Is it true that SSD have Shorter LifeSPan?

[bp8401363]

Hello Friends
I want SSD because I want faster loading times of games.
My scenario is Install one game play it and then uninstall it.then Install another and the loop continues.
How long will the ssd Last?

 

[TechyInAZ]

It depends how often you'll do that, if your going to do that twice every week then expect around 5 years if not more.

While SSD's do have a short life span, they aren't short short. They will still last you until you buy a new system.

 

[Suztera]

A decent SSD would last a lot longer than HDD.

 

[USAFRet]

It will last decades.

Current consumer grade SSD's will far outlast the PC they are in, and their size.

For instance, the current Samsung 850 EVO 250GB is warranted for 75TB total writes, or 5 years.
My current boot drive (Kingston 120GB, but irrelevant) has ~8TB total writes in 2.5+ years of 24/7 use.

Extrapolate that usage out, and we get 20+ years use out of it.
Other actual performance tests have shown regular consumer grade SSD's to last well beyond 700TB total writes. At my current usage, my grandchildren could (theoretically) be using this drive, long after I'm wormfood.

The concept of SSD dying early from too many writes is long over.

 

[bp8401363]

It depends how often you'll do that, if your going to do that twice every week then expect around 5 years if not more.

While SSD's do have a short life span, they aren't short short. They will still last you until you buy a new system.

A decent SSD would last a lot longer than HDD.

It takes me at least 2 or 3 Weeks to Complete the Game.
I want to use the SSD only for Installing OS and Installing Games and Softwares.
At Software Part I will not install or uninstall or upgrade any Software that are installed already.
At Games Part you know the deal
If Windows 10 will launched I will definitely go for it.
After Reading above Statements How long do you think the SSD will last?Less than 5years?

 

[USAFRet]

If you fill it up to 98%, and if you write dozens or hundreds of GB every day....yes, you will kill it early (within a couple of years)

Don't do that.

 

[trainer772]

The lifespan of an SSD is long enough for any reasonable person to not factor it in when considering a purchase - the mobo, PSU, etc. are all more likely to die before the SSD dies.

If you write ~30 GB/day, a SSD will last you around 5-10 years at the very least. 30GB/day is equivalent to installing and uninstalling Battlefield 4 every other day... for 5-10 years straight.

 

[popatim]

SSD will outlast your need for it.
In 10 years you wont even consider a 240GB SSD...