SSD or HDD?

[Sol-Invictus]

Hiya,

I'm wondering if I should get a Samsung Evo 250GB SSD or a 1TB Seagate HDD?
I currently have a 500GB HDD with my OS and games on.

My computer is a gaming PC, I'll need as much space as possible. I know the SSD would be absolutely amazing for the OS/Some games, but if I plan on having all these Steam games installed, what would be worth the money more? Much bigger HDD or much faster SSD?

Thanks

 

[GamingEnthusiast420]

You already have a 500GB HDD. Get the SSD, transfer OS + Online games, and put all the other stuff on the 500GB.

 

[Sol-Invictus]

Ah, sorry, I should've clarified; my current 500GB HDD is over 7 years old and dying, taking between 4-7 minutes to load my desktop from boot.

 

[USAFRet]

A 250GB by itself probably isn't large enough for a gaming system.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I agree a 250 is not enough for a gaming system.

In a best case scenario buy both. If you can't then get the HDD. You need the space more than you need the speed.

 

[Sol-Invictus]

I originally wanted the SSD, then I got the idea that I have so many Steam games I want to install, that I would be installing more often than usual, and that I may make my SSD die earlier than the usual write amount. Would that be a justifiable worry or would it be hard to hit the write amount before the life amount? Which makes me want the HDD for space and longevity.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I originally wanted the SSD, then I got the idea that I have so many Steam games I want to install, that I would be installing more often than usual, and that I may make my SSD die earlier than the usual write amount. Would that be a justifiable worry or would it be hard to hit the write amount before the life amount? Which makes me want the HDD for space and longevity.

Worrying about the lifetime of an SSD these days unless you buy a cheap junk one, is a waste of time. The thing will be obsolete before you wear it out. Heck a hard drive is more likely to fail, I generally give consumer hard drives 5 years before I consider them past their prime.