Is a SSD Truly needed for Gaming

[Walrusprodigy]

my current build at the moment is:
- Intel I5 2500k 3.3 GHz Sandy Bridge
- EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
- GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
- Crucial M4 128gb SSD
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm

- My question is could i opt out of the ssd and put the 125$ towards a gtx 670

-Thanks

PS I play LoL, Wow, Mass Effect 3, Diablo 3, and Counterstrike

 

[gary1]

my current build at the moment is:
- Intel I5 2500k 3.3 GHz Sandy Bridge
- EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750M 750W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE
- Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
- GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
- Crucial M4 128gb SSD
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm

- My question is could i opt out of the ssd and put the 125$ towards a gtx 670

-Thanks

PS I play LoL, Wow, Mass Effect 3, Diablo 3, and Counterstrike

Only thing SSD really gets you a shorter load times, and a 12 second windows boot. You will be fine with a regular SSD.

Oh, and get the TX650, that'll be enough, and made by SS.

 

[clutchc]

If your main use for the machine is gaming, by all means put the $$ towards something else. SSDs are nice, but far from a necessity in gaming. In fact, because my SSD is so small, I have all my games on my 2nd HDD. Gaming in all its glory is mainly about the graphics card.

 

[WR2]

Not a requirement.
SSD is a luxury. Something you add once you've taken care of the core components that are needed to meet your gaming goals.

 

[WR2]

- My question is could i opt out of the ssd and put the 125$ towards a gtx 670

GTX 670.
You can always add a SSD later.

 

[hobbesandtigger]

An SSD is something that everyone says you don't need, but once you have it you will ask yourself why didn't you get one before. If you exlusively play one or two games then yes, it is probably worth it as you could easily store those games on a 128 gigabyte drive. And for general use of the computer it gives a completely different experience. Applications open instantly, things respond when you click on them. Is it necessary, probably not, but I think it is a better investment than buying a video card that will marginally improve your graphics performance.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

SSD's offer no improvement in in-game performance whatsoever (assuming your HDD isn't just the slowest HDD on the planet). Load times will be quicker...And that's it.

For everyday uses other than gaming, a SSD is great, though.

 

[FudgeKing123]

Dont worry about ssd get 750 ti or like wr2 said a 670 gpu first.