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    SSD Drives and Gaming

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Morpheus1, Aug 19, 2011.

  1. Morpheus1

    Morpheus1 Notebook Consultant

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    How much does a drive like this help vs a 750GB 7200 rpm?

    500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Hybrid Drive 4gb SSD Momentus XT
     
    Morpheus1, Aug 19, 2011
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    quicker load times.
     
    lazard, Aug 19, 2011
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    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    It basically only helps to reduce loading times.

    Perhaps if you have some extremely high res textures it might improve framerate very slightly.

    Also, if you play a game with lots and lots of mods installed, it can be a significant help because the loading times become shorter.
     
    moviemarketing, Aug 19, 2011
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    So for gaming it does not really effect anything just the load times between acts/sections of the games. Thanks. It's be nice to have one but isn't a requirement then for me. The only games I play that it would effect are Batman and The Witcher.
     
    Morpheus1, Aug 19, 2011
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    Yep.

    Apart from gaming, it also reduces your general boot up and shutdown times for your computer, of course.

    IMO the real benefit is not for games, but more for people who work with really large files in apps like Photoshop, etc.
     
    moviemarketing, Aug 19, 2011
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    If a game uses stream loading then it can help reduce stuttering. That's about it as for playability.
     
    funky monk, Aug 19, 2011
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    Thanks All!
     
    Morpheus1, Aug 19, 2011
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    Yeah, a good example is Oblivion and its continuous loading from the HDD.
     
    lozanogo, Aug 21, 2011
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    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    this might help

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    Recently got a OCZ Vertex 2E SSD, and oh my, what a difference, i use it for my OS and some programs etc, i will never go back to a mechanical drive again, the speed increase in everything i do is dramatic.

    I still use external 2.5 drive for files and storage etc.
     
    junglebungle, Aug 22, 2011
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