Is ssd's write speed important for gaming?

[Dani95]

like 1 ssd has 540 read and 180 write
other one has 540 read and 540 write

would it matter if you're using the ssd for open world games?

 

[Shaun o]

When you are playing a game or loading one it is the read speed that you should be concerned about.

If you plan on buying a SSD, opt for one with equal read and write speeds.

SSD drives that are of a cheaper price with the same storage capacity, often have a poor read or write speed.
It can be one or the other.

Even if you are using a game that is open world.
You will see more benefits to running the game from an SSD drive, because often the maps of an open world game are so big when you are playing it new textures and scenery are periodically loaded from the SSD drive to your main system memory and the graphics card memory of the graphics card you have if Pci-e based.

As it would require vast amounts of system memory, or graphics card memory to hold all of the game textures and scenery or created landscapes for the complete open world map of the game.

It is often cached from the hard drive or storage device as locations change. Using an SSD would allow the data to be loaded more quickly.
And avoid any lagging in a game where textures scenery or new landscapes are required or a different environment in the game at a set location.

 

[Dani95]

When you are playing a game or loading one it is the read speed that you should be concerned about.

If you plan on buying a SSD, opt for one with equal read and write speeds.

SSD drives that are of a cheaper price with the same storage capacity, often have a poor read or write speed.
It can be one or the other.

Even if you are using a game that is open world.
You will see more benefits to running the game from an SSD drive, because often the maps of an open world game are so big when you are playing it new textures and scenery are periodically loaded from the SSD drive to your main system memory and the graphics card memory of the graphics card you have if Pci-e based.

As it would require vast amounts of system memory, or graphics card memory to hold all of the game textures and scenery or created landscapes for the complete open world map of the game.

It is often cached from the hard drive or storage device as locations change. Using an SSD would allow the data to be loaded more quickly.
And avoid any lagging in a game where textures scenery or new landscapes are required or a different environment in the game at a set location.

"avoid any lagging in a game where textures scenery or new landscapes are required or a different environment in the game at a set location."

so basicly if i use an ssd to avoid game from stuttering when loading textures etc,high write speed has no effect on it and will perform as good as the low one if the read speed is same right?

 

[Shaun o]

No it`s better to have a drive that can read and write data.
When playing a game a drive such as an SSD drive due to read speeds is better.
As the data can be loaded quicker to system memory or a graphics card that has memory on it to store game textures.
It can also transfer far more data in a shorter time.

 

[Dani95]

No it`s better to have a drive that can read and write data.
When playing a game a drive such as an SSD drive due to read speeds is better.
As the data can be loaded quicker to system memory or a graphics card that has memory on it to store game textures.
It can also transfer far more data in a shorter time.

i see,i already have a 120gb ssd for only OS with 540 read and 540 write and was thinking of buying a second one with 250gb
ONLY for games but the only option i have here atm has a low write speed..
That s why i was asking,does it really matter to have low write speed if i'm not gonna be using it for OS and just for games?

 

[dudeman509]

No it`s better to have a drive that can read and write data.
When playing a game a drive such as an SSD drive due to read speeds is better.
As the data can be loaded quicker to system memory or a graphics card that has memory on it to store game textures.
It can also transfer far more data in a shorter time.

i see,i already have a 120gb ssd for only OS with 540 read and 540 write and was thinking of buying a second one with 250gb
ONLY for games but the only option i have here atm has a low write speed..
That s why i was asking,does it really matter to have low write speed if i'm not gonna be using it for OS and just for games?

Not really. However, there are several lower-quality drives out there, usually those with unbalanced speeds, that may experience a large performance degradation over time compared to the better quality drive.