for them.

I generally utilize least expensive alongside fastest for the price drives. Most of my games are currently still riding along in 2.5" SSD. I have gotten to where I keep some of my really old titles or large game files that I may or may not be actively playing moved over to a large HDD.

 

[ScreperisLT]

Care to post the source of your hearsay?

Having games on C:/ drive can actually make them faster, since everything is on one drive, thus OS doesn't have to go around and search for game files. Heck, some games even won't work when installed somewhere else other than C:/ drive.

Btw, i also have C:/ drive for OS and my Steam games (have Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB), and while i have more drives in my system, my D:/ drive is for data (music, vids, pics etc), E:/ drive is backup of D:/ drive (1:1 clone) and i currently have F:/ drive too, which used to be my old OS drive (I keep it as backup, again 1:1 clone but bootable).

Oh, i don't have any HDDs in my system. I have:
C:/ Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (NVMe PCI-E 3.0)
D:/ Samsung 870 Evo 2TB (2.5" SATA SSD)
E:/ Crucial MX500 1TB (2.5" SATA SSD)
F:/ Samsung 960 Evo 500GB (NVMe PCI-E 3.0)

Thank you everyone for your answers! As some people said above, I will keep my 512GB SSD and buy the 2TB SSD. Thanks again!