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adrian2055 · ‎06-08-2018

Hello Everyone,

I recently purchased a Western Digital 250GB SSD for my laptop and I notice virtually no change performance wise. The only thing different is that the windows experience index score went up. I also don't know if it's ok to install a lot of things on this drive either. I want to install GTA V, but it takes up 75GB of space and I'm worried that it will be too much for the drive. Did I make a bad purchase? I still have the old 1TB HDD that came with the computer. Do I need to re-install that hard drive?

Laptop Specs:

ASUS ROG G752VL-BHI7N32
Intel Core i7-6700 HQ Processor (2.6GHz Base Speed, 3.5GHz Turbo Speed) (4 Cores, 8 Threads)
17.3" LED-LCD Display (1920x1080 Full HD) (4K Ready)
12GB DDR4 2133 Mhz RAM (Upgradeable To 64GB RAM)
250GB WD SSD
2 M.2 Raid Slots
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M Graphics (2GB Card)
6MB L3 Cache
2 Built-In Speakers
1 Built-In Subwoofer
Built-In Wireless
M.2 Raid
Media Card Reader
Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Built-In Webcam
DVD Writer
Backlit Keyboard
Built-In Phone Charger Port (Through USB Slot)
1 HDMI Port
4 USB Ports (USB 2.0 and 3.0)
Built-In Bluetooth

Rob_W_ · ‎06-09-2018

Use *the *Ssd run your games from it, far quicker than hdd ( there only any good for bulk storage)
You should notice quite a difference in performance.
Yes it was a good buy.*
I would have thought you could use the m2 slots as well?*

adrian2055 · ‎06-10-2018

I can. I haven't purchased the m.2 drives yet...or learned how to configure them. I was under the impression that the entire system needed to have SSD's. I will use the current SSD for games. Do I need a bigger one?

xeromist · ‎06-10-2018

I have used an 80GB SSD for games. You just have to do more work uninstalling or moving games when you have a smaller drive. So if you have a larger drive you will be able to store more games simultaneously. Whether that is worth it is up to you.

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Natey2 · ‎07-03-2018

Unless you already have a server-class SAS drive, SSD drives are much faster than the usual SATA drives. They operate cooler too.

Use a benchmark like CrystalDiskMark to verify the speed difference. Turn off Windows "fast startup" and you'll see a significant difference in startup/reboot times.

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Buying an SSD......A mistake?