Should I Get An SSD?

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I am wondering if it would be worth it to get an ssd 128gb now instead of an hdd and just install windows 8.1 and a few programs (like google chrome and anit virus). I have an external 2TB usb 3.0 hdd that I play games off of now. So I would play games from the external drive and run my OS and browser on a 128gb ssd. Is this a good plan until I get an hdd or just skip the ssd and get the 1tb internal hdd now?

If I do get an ssd, what brand should I get?
 
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Buy the SSD. Install the OS and applications on it.
Add an internal HDD later.
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That all depends on your priorities. If you prefer space, you should get an internal HDD but if you fancy faster boot times, snappy OS and quick applications loading, go for an SSD. There are also 256GB SSDs available in the market which are a good mix of value and performance.
 
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sure, buy one. a 128G would be the perfect size for OS and most apps (except far too many games). if you only have a few games, then maybe a 240/256G SSD would be viable. toss your music on it too (that doesn't take up too much space).

unless you gave 100s of gigs of music, and games, and other stuff - in which case, a 120/128G SSD is right, and keep all that massive junk on a regular hard drive.
 
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I may have worded it badly, but i'm pretty much asking if its worth it to just use my external hdd usb 3.0 I have now to play games off of and put os and apps on the ssd and get an hdd later on. Or just get an internal 1tb HDD and skip the ssd.
 
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Buy the SSD. Install the OS and applications on it.
Add an internal HDD later.
 
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Contrary to popular opinion, an SSD is a terrific upgrade and a nice tweak in many games that use repetitive features such as maps, npcs etc.

The first time anything is loaded, it comes from the hdd to a cache file in Windows, which would happen to be on the SSD. From there any further loading of the same file is done from the SSD cache file. So a game may take a second to load at first, but from there its all done at SSD speed, not HDD speeds. This is why it's important to leave about 20% of the SSD empty, its for that cache memory. It may not be of much use in 1st person shooters since new missions = new maps etc, but for games like Skyrim where you are constantly on a few different maps, its a huge bonus in time sitting around waiting for stuff to load.
This doesn't just apply to games, it applies to every file, so photoshop is a blessing after the first load from hdd storage etc.
 
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