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Hey guys,

New to the forum, and would like some help and information.

I am currently assembling a new PC - mostly for gaming - and it came to decision on HD or SSD (which I never used before). I was thinking of adding a SDD ,either 60gb or 120gb, only for the OS (win 7) and a 1TB SATA 2 for the bulk of files.

So for the question:
- For gaming, is it worth it?
- Only for Win 7 would you recommend a SDD 60Gb or 120Gb?
- Also are the Corsair Force 3 good? If not, what would you suggest?

Thank in advance, any comment is appreciated.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
The SSD will speed loading of your games a bit if that's important to you. I don't think it will have much effect on playing.

But the SSD will definitely improve overall "responsiveness" of your system.

60 GB is enough for most situations. You can install games on the HDD if need be to save space. Windows itself takes under 20 GB. I have 55 applications installed on an 80 GB SSD and have only 28 GB occupied.

The hot recommendations are Crucial M4, Intel 320, and Samsung (I think the 830 series?), but any of them are way way way faster than your HDD. Shop by reliability/freedom from problems/support/price.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
^ Excellent and thorough advice from ignatz - there is little more that could be added.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Thanks for the info guys.

Very helpful.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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