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The Future Is Solid: Solid-state Drives Revolutionize Gaming

Solid-state drives (SSDs) are revolutionizing storage performance on desktop and laptop PCs, delivering dramatically faster load times than hard disk drives (HDDs). When SSDs are used as boot drives, operating systems initialize faster, applications (including games and compilers) launch more quickly, and projects typically load in seconds rather than minutes.

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bustercube5522d ago

Makes sense, they have faster read times, but I think write times are slower.

GamerSciz5522d ago

Actually they are pretty similar but the price is a huge factor. Right now the only practical thing to do if you want SSD is get like a 120gb at MOST (this is already expensive) and then get a 1tb or something external backup HDD.

kramun5522d ago (Edited 5522d ago )

They are getting cheaper every day though. It won't take long for them to be very affordable.

EDIT:@GamerSciz

Where in my comment did I say they were affordable now? I simply said they were getting cheaper, and it won't be long until they get down to an affordable level :\

GamerSciz5522d ago (Edited 5522d ago )

@kramun How can you consider it affordable when a 2TB HDD is the same price as a 32GB SSD?

http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

In the end, disk drives are meant more for storage then speed unless you are running a server off of it. But that's why they make 10,000RPM and even higher HDD.

@kramun: You said they are getting cheaper every day. But they aren't Right now the industry doesn't have a huge need for SSD's and therefor the price is not dropping much at all. My guess would be it's going to be another 2-3 years before we start seeing them mainstream.

zootang5522d ago (Edited 5522d ago )

GT5 loading times were halved with an SSD in the PS3
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Christopher5522d ago (Edited 5522d ago )

It's the heat factor that makes them hard to see going into many consoles in the future. At least not until better heat management methods are implemented alongside them.

SSD + GPU + Disc drive = lots of heat and a major need for quality ventilation and fans. Hard to do when many people throw these devices in enclosures and play games on them for many hours at a time.

@below: I must be. I've used one for a few years and with continual use, it has generated more heat than my standard HDDs. The issue? Continual read/write actions causes it to heat up a lot over time in my experience and resulted in higher temperatures than my 2GB HDD. Should note that just because it doesn't have moving parts doesn't mean it doesn't generate heat.

This was especially an issue when watching digital media from my SDD.

And, yes, USB sticks I've used do generate a lot of heat, compared to usual, when I'm writing large files to them, meaning it's in constant use as the file is being written to it.

SuperSaiyan45522d ago

How can something that has no moving parts generate that much heat? Does your USB memory stick get hot? Cos its pretty much the same thing.

AssassinHD5522d ago

How can something without moving parts generate that much heat?

CPUs - no moving parts

High-end memory - no moving parts

GPUs - no moving parts (except the fans trying to cool them)

Power bricks - no moving parts

Ovens - no moving parts

Are you stupid?

andyboy135522d ago

It really depends on which SSD you are talking about as far as speed. For example:

Western Digital Black 1TB has speeds rated to 126MB/s

OCZ Vertex 2 SSD 60GB has a read speed rated at 285MB/s and a write speed rated at 275Mb/s

Also another key factor is access times. For example when you have to load a game, you could be loading thousands of little files that could be several KB. On the Black 1tb there is a rotational latency of 4.2ms (time it takes to jump file to file) where as on a flash drive that is nearly non existant. That is where these drives really shine. When I was on my old system (e6600 3.2ghz 8800gts 6gb ram) just before I built the new one, I threw the ssd in there and installed windows. WOW I'd have to say that the SSD was way more of an upgrade than the 8800gts or the 2-6GB of ram simply because it upgraded day to day tasks. All of a sudden there is no load time to open Chrome or word and every app is soo much faster. A better GPU or more ram or a faster CPU helps in some aspects of computers, but mostly gaming. A SSD helps your computer/ game console (if they adopt) to do every task faster!

Just my opinion hope it makes sense

colonel1795522d ago

Am I the only one who though Metal Gear Solid when reading the title? I had Solid Snake pictured in my mind while reading it...

Nicaragua5522d ago

loading slightly faster is hardly some kind of revolution.

tdrules5522d ago

like hardware that makes games run better right?
it's called progression

SuicideShaun5522d ago

Maybe he enjoys playing minesweeper on his 256 mbs of ram.

Nicaragua5522d ago

Your absolutely right - its a progression not a revolution.

Cartridges to optical disk - revolution.
2D gaming to 3D gaming - revolution.
Hard drive to slightly faster hard drive - progression.

BeastlyRig5522d ago

as soon as the prices are great I'm in!

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Review: Fate of the World [This Is My Joystick]

This Is My Joystick review Fate of the World, the latest game from the team behind BBC 1’s Climate Challenge.

