I am currently running 40TB of Seagate 7E8 SED HDD's but..... Star Citizen wants SSD's.... so I need an SSD. Preferably enough for SC plus it's updates and my OS. Anyone got a preferred brand?
Anyone got a good SSD recommendation?
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850 or 860 series of ssds from Samsung are universally loved. Used all over in enterprises as well.
Yeah, I may go with a 4TB 860 EVO, they look pretty reliable.
SullyQuindarius
Admiral
Forty terabytes?
HOLY JESUS MAN.
What the hell do you have on your computer? Skynet?
HOLY JESUS MAN.
What the hell do you have on your computer? Skynet?
Do you have all of the Simpsons episodes or something?
NM. Does your computer have an m.2 slot. If so, get one of those, pref a Samsung 960. If you don’t, honestly, most SSDs will work. Crucial and Samsung are two good manufacturers, but there are other good ones as well.
NM. Does your computer have an m.2 slot. If so, get one of those, pref a Samsung 960. If you don’t, honestly, most SSDs will work. Crucial and Samsung are two good manufacturers, but there are other good ones as well.
Some of my work files are 20+TB. And nah, unfortunately I don't have an open m.2 slot currently.
Irishninja
Lieutenant
I run two of these puppies in RAID 0 for max space AND max speed.
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I think that you might mean that some of your work files are 2.0 TB in size my friend.
While the individual files are small, porting over entire projects can actually be rather large. The overall size can be 20+ at the end of the day.
Nah, forensics stuff mainly.
Don’t mix work computers and gaming computers. Putting SC in a computer you use for work is a bad idea. Instead, build a dedicated gaming computer. Especially if you are doing forensics stuff.
I've got hundreds of Sandisk SSD's 128, 256, and 512 and never had a problem with any of them. They're cheap, fast, and reliable. Good middle ground drives.
You also can't really go wrong with Intel ones. Not tried Samsung myself but everyone else loves them.
You also can't really go wrong with Intel ones. Not tried Samsung myself but everyone else loves them.
Radegast74
Space Marshal
The Samsung 960's and now 970's are really great & affordable drives. If you don't have an open m.2 slot, you could also put one in on a PCI card, and get not max speed, but definitely faster than any SATA drive. And when you upgrade your rig, just move that puppy out of the PCI card and into your new & open m.2 slot!
I've been using both a 950 on one computer and 960 M.2 SSD on another and I will never go back to a standard SSD. They are well worth the money at any size.