SSD vs SSHD vs HDD for GT6 digital download

[koldar.308]

I upgraded my Slim 160gb PS3 to SSD. Samsung Evo 120gb. It is lightning fast. GT5, like others have said, is much faster. I only hope that GT6 will take advantage of it as well.

 

[bodger]

Bounkazz is right, because you're comparing the OEM drive speed (and Sony has used some crappy OEM drives; particularly in the Super Slim) to the speed of an SSD rather than the speed of an SSD to the speed of a hard drive that is simply faster than the OEM model. Even among drives rated at the same RPM, not all drives are rated equal in terms of performance, and the PS3's hardware is a hard limit on how fast you can push it. I upgraded from the OEM 120GB drive from a PS3 Slim that was in my CECHA PS3 to a 640GB 7200RPM one, and the load times were vastly better than they were originally (ten to fifteen seconds faster). Two years later after I had a hard drive failure, and it is currently using an SSD (because that is what I had sitting around); but the speed difference between those two is negligible (a few seconds at most, and rarely even that much) over the old drive.

There is a bigger difference between a 7200rpm drive and a SSD than just a few seconds.

Note this comparison in the GT5 track loading times in this test with 7200rpm drives:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ps3-hard-drive-upgrade-guide?page=3

This comparison is quite conservative as well.

 

[rampageturke]

hybrids are **** dont bother

 

[Tintorera]

I installed a Crucial RealSSD C300 256Gb yesterday, and recived my pre-order of GT6 today. Talk about timing!

The loading time is vastly improved from GT5, partly due to my new drive and partly because GT6 loads quicker than GT5 in general.
I have'nt timed loading of any tracks, but to launch the game from XMB to GT6 game menu is 22sec!!!

 

[BMWcrazy]

I don't think I could ever play GT5 on a standard PS3 HDD again after upgrading mine to a 256GB Samsung 830 a year ago. The difference in GT5 is huge!!

The d*** thing almost cost as much as my PS3 Slim but it was definitely worth the money.

When I get my PS4, I'll definitely toss the standard HDD and shovel in a 1TB SSD before I play anything.

 

[teth75]

When i looked into gettin a ssd for mine i also checked out some hybrids etc but in the end the price ( over here in the uk anyway ) is about the same.
So i opted for a 128gb plextor ssd ( £69 ) and i'm really impressed by how much it improved GT5! menu's are lightning fast and it'll load 800 or so standards up in a few seconds. helped me to get on top of my collection as it was just to much waiting around before.
Loading online lobbies was a massive improvement as well.......

Hope there's some benefits to be had in GT6...............

 

[20B_4ME]

I have a fat 80gb PS3 with a 60gb SSD and a disc version of GT6 Anniversary edition. It works great and loads everything in GT6 blindingly fast, even races only take a couple of seconds to load.

 

[jtqmopar]

I love Hogan's Heroes!

 

[Tornado]

There is a bigger difference between a 7200rpm drive and a SSD than just a few seconds.

Telling someone he's wrong when he's actually seen results from his experience firsthand is just... silly.

 

[panjandrum]

hybrids are **** dont bother

Hmmm. Well, I install hybrid drives in desktop and laptop computers frequently and IMHO they are a nearly ideal compromise between performance and price (I would very much like to see seagate upgrade that 8gb SSD portion to 16 or even 32 however...). I also have one in my PS3, and the difference in performance in GT5 over my previous 7200rpm drive are significant, so I'm very happy with it. Unfortunately seagate no longer makes the 7200rom 2.5" model, but the 5400 rpm model is still a huge step up in performance from a normal 2.5" HDD. Sure, SSD is ideal, but if you need speed, size, and a reasonable price, then a hybrid drive is an excellent way to go.

 

[GETEDA]

Remember guys, if buy a SSD for your console, before install
ps3 firmware and download games, Update at the last SSD Firmware.