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Section 8: Prejudice On Sale Through Steam

Stratagonline.com:"Rejoic e PC Gamers! Steam is holding a sale on Timegate’s shooter Section 8: Prejudice from June 30th to July 11th. The game will drop by 5 Bucks for a more than reasonable sale price of $9.99. Xbox 360 owners have a chance to win some cool sh*t too."

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Raptura5477d ago

Could be a daily deal also. Could bring it down to 7.50 or 5 dollars.

Hitman07695477d ago

This could be interesting but they obviously aren't going to do away with it completely..... I don't think anyway.

Tompkins5477d ago

Hey, it's the guy who made DICE not communicate with their fans.

Disconnect your internet, you troll.

WANNAGETHIGH5477d ago

@Tompkins What on earth r u talking about? :/

EazyC5477d ago

Why, was it Hitman who encouraged DICE to do so with one of his tweets on his Twitter Account? I don't follow.

Tompkins5477d ago

He basically made a story saying DICE claimed that 360 is a better version than PS3 for Battlefield 3, but he didn't say that at all.

So DICE saw the story and had enough and called him a troll journalist and stopped tweeting about the game at all.

PhantomT14125477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

I know the story but right now, you're the troll...

I_find_it_funny5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

true story , point the finger at him everyone

Pixel_Pusher5477d ago

MW3 much like COD 4, MW2, BlOps, will still suffer from the same crippling and debilitating condition know as lag. Unless this changes with MW3 it is pointless to even consider buying this game.

BISHOP-BRASIL5477d ago

I don't condone what Hitman did in anyway, but Dice should be a bit more professional and just don't feed bad journalists/trolls...

Seriously, anyone can call itself a journalist on "the internets"... Even before the internet existed, how many times haven't people been took out of context on TV, newspapers and books?

Are developers stop making review copies available because of the unprofessional journalists out there? Will they stop giving interviews because of it? If they choose to do so, they have no one to blame but themselves for not being professional enough to evaluate the media they are being exposed on, that's marketing 101.

I know the Dice guy was trying to answer to everyone's doubts, but if the questions is a flamebait, don't matter where it come from, just ignore it and move on. Halting on every contacts probably just made guys like Hitman even more happy.

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xX-StolenSoul-Xx5477d ago

Biggest thing they need to do is upgrade their engine in my opinion. Their games run in at a Native Resolution 600p dammit not even Hd

Criminal5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

I think you'll have to wait until the next generation to have 60 FPS and 720/1080p in a COD game.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

@ Criminal, I would prefer playing in at least 720p than 60fps. Most games i play are 30fps so it not a big deal for me. Heck even something like 45Fps would do it for me

Criminal5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

I see what you're getting at but playing at 60 FPS makes a big difference twitchy shooters.

Fishy Fingers5477d ago

Going from a 60FPS game down to 30FPS is horrible. I'm surprised people would prefer some more pixels over twice the frame rate. Not that it matters, PC for me. No compromise.

Oldsnake0075477d ago

dude people don't know shit when they say the prefer 30 fps to 60 fps.

maniacmayhem5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

@ Fishy Fingers

That's because a lot of people especially on forums just regurgitate what they see others post. Half of them probably didn't even know what CoD's resolution was or even cared until they saw some posts.

@stolen Soul
30fps? Really? What online shooter do you play with that low of a framrate?

ViserysTargaryen5477d ago

There's a huge difference between 30 fps and 60 fps. The game runs smoother and scenes where the performance drops are less noticeable. At least thats how it is on the PC. I would imagine the same would apply to CoD on the console.

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2fk5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

no more kill streaks plz =)

Edit: i like only gettin kills from my gun, knife, grenade, rpg, claymore etc. it makes it feel more rewarding than gettin most of my kills from a kill streak

Criminal5477d ago

In my opinion, Killstreaks are what makes Call of Duty standout, but maybe a special playlist with out killstreaks would be a better idea. :)

the_best_player5477d ago

COD is too noob friendly, the COD players would get raped in CSS or Unreal/Quake.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx5477d ago

lol agree. I've played both the games you mentioned and i see why you would say that.

Swiggins5477d ago

I play both and repeatedly come out on top, u mad?!

liveActionLeveler5477d ago

You might be right, but who gives a shit?

ViserysTargaryen5477d ago

PC gamers rarely play those games anymore so it's totally meaningless. Actually I can't recall a PC shooter that requires mad skills now a days.

csreynolds5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

I agree. Used to be an Unreal vet back in the day before I moved to consoles - Dual Enforcer extraordinaire! Lol.

God, they should make a (good) Unreal game for PS3... would make Halo look like Ha-who? :)

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saladthieves5477d ago

I agree, but this could also means that camping (which frankly is encouraged by killstreaks) could now be done on a whole new level.

pixelsword5477d ago

I like livestreaks better; when you get awarded for surviving confrontations.

