What would be a good amount of GB too be to hold my operating system?

[TheBrightTom]

I'm building a pc soon and I'm just wondering as to what size of SSD to get to hold my operating system and updates etc

 

[USAFRet]

I'm building a pc soon and I'm just wondering as to what size of SSD to get to hold my operating system and updates etc

1. What other drives will be in this system?
2. For the OS/application drive, 250GB SSD. You can do it with a 120GB drive, but the price vs size heavily favors the 250.

 

[TheBrightTom]

The SSD will only be for the operating system, nothing else.

 

[USAFRet]

The SSD will only be for the operating system, nothing else.

That is a waste of an SSD.
Seriously.

A lot of things you DO want on the SSD other than the OS.
AV, browsers, all your utilities.
Trying to keep it only the OS, and you lose a lot of the benefit of having the SSD.

In any case...250GB drive for the C.

 

[TheBrightTom]

I'm having a SSD for OS and one for all my games etc

 

[USAFRet]

I'm having a SSD for OS and one for all my games etc

Games on the other drive, yes.
There are still many things you do want on the C drive. Hence my recommendation of a 250GB drive.

Price?
At Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820147372
The 850 EVO 250GB is $100
The 850 EVO 120GB is $80

Twice the space, and better speed, for 25% more $$.

 

[TheBrightTom]

Thank you very much