Just for Diablo 3? No way. You won't gain anything. I've got the D3 beta installed on an SSD and HDD on the same machine. I do notice the load times being longer for the HDD, but have yet to see any difference in actual gameplay. As Mysticjbyrd and overneathe have said, you can find dozens of benchmarks on other games comparing an HDD and SSD. The difference is always negligible during actual gameplay.
So, that brings us back to Kardax2's post earlier in the thread
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.
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.
No, no, no no.
Most modern games stream high-res textures off the hard drive as you play.
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.
No, no, no no.
Most modern games stream high-res textures off the hard drive as you play.
So I am assuming you are saying SSD is much better in games.
Do you have anything to back that up with? Because its completely contradictory to everything I have seen.
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One is never hurt by being given additional choices, only by taking them away. A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
Bought a Corsair 120gb SSD and love it! I also use a Seagate Momentus 500gb SSD Hybrid. Have Win7 installed on the SSD and startup is very quick. Also installed all my games on the SSD, Black Ops, Diablo 3 beta (when it was active), and Battlefield 3. All load and run quick and have made a difference in gameplay.
If you have the $$ get the SSD drive, if not, no big deal but you will notice the difference in all applications with a SSD
So, that brings us back to Kardax2's post earlier in the thread
No, no, no no.
Most modern games stream high-res textures off the hard drive as you play.
Do you have anything to back that up with? Because its completely contradictory to everything I have seen.
A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
A QUADRILLION MAGIC FIND is worthless if you can't kill shit!
If you have the $$ get the SSD drive, if not, no big deal but you will notice the difference in all applications with a SSD
That's the problem (which I know you know). There isn't anything that backs up what they are saying.