[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[devildogelite]

SSD's are supposed to last, like, 2-3x longer than HDD's on average so long as you're using them for what they're designed (caching, running your most important applications, booting) and not what a HDD is designed to be able to handle (20~gb+ write per day).

Don't know why so many people have been having their SSD's fail lately, which brand are you using?

It was corsair. I'm gonna RMA it. I really wish I bought 2 64gb ssd's instead of a 120gb. I would rather have the caching.

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[MegaScientifical]

Well the drive seems to only run when it is being used, which I assume is correct. After a while of disuse, it powers down. But I can hear when it is on...

[Tokthree]

Are HDD's supposed to power down when inactive?

[MegaScientifical]

I assumed it was normal for it to power itself down when not in use since it was secondary and nowadays those nerds up at Microsoft and the motherboard creators down in Silicon Valley do crazy crap like that.

[Legodude77]

The one bad thing about SSDs are they have a limited write amount, after you go over that limit they won't work properly anymore. (But it's really high, you may never reach it unless you constantly write to it)

[NalNalas]

The one bad thing about SSDs are they have a limited write amount, after you go over that limit they won't work properly anymore. (But it's really high, you may never reach it unless you constantly write to it)

and that they are really loving expensive

[Treynolds416]

and that they are really loving expensive

for the performance you get for the price, it's really pretty good

[devildogelite]

I assumed it was normal for it to power itself down when not in use since it was secondary and nowadays those nerds up at Microsoft and the motherboard creators down in Silicon Valley do crazy crap like that.

The hard drive powers off if it's a secondary hard drive. When you go to use something on it you'll hear it spin up and probably a little lag. Then once you're using it it'll be fine and normal.

[curiosblockland6]

The one bad thing about SSDs are they have a limited write amount, after you go over that limit they won't work properly anymore. (But it's really high, you may never reach it unless you constantly write to it)

but HDDs have moving parts, which can wear out as well

[MegaScientifical]

There's definitely something wrong. It was running, making that woom-woom-woom noise, and then it suddenly stopped with like a... grinding noise? I can't actually remember what the noise was, but I know it was bad. I opened a folder on the drive through a shortcut, and it went spun up again making the normal noises again, and loaded the files as it should. But it shouldn't be grinding to a halt.

[Legodude77]

but HDDs have moving parts, which can wear out as well

But if the parts break, you could just get them repaired. With a SSD there is nothing you can do.

Though we usually just use SSDs for boot up so the write limit isn't really a problem if all the SSD is doing is just reading.

[Momentum]

in star trek into darkness, they use the cyborg R.A.T mice as mice on some computers.

[devildogelite]

But if the parts break, you could just get them repaired. With a SSD there is nothing you can do.

Though we usually just use SSDs for boot up so the write limit isn't really a problem if all the SSD is doing is just reading.

You're not getting a mechanical HDD repaired.

[(Frankie)]

so it wouldn't be wise to replace my hdd with an sdd of the same size?

[MackTheHunter]

so it wouldn't be wise to replace my hdd with an sdd of the same size?

SDD is fine, just remember that they apparently don't last as long - and if you permanently delete something, you can't do data recovery - it's gone.