That link doesn't goto HDD, so I can't see how relevant that benchmark is.
My guess is that its an outlier game, or just a bad test that shows bias in favor of SSD.
I am leaning towards the latter as those min FPS are abysmal. I am guessing the system in question is severely lacking in other areas, thus skewing the benefit of the HDD.
"I can't find facts supporting my argument so I'm going to dismiss your proof by saying that it's wrong."
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.
Except some games such as D3 do some loading once you're already in the game. So in that case an SSD would help. But yes, you're right, as long as everything is preloaded at a loading screen it wouldn't affect gameplay.
+1 d3 is constantly loading everytime you take a step, that's why the load screens are so short.
The info coming in would have to exceed what the standard HDD could process to affect performance at all. That is no where near the case. HDD and Memory mean almost nothing in gaming, unless you are completely anal about load screens.
If you are building a new pc thats the absolute 1st place to look to cut spending.
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.
Except some games such as D3 do some loading once you're already in the game. So in that case an SSD would help. But yes, you're right, as long as everything is preloaded at a loading screen it wouldn't affect gameplay.
+1 d3 is constantly loading everytime you take a step, that's why the load screens are so short.
"I can't find facts supporting my argument so I'm going to dismiss your proof by saying that it's wrong."
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/memory/display/sandy-bridge-ddr3_7.html#sect0
+1 d3 is constantly loading everytime you take a step, that's why the load screens are so short.