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Isn't is the opposite? SSD for OS, programs and games, HDD for stuff like photos, videos, movies? Once I moved the games to SSD, load times improved tremendous

Isn't is the opposite? SSD for OS, programs and games, HDD for stuff like photos, videos, movies? Once I moved the games to SSD, load times improved tremendously.

daurnimator 11y ago
I'm in the top poster's category (as are many of my friends): On my gaming PC, the SSD is only 128GB; which can fit the OS on it and not much else. I then have a 2TB hard drive for games (which is 60% full). documents/photos/videos/movies I keep on my NAS where I can back them up and sync between devices.
stordoff 11y ago
Ideally, yes, the games would also be on SSD, but I've had my Steam library on a separate HDD for a while. I can get a 2TB HDD that is fast enough for me for around £60, which would store most of Steam library. Spending a similar amount on an SSD would only get around 240GB storage, which could be filled quickly depending what you want to play (random example from the Steam homepage: XCOM2 requires 45GB storage). I'd love to upgrade all my storage to SSDs, but the cost/benefit ratio isn't that great IMO (it's improving, so may be a non-issue in a few years). FWIW, photos/videos/movies get stored on my NAS (4x3TB;RAID5) unless I'm editing them in Premiere. Edit: fixed typo.
wlesieutre 11y ago
While I'd like to keep games on an SSD and get those fast load times, you can only fit so many 40GB installs on a 128GB drive. Especially if you use the computer for anything else. Frequently played or smallish games I keep installed on the boot drive, but plenty of them get bumped to the data drive. It's either that or uninstalling them.
emmelaich 11y ago
With http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover you can physically move stuff to D: selectively, but leave them logically on C:. Of course it's just a gui on junction points, so you don't need it but it's free and easy to use. [edit: not only for Steam, so should work for Oculus as well.]
- daurnimator 11y ago
  You haven't need this sort of trick for ~3 years. Steam now supports multiple drives/steam folders
  - emmelaich 11y ago
    Thanks, didn't know that. Can you move games after installation?
    - snuxoll 11y ago
      Not out of the box through the UI. You would have to cut/paste the game folders around, but Steam will automatically detect the move next time you restart the client.
ionised 11y ago
Small SSD for OS, large, separate SSD for games and game delivery platforms.

Isn't is the opposite? SSD for OS, programs and games, HDD for stuff like photos, videos, movies? Once I moved the games to SSD, load times improved tremendously.

daurnimator 11y ago

I'm in the top poster's category (as are many of my friends): On my gaming PC, the SSD is only 128GB; which can fit the OS on it and not much else. I then have a 2TB hard drive for games (which is 60% full). documents/photos/videos/movies I keep on my NAS where I can back them up and sync between devices.

stordoff 11y ago

Ideally, yes, the games would also be on SSD, but I've had my Steam library on a separate HDD for a while. I can get a 2TB HDD that is fast enough for me for around £60, which would store most of Steam library. Spending a similar amount on an SSD would only get around 240GB storage, which could be filled quickly depending what you want to play (random example from the Steam homepage: XCOM2 requires 45GB storage). I'd love to upgrade all my storage to SSDs, but the cost/benefit ratio isn't that great IMO (it's improving, so may be a non-issue in a few years). FWIW, photos/videos/movies get stored on my NAS (4x3TB;RAID5) unless I'm editing them in Premiere. Edit: fixed typo.

wlesieutre 11y ago

While I'd like to keep games on an SSD and get those fast load times, you can only fit so many 40GB installs on a 128GB drive. Especially if you use the computer for anything else. Frequently played or smallish games I keep installed on the boot drive, but plenty of them get bumped to the data drive. It's either that or uninstalling them.

emmelaich 11y ago

With http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover you can physically move stuff to D: selectively, but leave them logically on C:. Of course it's just a gui on junction points, so you don't need it but it's free and easy to use. [edit: not only for Steam, so should work for Oculus as well.]

daurnimator 11y ago
You haven't need this sort of trick for ~3 years. Steam now supports multiple drives/steam folders
- emmelaich 11y ago
  Thanks, didn't know that. Can you move games after installation?
  - snuxoll 11y ago
    Not out of the box through the UI. You would have to cut/paste the game folders around, but Steam will automatically detect the move next time you restart the client.

ionised 11y ago

Small SSD for OS, large, separate SSD for games and game delivery platforms.