Best SSD for PS4 at the moment?

neoglow · 28 Mar 2015 at 19:34

Was there not some videos on YouTube that highlighted only certain games have a significant speed increase from an SSD. I know GTA V showed an obvious speed up like when changing character ingame but other games showed very little or no difference in loading speed, ok by the nature of an SSD it will likely be quicker but if the game only speeds up by 1 second in loading...is it really worth it? Besides, you wouldn't know if the loading times are actually worse with an SSD in future games, well it could be, you never know!

If Sony don't fully support SSD tech with PS4 hardware, the expense is total overkill. Just get a bigger SSHD drive and enjoy the couple of extra seconds saved in loading, it costs a fraction of a large capacity SSD.

andrewohare · 28 Mar 2015 at 20:38

SSHD would be better option and can get TB ones pretty cheap

monkeyspank · 28 Mar 2015 at 21:10

Ask a question on ocuk. Get told what everyone else would do

Minstadave · 28 Mar 2015 at 21:21

monkeyspank said:
Ask a question on ocuk. Get told what everyone else would do

And some inane spam?

Noxia · 28 Mar 2015 at 21:25

Don't see the issue. Asked what best SSD was, was correctly advised none because the PS4 doesn't utilise them properly.

MOOGLEYS · 28 Mar 2015 at 22:05

I had a 1tb 850 pro in my PS4 for a while. After a while it slows down considerably, The PS4 is not set up to manage SSD's. I also tried an SSHD but felt it made little difference. I now use a 2TB drive which works really well...

Boomstick777 · 28 Mar 2015 at 22:55

+1 ^^

I use a 2TB 2.5 inch HDD.

The OP asked what the best SSD is for the PS4 at the moment, so to answer his question I would suggest the 850 Pro's as they have a 10 year warranty and perform the best...

If you're worried about cost just get a 2TB 2.5 inch HDD..

>>>>>>> http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=27840009#post27840009

kitch9 · 29 Mar 2015 at 09:28

TheVoice said:
Don't bother, the PS4 software isn't designed for SSDs so you'll end up with massive performance degradation over time. An SSHD (hybrid drive) is the best option really.

Go on why the degradation?

Bearing in mind that the ps4 will mostly do large sequential writes which SSDs love.

I wish people would stfu with the trim myth.

TheVoice · 29 Mar 2015 at 10:55

kitch9 said:
Go on why the degradation?

Bearing in mind that the ps4 will mostly do large sequential writes which SSDs love.

I wish people would stfu with the trim myth.

What 'myth'? There's no TRIM support on the PS4 OS therefore the drive will obviously suffer in the long-term. It's been demonstrated many times, and Moogleys will tell you himself.

zoomee · 29 Mar 2015 at 11:45

kitch9 said:
Go on why the degradation?

Bearing in mind that the ps4 will mostly do large sequential writes which SSDs love.

I wish people would stfu with the trim myth.

The PS4 writes various items smaller than just games to the storage system. This includes game saves, videos, screenshots, messages etc.

Your correct the large games won't make much difference (provided they are not deleted and replaced often) but the smaller writes will quickly cause the drive to degrade without the TRIM feature.

Sure I've seen a post somewhere where the user ended up going back to a SSHD/HDD after degradation from only a couple of months of useage.

Whappers · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:34

Thanks guys. I've ended up going for the Seagate 1TB SSHD drives. I did a bit of research myself in terms of the lack of TRIM support and the subsequent performance degradation and I'd rather not take the risk that it's more than a myth. All in all, I'm ending up with a faster drive that should last a good couple of years. Thanks!

kitch9 · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:18

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/279412-32-trim-garbage-collection-beating-dead-horse

Sigh. A couple of GB of unfragmented game saves and video is not going to phase modern garbage collection.

I'll bet the guys complaining of degradation are running 840 evo SSDs. I've got same issue, not buying another Samsung drive again.

Minstadave · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:20

Why? The problem is specific to the 840 evo.

kitch9 · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:28

Minstadave said:
Why? The problem is specific to the 840 evo.

The 840 evo has degradation problems regardless of where it is installed.

MOOGLEYS · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:32

Mine was the pro version which is meant to be ok. It slowed down considerably once the drive filled up.

zoomee · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:52

The 840 pro's are supposed to be amongst the most resilient of the consumer high-end SSD's out there (theres a torture test already out there http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead ) - so if that suffers no current SSD has a chance.

Minstadave · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:55

Its not write endurance that is the problem, it's whether the inadequacies of the PS's OS stop the drive from performing efficiently as the drive fills up.

zoomee · 29 Mar 2015 at 19:00

true - but not a risk I'd be willing to take on a currently priced 1Tb SSD. At least with SSHD's we know they work well

Good wise choice btw Whappers. I wish these manufacturers would hurry up already with 2Tb 2.5" SSHD's.

kitch9 · 29 Mar 2015 at 19:04

MOOGLEYS said:
Mine was the pro version which is meant to be ok. It slowed down considerably once the drive filled up.

Trim doesn't help full drives regardless. Best you can do for a nearly full drive is let it idle for a couple of hours every now and then.

kitch9 · 29 Mar 2015 at 19:05

zoomee said:
The 840 pro's are supposed to be amongst the most resilient of the consumer high-end SSD's out there (theres a torture test already out there http://techreport.com/review/27909/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-theyre-all-dead ) - so if that suffers no current SSD has a chance.

What's endurance got to do with what we are talking about? You posting that implies you don't understand the subject.