Building new PC

[Felsvar]

Hey guys!

Building a new PC with SSD's (new to SSD's).

I was wondering if installing the OS on an SSD is it a good idea?

I was thinking of getting 2 SSD's

-A 120gb SSD for the OS

-A 500gb SSD for Games and Mostly used Software (might need an extra 500gb but I'll start with one for now)

- 1tb HDD for Downloads/Documentations/Random Files

Am I going on the right path?

What are your suggestions?

[Unseelie]

Getting an SSD for the os is a great idea.

If you can afford it, and I'd even suggest forgoing the HDD to save cost for this, try get a very fast read/write m.2 ssd for your operating system, because those things can really make a difference in boot times and file saves/loads.

Honestly, the fastest way to go would be an m.2 drive like this guy, We put one in my fiance's pc and it really has no bottlenecks, and with 500 gigs, it's got plenty of room to also hold the aps you use most often. It is a bit pricey, which is why I'd say get this one and only one of the others, or for the original build, forgo any others and just steal whatever you had in your old system, if that's possible.

at $200, it looks like memory like this has really come down in price from early 2017.

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[Lythrilux]

Yeah, you want to instal the OS to the SSD. You get a faster boot and OS performance overall.

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[Felsvar]

This is what I plan to buy. $109

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-500...B0784SLQM6

[Unseelie]

Do you have a partpicker built?

The build you're suggesting will work fine, but I don't think its the best your money can buy.

That SSD, for example, is very expensive.

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[Nen]

That SSD, for example, is very expensive.

A bit over 100$ for 500 GB sounds about what you'd expect considering its usually 20-30 cents per GB for more budget SSDs, not quite sure were hes getting 190 from since the link for me shows 109. (unless he made a typo)

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[Unseelie]

That SSD, for example, is very expensive.

A bit over 100$ for 500 GB sounds about what you'd expect considering its usually 20-30 cents per GB for more budget SSDs

thats..the high end on newegg.

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[Nen]

thats..the high end on newegg.

Im not seeing anything really below 100$ for 500 gigs in that link.( few at like 98 or so but thats it)

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[Unseelie]

This is what I plan to buy. $190

Crucial MX500 500GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX500-500...B0784SLQM6

thats..the high end on newegg.

Im not seeing anything really below 100$ for 500 gigs in that link.( few at like 98 or so but thats it)

he's not saying $100, he's saying $190

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[Felsvar]

Sorry it was a typo. $109