Raible 24 Posted August 9, 2012 Thought Id share.Went from a old SATA 2.0 3 GB drive to a SATA 3.0 6 GB SSD today and holy crap what a speed increase on load times.WLE went from 5.9 to 7.9.Who knew? LOLIm ready for you ARMA 3! Well hopefully... lolDont troll me too hard.. So you specifically saw a decrease in load times for Arma2? I am very seriously considering an SSD for a new gaming drive but I have always been concerned about the amount of benefit certain games would actually get from it. I would use it only as a game drive. I could care less how fast Windows loads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordopeth 274 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) So you specifically saw a decrease in load times for Arma2? I am very seriously considering an SSD for a new gaming drive but I have always been concerned about the amount of benefit certain games would actually get from it. I would use it only as a game drive. I could care less how fast Windows loads.Decrease in load times? I said increase, in a major way. =)I have also read people buying 32 gig SSD HD's just to install ARMA 2 on them only.. =) Edited August 9, 2012 by opeth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkwaveDomina 1099 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) So you specifically saw a decrease in load times for Arma2? I am very seriously considering an SSD for a new gaming drive but I have always been concerned about the amount of benefit certain games would actually get from it. I would use it only as a game drive. I could care less how fast Windows loads.I've not played DayZ on a standard HDD but, I have to be honest with you; While the application itself will load me in to the server lobby pretty much immediately, the connecting load screens (Loading, Creating Character, etc.) often take forever and I don't notice myself getting in to servers before my SSD-less friends do if we were in the lobby at the same time.Most of the loading screens are chatter and mission file/character uploading/downloading between the client, server, and hive I think. Edited August 9, 2012 by Ulfhedjinn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger05 41 Posted August 9, 2012 I have a shitty hard drive but I am using ram disk to make my ram a virtual hard drive and I have dayZ loaded on there. Do I still need an ssd? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordopeth 274 Posted August 9, 2012 I've not played DayZ on a standard HDD but, I have to be honest with you; While the application itself will load me in to the server lobby pretty much immediately, the connecting load screens (Loading, Creating Character, etc.) often take forever and I don't notice myself getting in to servers before my SSD-less friends do if we were in the lobby at the same time.Most of the loading screens are chatter and mission file/character uploading/downloading between the client, server, and hive I think./agreed. Comparing to the 7200 SATA 2 drive I had. Getting to the lobby using DayZCommander went from a possible 30-60 second load time to about 4-10 second load time.Even the "Setup Complete" screen to being in the game really fast as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkwaveDomina 1099 Posted August 9, 2012 /agreed. Comparing to the 7200 SATA 2 drive I had. Getting to the lobby using DayZCommander went from a possible 30-60 second load time to about 4-10 second load time.Even the "Setup Complete" screen to being in the game really fast as well.Yeah getting to the lobby, and getting on to the world after "setup complete", are almost so fast you don't even see them.My problem is the bit between the lobby and "setup complete", where I often get stuck with the yellow "loading" text for 5 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyairborne 18 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) built my comp in Feb, debated going SSD or not. all hard drive prices were very high at the time. (floods) but i ended up biting the bullet and going with a Crucial M4. its like night and day compared to my old comp. loaded BF3 on it. fricken flys. SSD is the best purchase Ive made for my computer ever i think. love my new rig now :) and SSD prices have come down since I bought mine in Feb. ill be getting another.soon Edited August 9, 2012 by CrazyAirborne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkwaveDomina 1099 Posted August 9, 2012 built my comp in Feb, debated going SSD or not. all hard drive prices were very high at the time. (floods) but i ended up biting the bullet and going with a Crucial M4. its like night and day compared to my old comp. loaded BF3 on it. fricken flys. love my new computer now :) and SSD prices have come down since I bought mine in Feb. ill be getting another.soonCrucial M4 brofist. :beans: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thermonuke1@gmail.com 110 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Im running two Force 3 120GB SSD's in raid.Its omfg fast. Windows and games load like I would have never imagined.I was always stand off-ish like many others. Like some have said, I wish I had done it sooner.I still use a WD 1TB HDD for storage duties or games I dont play often. All my caching is done on the mechanical as well to spare the SSD's the wear. Edited August 9, 2012 by ThermoNuke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aussiestig 681 Posted August 9, 2012 Stop trying to justify making the bad decision of buying an SSD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyairborne 18 Posted August 9, 2012 Stop trying to justify making the bad decision of buying an SSDur just jealous. :Pshits tight yo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkwaveDomina 1099 Posted August 9, 2012 Stop trying to justify making the bad decision of buying an SSDJust out of curiosity, why do you think it is a bad decision?In my country consumer protection laws (the Distance Selling Regulations) mean things like electronics bought online can be returned within 7 working days, with no questions asked. Surely, if I thought it was a bad decision and had buyer's remorse, I would have gotten a full refund. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyairborne 18 Posted August 9, 2012 Just out of curiosity, why do you think it is a bad decision?In my country consumer protection laws (the Distance Selling Regulations) mean things like electronics bought online can be returned within 7 working days, with no questions asked. Surely, if I thought it was a bad decision and had buyer's remorse, I would have gotten a full refund.hes just trolling mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thermonuke1@gmail.com 110 Posted August 9, 2012 Stop trying to justify making the bad decision of buying an SSDTranslation: "I cant afford them and you should feel bad for it." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkwaveDomina 1099 Posted August 9, 2012 hes just trolling mateGood idea, I think I'll have a go at doing it back...Translation: "I cant afford them and you should feel bad for it."Or his mummy won't buy him one. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordopeth 274 Posted August 9, 2012 Translation: "I cant afford them and you should feel bad for it."LOL!There can me only one!! (troll)=) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
void.false@gmail.com 300 Posted August 9, 2012 Crucial M4 is a way to go! First I wanted to get OCZ one but did some research and found out that they are crappy. That's why my fav store sold them at huge discount. So I went with Crucial that got the best reviews but costed me twice as much as OCZ :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lordopeth 274 Posted August 9, 2012 Very nice Void!I got the OCZ for $139.99 for a 256gb. I couldn't pass that up. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MasterBlaster (DayZ) 21 Posted August 14, 2012 http://www.stefanjones.ca/steam/Steam Tool. Allows you to move steam games from your main steam folder to a diff hard drive. Has worked well for me.And if you don't like to install and use additional software, just try the "mklink" command http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link. It's easy to use and you have more control over the process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
