Just before the beta ended, I played it on the same computer with both an HDD and an SSD:
New area loading was about 3x faster with the SSD.
Asset-loading FPS drops were more harsh with the HDD.
Performance with a lot of monsters and action was identical.
As the play session went on and more game resources were cached in memory, the HDD/SSD differential eventually disappeared.
I'm in the process of building a new system, but re-using my SSD. I mirrored the SSD to a hard drive so the old system would remain usable, then pulled the SSD for the new build. This gave me the opportunity to give a fair comparison between the two technologies
Once you're loaded, SSD vs. HDD is meaningless. It's all GPU from that point on*. So an SSD isn't going to improve your PvP success.
They are nice, and make great OS drives, but in general I'd consider them a luxury item with little value for gaming. Especially the 60 GB one you're looking at. It'll get very cramped, especially when you factor in future D3 expansion packs and the many programs that insist on being on your C-drive.
* Assuming you have enough RAM and CPU performance, of course.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
- New area loading was about 3x faster with the SSD.
- Asset-loading FPS drops were more harsh with the HDD.
- Performance with a lot of monsters and action was identical.
- As the play session went on and more game resources were cached in memory, the HDD/SSD differential eventually disappeared.
I'm in the process of building a new system, but re-using my SSD. I mirrored the SSD to a hard drive so the old system would remain usable, then pulled the SSD for the new build. This gave me the opportunity to give a fair comparison between the two technologiesThey are nice, and make great OS drives, but in general I'd consider them a luxury item with little value for gaming. Especially the 60 GB one you're looking at. It'll get very cramped, especially when you factor in future D3 expansion packs and the many programs that insist on being on your C-drive.
* Assuming you have enough RAM and CPU performance, of course.