1 TB HDD with 128 MB SSD vs 256 MB SSD
New laptop time folks! Avid Sims 3 player - all expansions (except Katy Perry of course...) Mods and a sizable amount of CC. Question is, should I be more inclined to go for a 1 TB HDD with 128...
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I assume you mean GBs in both places where you said MBs there. ;)
Neither SSD is large enough to game on. On the first option, you would need to install the game and redirect the user Documents library (thus the eventual user game folder) to the larger HDD. Small SSDs like that are meant for the operating system and related apps like anti-virus/malware, not really anything else. You would lose the benefit that SSDs give to TS3, but there really wouldn't be much of a choice with only 128 GB to work with.
On the second option, there is no second drive? In that case you wouldn't have any installation choices but you will most likely find yourself forever running out of space and keep needing to push saved games and content to external storage. It gets far less convenient if you have more than just TS3 going, as other games will need space just for themselves. Both Windows and the games require at least 15% or 35 GB free space (a bit more gives some breathing room, and Win 10 might actually want more than that) in order to maneuver properly.
Better, although it increases the price tag, would be an SSD that is at least 512 GB with or without a second drive.
What are the other specs on the options being considered -- processor, RAM, and graphics cards are also very important.
Neither SSD is large enough to game on. On the first option, you would need to install the game and redirect the user Documents library (thus the eventual user game folder) to the larger HDD. Small SSDs like that are meant for the operating system and related apps like anti-virus/malware, not really anything else. You would lose the benefit that SSDs give to TS3, but there really wouldn't be much of a choice with only 128 GB to work with.
On the second option, there is no second drive? In that case you wouldn't have any installation choices but you will most likely find yourself forever running out of space and keep needing to push saved games and content to external storage. It gets far less convenient if you have more than just TS3 going, as other games will need space just for themselves. Both Windows and the games require at least 15% or 35 GB free space (a bit more gives some breathing room, and Win 10 might actually want more than that) in order to maneuver properly.
Better, although it increases the price tag, would be an SSD that is at least 512 GB with or without a second drive.
What are the other specs on the options being considered -- processor, RAM, and graphics cards are also very important.
