I don't know where to install my games.

[nerijus803]

Hello,
where should i install my games the SSD Or HDD, if i'm right then SSD is faster.
So i should have my games on SSD? And the games that i'm not playing on HDD?

Thank you for your help.

 

[richiestang_78]

I put the primary games I play on my SSD and everything else, or games that loading times aren't really long or don't matter on the HDD. It's up to you and depending on your SSD size you'll just have to figure it out.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,
where should i install my games the SSD Or HDD, if i'm right then SSD is faster.
So i should have my games on SSD? And the games that i'm not playing on HDD?

Thank you for your help.

What size are your drives?

Steam games, you can install on either or both.
You can also move games back and forth as desired.

Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

To move an already installed game
Games library
Right click the game
Properties
Local Files
Move Install Folder

 

[nerijus803]

I am actually just planning to buy the new pc, and i dont know how much space should SSD have.
And does SSD boost my gameplay or only the loading screens?

 

[USAFRet]

I am actually just planning to buy the new pc, and i dont know how much space should SSD have.
And does SSD boost my gameplay or only the loading screens?

SSD does not impact FPS.
Load times for new levels, yes.

For your new PC, minimum 250GB SSD.

 

[richiestang_78]

500Gb offers the best price per storage for SSDs, at least with the 2.5 inch drives, not sure about the m.2 ones.

 

[coozie7]

For preference on the SSD to speed up load/save times leaving the HDD to store bulk data like videos, movies etc where high transfer speeds are not required.
Most current games will install anywhere, but older games can be picky and will only install to the system C: drive.
Do bear in mind the SIZE of current games, a 50Gb install is not unusual so it won't take long to fill a <>250Gb SSD, nor a 500Gb one for that matter if you want or desire a fairly large selection of games installed.
Purists will howl when I say this but for a gaming user 2.5" SATA drives are perfectly adequate, top class NVME PCI-X4 drives really only come into their own in super heavy workloads where masses of data needs to be shifted, for more normal mortals the speed improvements are measured in seconds of load/save time.

 

[USAFRet]

I am actually just planning to buy the new pc, and i dont know how much space should SSD have.
And does SSD boost my gameplay or only the loading screens?

What other drives will be in this system?

250-500GB SSD for the OS, applications, and a game or two.
1-2TB HDD for other stuff. Including large games.

 

[RolandJS]

...and your SSD has to have sufficient free space as a "work table" -- I think I saw elsewhere 20-25% free byte-space is enough.