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kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.18 16:24:00 -
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What does an SSD do for Dust? I've heard people that have switched over to an SSD load into matches quicker.
I understand computers, but can someone please explain the benefits of an SSD with Dust.
Happy Gaming!!! |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.18 16:30:00 -
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Lt Royal wrote:You can load into matches before everyone else and sometimes you get time on the warbarge to see who your playing before you deploy.
It doesn't allow smoother movement within the game or anything else? |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.18 16:37:00 -
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Bethhy wrote:Textures load way faster.. faster load times.. PS3 sux for memory.. SSD on a high end PC gaming machine doesn't make that huge of a difference...
On a PS3 where most developers use the ps3's hard drive for tricks to get around the memory problems it makes massive differences in almost all gaming situations on it...
So, what happens to all your contacts and games on your old hard drive? Are they attached to your PSN account or something? |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.19 17:49:00 -
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Very good information.
However, what happens to your PSN contacts or the games you gave downloaded? Are they automatically available once you sign into PSN on the new HD? |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.19 18:01:00 -
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Cat Merc wrote:kiarbanor wrote:Very good information.
However, what happens to your PSN contacts or the games you gave downloaded? Are they automatically available once you sign into PSN on the new HD? yup
Thanks, Cat. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.22 18:50:00 -
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deezy dabest wrote:deezy dabest wrote:I had considered a SSD for mine before since i have them in my laptop and PC but had forgotten the thought until I saw this thread. I just ordered a samsung 840 series 128gb (same as in my other systems) to drop in.
I will try to remember to report back once it is installed. Just ran my first few matches on the SSD. There is a nice difference in transition times, I am now spending about 12-14 seconds in the warbarge and deploy about 5-6 seconds faster than the people who I am squaded with. I would def recommend the switch not just for Dust but for everything with the ps3
Thanks for the update. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.30 05:18:00 -
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I went with an SSD, and here some initial findings:
I did three different tests, and within each test I did them six times (three before SSD, and three after SSD).
Category 1 was how long it took to boot up my PS3 until my first contact loaded. Before SSD, it took an average of 43 seconds. After SSD, it took an average of 35 seconds. That's 25% faster.
Category 2 was how long did it take from the main menu until I was standing in my Merc room on Dust. Before SSD, it took an average of 1 minute 45 seconds. After SSD, it took an average of 1 minute 31 seconds. That's 10.7% faster.
Category 3 was how long it took to go from the black screen after clicking to enter a skirmish, to spawning off the ground ready to fight. Before SSD, it took an average of 53 seconds. After SSD, it took an average of 35 seconds. That's around 50% faster.
When it was a new match, I was on the warbarge for at least 14 seconds, waiting. Then I was the first on the ground.
I will test more later, but these are interesting. It was very surprising how fast I was into games and on the ground. If you notice when you first spawn in, your weapon has a blue "shimmer" to it as you materialize. With the SSD, you are immediately in the game. No shimmer. No waiting. 10 seconds to spawn is actually 10 seconds.
As for game play, it felt smoother, and my controls seemed more responsive. My strafing felt better, and more people had trouble killing my BPO Dragonfly fitting. We'll see if it was just a good night of gaming or if there truly is a difference. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.30 16:19:00 -
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Obodiah Garro wrote:Is there any particular SSHD hybrid I need to buy for my PS3? I dont know squat about hardware but since i have PSN+ and download a ton of games this sounds like a legit investment, if not purely for the performance boost. Hints n tips appreciated 
I can't give you the best advice because I'm not a computer "guy." But I bought a cheap Toshiba 128gb SSD, and it was very easy to install. I just watched a youtube video on how to do it.
One of our guys just ordered his and is going to do it soon, too. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.30 18:08:00 -
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MrShooter01 wrote:Obodiah Garro wrote:Is there any specific SSHD drive I cant buy because its not compatible with PS3? Hmm am gonna need to find a tutorial on this stuff. Don't get a 3.5 inch (Desktop PC) drive, only 2.5 inch (Laptop PC) drives will fit in any model of PS3  The SSHDs should be compatible with anything that can take a standard HDD, as their unique feature (Identifying frequently used files and copying them to the SSD) is handled entirely by the electronics on the hard drive, not by the computer or device it's connected to. Though as Eltra is pointing out the feature might offer no benefit to the PS3 whatsoever and just be a pointless extra expense over a standard 2.5 inch drive, in which case get one of those if they're cheaper. Oh well, at least I can plug it into my laptop or PS4 when I get one 
Yeah, I knew getting an SSD was overkill for the PS3, but I figured that I can always take it out and use it for something different in the future.
I don't need a lot of space because I only play 1 game at a time.
Installation of games and stuff are crazy fast. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.30 21:38:00 -
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Himiko Kuronaga wrote:I couldnt care less about load times, just frame rate.
Everyone has numbers on the load times... I want numbers on the frame rate.
How in the world do you get numbers on frame rates? |
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kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.01.31 04:23:00 -
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Bethhy wrote:Vrain Matari wrote:Shutter Fly wrote:It makes a big difference. I'm always the first one to spawn in at the start of a game, the first to get any vehicle I might call in, and usually the first to the objective. You can always instantly tell who else has one, because they are walking around the warbarge before the game starts.
Don't waste your money on a pure SSD. A Hybrid drive has much more memory and is much cheaper than a true SSD (almost the same $/GB as a HDD), but it still gives about the same performance.
I got a 1TB SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive) off of newegg for a little over $100, much better than the $300-400 you would be spending on a 512GB SSD, or the $600-1000 for a 1TB SSD (Yes, that is a thing). I went the hybrid route also. I can vouch for what Shutter Fly is reporting. You will load into matches first. With a juiced-up scout you can often hack enemy points before they do, except for their closest letter. When i installed my SSHD a year ago(maybe more) i noticed that the game got a lot smoother. CCP has done a fair bit of optimization since then so maybe now the difference is not as noticeable, maybe someone who has installed a SSD or SSHD recently can give us some feedback. Punchline: highly recommended. Put a Toshiba 128 GB Q Series PRO SSD in my friends PS3 for him, Cost him 80 bux on sale. Took under 5 mins to reformat and install the PS3 Operating System, Less then 2 minutes to install DUST. He experienced Massively improved loading times, sometimes walking around in the Warbarge for 20 second on normal public matches. He said his performance felt greatly improved and the game ran smoother. The biggest thing he noticed for an example of the smoothness difference. When you get the Victory screen at the end of the match and you'll see the frame rate differences as the game smoothes out on the normal HDD, it never was the case with the SSD, it was always smooth in the game to victory screen transition. Also makes the ps3 so quiet.
Yep, I think my SSD is the exact same, and I'm having the exact same results. |
kiarbanor
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Posted - 2014.02.02 01:12:00 -
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The game still seems to run smoother for me with the SSD. And when my squad is yelling about rubber banding or lag, I can tell something is going on, but I'm not nearly as affected. |
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