SLC Cache or SSD?

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Diem

Silver Level Poster
Hi, I'm leaning towards getting an SSD in my new build to improve application launch times etc (a bit of a treat, since I don't play many games which need investment on the GPU front). I was looking at either a SSD + HDD combination (e.g. the 90Gb Kingston + 1 Tb Caviar Black) or HDD + SLC (same 1 TB Black + 20 Gb Intel SSD).

The price difference is only £13 between the two (SSD + HDD slightly more expensive), which is less than I'd expect given the prices of SSDs. So I'm a little unsure about the relative merits of two set-ups. In principle I guess the SLC version gives you a sort of much larger SSD, as it caches what you use frequently, rather than having to make an conscious decision about what to install on what drive?
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
You pretty much nailed it yourself. It comes down to how you want to use it, i would much rather have the full SSD that i can choose what to put on it. If you have the cache drive (and it's only 20GB remember) you are at the mercy of the software as to what it caches. Not that it's always a bad thing, but i would much rather have the control myself.

I don't have a SSD but i do have the caviar black and really i can't fault it, so no matter what you do you shouldn't be short on speed.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
I've got a 60gb ssd for my OS, and its ace, (only a mid range drive now)

I love ssd's, they are ace! a nice 90 hyper x K would be a good choice, if ya just want OS installed, maybe a few other programs, then a nice 1tb or 2tb caviar black drive. :)
 
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Diem

Silver Level Poster
Thanks both. Everyone raves about the Black so I'll go with that, and the difference in cost means I'll probably go for the 90Gb. I mainly shoce the Kingston as it was cheaper than the alternative!

Now it's just a case of figuring out how I decide what to install where when I get it ;-)
 
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