DeadlyFire5477d ago

I say kill the killstreaks. Does a RPG pop out of my ass if I shoot a terrorist tomorrow? I think its stupid.

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xX-StolenSoul-Xx5477d ago

Really cannot wait to see what they upgrade in this game.
So far all the other cods were just clones of Cod4 with no major update. Hopefully this one does something different and maybe it'll make it in my library.

Colmshan19905477d ago

I love COD4 and still play it sometimes.
After skipping COD5, I bought and platinumed MW2, but traded it as I felt COD4 was better online (personal preference only, most of my friends said the opposite).
I bought Black Ops, but got bored of the online and offline rather quickly. I traded it in probably too hastily, I think I was just jaded of shooters for a while.
I'll probably pick up MW3 a month or two after release, but it's not the most anticipated game on my radar.
I just want it to feel improved, with a proper upgrade.

gedapeleda5476d ago

It's now 3 kills streak for nuke

AngelicIceDiamond5477d ago

Hmm I know They're gonna have Team Killstreaks but curious to what else they're gonna bring to the table.

guhati5477d ago

How do you know they are going to have Team Killstreaks? Plus by team killstreaks do u mean UAV Counters and stuff like that?

spektical5477d ago

i think they mentioned that has to do with completing objectives.. like grabbing 4 flags in a game of domination, etc.. but i wonder if they'll have a losing streak as well.. cause you know it has to be "fair"

DARK WITNESS5477d ago

Oh lord please no!!, no losing streak.. Please!!

it was bad enough in MW2 rewarding people who die all the time.

Thats like running in the olypics and getting a gold for coming first, then watching the judges walk over to the guy who came last and handing him a gold as well.

guhati5476d ago

@DarkWitness LOL... Wut?

AngelicIceDiamond5476d ago

TeamKillstreaks was heavily rumoredI'm sure it has to be true, but what else are they gonna do.

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ddurand15477d ago

itd be cool if they made them like crysis with dog tags. that would eliminate camping.

also, an option to get a killstreak+ wouold be nice. you could gamble and take a smaller killstreak, or let the kills pile up and upgrade it.

either way killstreaks are here to stay. i just hope they make them better and balanced.

CommonCent5477d ago

IMO the way Crysis 2 did it is THE only way to do killstreaks.

ddurand15477d ago

I cant disagree. they took the COD4 model and perfected it.

crysis multiplayer is the most balanced offering on any console.

the perks balance each otehr nicely and you really have to chooise between alot of good perks.

Kon_Artist 5477d ago

the only thing i really didnt like is that in black ops your kill streak kills wouldnt add on to your killstreaks

if you havnt played black ops this might sound confusing but anyone that played know exactly what im talking about

CaptainPunch5477d ago

Actually it made Black Ops a slower game.

Fishy Fingers5477d ago (Edited 5477d ago )

You mean kills achieved from your used killstreak count towards your next killstreak right?

Because there is no way in hell they should. Or you might as well just guve everyone a chopper gunner or dogs for nothing. Basically with the right killstreaks picked you'd only have to get 3 kills and your killstreaks would do the rest.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx5477d ago

That's actually what I hated about Mw2 and all the other Cods. You don't deserve the kills that your killstreak gets it shows you have no skills.

Example of Mw2, Get Harrier, Camp, Harrier kills 4 guys, You pull chopper gunner out, Nuke.? You actually think that makes the game fun? More like cheap and noobish.

DrillaKid5477d ago

I agree. That was an oversight on IW's part and I can't believe they didnt fix it. With the hardline perk you could effectively get a nuke after 6 kills which defeats the whole purpose of a 24 killstreak.

Dart895477d ago

I don't play it but my lil bro does and i know what you mean and to me it seems better like that cuz you gotta earn you're kills instead of camping instead of getting a harrier call it in racks up kills for a chopper gunner etc etc etc.

KING_KAI5477d ago

cod black ops is boring repetitive and lame. did i mention repetitive.

IW go back to cod 4 gameplay please.

guhati5477d ago

I heard somewhere,, they are.

KING_KAI5477d ago

yeah i might buy it then. but you will still have to pay 1200 msp for each pack. homefront has its 1st map pack going for 240 msp. got a kd ratio of 2.71 on that game.

duplissi5477d ago

lol... they havent left cod4 gameplay.

csreynolds5477d ago

You know IW didn't make Black Ops, right? They might have contributed ideas, but Blops was Treyarch's baby.

KING_KAI5477d ago

yes i knoe that but treyarchs baby definantly turned out inbred

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csreynolds5477d ago

That change was made to reduce camping. I don't think it was a bad decision. In fact, I hope IW follows suit in MW3. Killstreaks should be worked for - none of this "I'll call my Harrier Strike and hide in a corner until I rack up enough kills for my Chopper Gunner"... lame.

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