ioraleJul 30, 2023

Is it worth replacing a HDD with a SSD for games with constant updates?

https://lemmynsfw.com/post/519274

Is it worth replacing a HDD with a SSD for games with constant updates? - Lemmy NSFW

So my HDD (1TB) where I kept my pc games (Battlenet, Steam, Minecraft and such) seems to be corrupt or something (CHKDSK doesn’t bring up any problem but games or launchers sometimes won’t open or load too slow until I reinstall/verify them; I already formated it but nothing changed) so I am being forced to replace it and I am tempted to buy a SSD, but before I do I have a couple of questions: -How worth it will it be in the long term? Since it’s for some games that will get updates constantly-ish (Like Overwatch, Terraria, Deep Rock Galactic, their own launchers, mods and others) I fear it dying sooner than expected (way before the expected 15 years mark). -How cheap could I go? I was thinking about a NS100 [https://www.amazon.com.mx/Lexar%C2%AE-NS100-Unidad-Estado-s%C3%B3lido/dp/B07XH57DDX], a CS900 [https://www.amazon.com.mx/PNY-CS900-Disco-interno-SSD7CS900-120-RB/dp/B07Y5VDNT9] or a WD Green [https://www.amazon.com.mx/Western-Digital-WDS100T3G0A-Disco-Interno/dp/B09JQMGHDW] (no ADATA because their SSD have failed me previously). -What brands/models are decent/acceptable if I have to keep looking for alternatives? If it’s not a good idea I’ll just get a new HDD, but I’d like to know before I decide anything.

Show threadVector610
Personally I feel it’s worth it. If you stick with a name brand like Samsung you will get a long life out of it. The loading times are noticeably faster on SSDs.
Jul 30, 2023 at 9:07pmWeb
Show threadioraleJul 30, 2023
Samsung goes beyond my budget, and yeah that last part is why I began to wonder about the upgrade.
Show threadJDubbleuJul 30, 2023
If you’re on a budget that WD Green drive is a great choice. They get slept on because they’re ultimately second to Samsung in the storage space, but they make great drives and have been solid since before I was even born (I’m 23). I actually ran a 1TB WD HDD in 2013 that only recently started making ticking noises. I proactively replaced it since SSDs are stupid cheap nowadays, but I probably could’ve run it for a while longer before having any issues.
Show threadAlphaOmegaJul 31, 2023

WD green are not good HDDs. Based on how many failures I’ve seen, they are good for 2 to 3 years tops. And with a failure rate higher than any other HDDs I’ve seen.

Do not buy WD green. If you got more than 5 years out of that HDD it’s a small miracle.

Show threadJDubbleuJul 31, 2023
WD Greens are most commonly SSDs. They do make WD Green HDDs but they’re not common, and the one OP had picked out was a 1 TB WD Green SSD.
Show threadrambosJul 31, 2023

Is it worth to replace HDD with SSD? It is and it was for last 10 years if you can afford it. Nowdays you pay 25 €/tb for HDD and 50+ €/tb for SSD. Higher capacity is getting cheaper on HDD, but its getting much more expensive on SSD. Since you are fine with 1TB I would get SSD for sure. If you need storage just for media files or backup then get huge HDD instead.

I had samsung evo failure. Now I just buy the cheapest one. My OCZ vertex 3 120gb is still working fine, same with all cheap patriot p200 and simmilar. Warranty is your friend and you just need luck after that. Well backup all important data no matter is it on HDD or SSD

Show threadklydeJul 30, 2023
It might be a second or two but idk about ‘noticeably’ faster. I have games on both.
Show threadAlphaOmegaJul 31, 2023
Unless you’re still on Sata 2, everything should load faster. Like up to 10x faster
Show threadThere1snospoon7491Jul 31, 2023
If I had an SSD that ran the same speed as a HDD I’d want a refund lol