Good thing I already said it happens in D3. As was already stated in this very thread by others. The game loads things that will cause FPS drops while you're playing. An SSD alleviates this.
The beta is laggy as hell on even great system, though D3 will supposedly run much smoother when its live.
There is also the question of how much information is being loaded. The information at any on time would have to reach a certain point before you would notice any difference at all.
The final version isn't even out to say one way or the other would be false. Though from experience with other games, even HDD intensive games, we know the overall FPS difference will be almost nothing.
If you have shitloads of money to blow, then sure, get an SSD and HDD. If you are on a tight budget, then the SSD is by far the best thing to throw to the curb.
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"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
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."
I wasn't trying to provide proof, as its pretty much common knowledge among gamers. Instead I commented on you so called "proof".
Your link doesn't even work....It goes to an article about memory.
Crysis is an old game, maybe more HDD dependent than others, idk I haven't played it. Though one thing is certain, a single benchmark on one game means nothing.
There are a lot of other unknown factors from that benchmark that we don't know.
The fact of the matter is that picture is about as much proof as an episode of scooby doo.
Edit: Unless it was your intention to not even provide a link for the HDD argument. Did you think a mere picture was enough evidence? I can only assume so.
Anyways from the same article you linked regarding memory,
Conclusion:
"
Every time when we discussed the effects of memory speed on the overall performance
in certain configurations, we arrived at the conclusion that these effects were quite insignificant. This conclusion that we made back in the days for Socket AM3 and LGA1156 systems proved true one more time."
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I actually found the link,
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (2.66GHz) Motherboard: Intel DG45ID Chipset: Intel G45 Chipset Drivers: Intel 8.1.1.1010 (Intel) Memory: Corsair XMS2-8500 1066 Video Card: VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
The system was slightly better than recommended settings for crisis.
You'll notice the average framerate barely goes up...
But the minimum framerate skyrockets.
This is caused by the engine not preloading textures fast enough. It can happen in some games for a number of reasons. Lack or RAM, the player spinning around really fast... or maybe the game has difficult terrain, or the engine just has stupid preloading algorithms.
However, in most games, situations like this aren't encountered often, unless you are strapped for RAM.
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"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
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.
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"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
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.
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There is also the question of how much information is being loaded. The information at any on time would have to reach a certain point before you would notice any difference at all.
The final version isn't even out to say one way or the other would be false. Though from experience with other games, even HDD intensive games, we know the overall FPS difference will be almost nothing.
If you have shitloads of money to blow, then sure, get an SSD and HDD. If you are on a tight budget, then the SSD is by far the best thing to throw to the curb.
"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
I wasn't trying to provide proof, as its pretty much common knowledge among gamers. Instead I commented on you so called "proof".
Your link doesn't even work....It goes to an article about memory.
Crysis is an old game, maybe more HDD dependent than others, idk I haven't played it. Though one thing is certain, a single benchmark on one game means nothing.
There are a lot of other unknown factors from that benchmark that we don't know.
The fact of the matter is that picture is about as much proof as an episode of scooby doo.
Edit: Unless it was your intention to not even provide a link for the HDD argument. Did you think a mere picture was enough evidence? I can only assume so.
Anyways from the same article you linked regarding memory,
Conclusion:
"
===============================================================
I actually found the link,
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2614/14
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 (2.66GHz) Motherboard: Intel DG45ID Chipset: Intel G45 Chipset Drivers: Intel 8.1.1.1010 (Intel) Memory: Corsair XMS2-8500 1066 Video Card: VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
The system was slightly better than recommended settings for crisis.
You'll notice the average framerate barely goes up...
But the minimum framerate skyrockets.
This is caused by the engine not preloading textures fast enough. It can happen in some games for a number of reasons. Lack or RAM, the player spinning around really fast... or maybe the game has difficult terrain, or the engine just has stupid preloading algorithms.
However, in most games, situations like this aren't encountered often, unless you are strapped for RAM.
"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
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.
"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."
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.
"Just google "diablo 3 gold guide" and magical rainbow covered demons will assault your eyes."