NomaDz 2K wrote:Marc Rime wrote:It would be interesting to know if a SSD allows you to use higher texture settings without performance loss. Not sure if it's really possible to see that in a video, but if you do any testing I'd be interested to hear your results. A subjective perspective is better than nothing ;).
I liked this but didn't test it, well in theory ssd will load up textures faster , almost instantly compared to HDD so it might be possible to notice a difference, as in smoother images due to the access speed of the SSD.
My example is based upon GTA 5 on SSD and Skyrim, in both cases it made frame rate more stable, thus this maybe considered as improving the game quality
All I can state from personal experience is that load times are faster in general on the PS3 with SSD, gamewise it'll access the data faster, load up the textures virtually instantly which cuts down the ingame timer time. So will it help the game in HIGH res to make it smoother? Good question needz testing
NB When I tested it with SDD , Game playwise I gained no advantage whatsoever apart from loading times and then I switched to a nice old 20GB HDD, cause of all the
FATAL ERRORS DUST 514 Producess compared to ANY OTHER game I have on the PS3. The reason I put a basic 5400RPM 20GB HDD is because i'd rather have a 20GB HDD broken than my 750GB drive with all my digital gamez including all the best ps3 exclusives
Futhermore using a 20GB HDD allows me to use the PS3 "Restore File System" faster cause it's such a small drive with only DUST on it
Even an SSD drive is very fast to do a PS3 Restore File System, install games etc due to access rate but tbh it will never be as fast as it is on a PS4
infact on the PS4 is a VERY noticable difference with installed digital games, instant access, loading times and seems better stabiity even in more demanding games like BF4 and Killzone SF
What is the difference between SATA I, SATA II and SATA III?
SATA I (revision 1.x) interface, formally known as SATA 1.5Gb/s, is the first generation SATA interface running at 1.5 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 150MB/s.
SATA II (revision 2.x) interface, formally known as SATA 3Gb/s, is a second generation SATA interface running at 3.0 Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 300MB/s.
SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface.
SATA II specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I ports. SATA III specifications provide backward compatibility to function on SATA I and SATA II ports. However, the maximum speed of the drive will be slower due to the lower speed limitations of the port.
HDD used in PS3 slim reads at 65 MB/s and BluRay at around 9 MB/s(all PS3 models use 2x speed BluRay drives). That sums up to 74 MB/s read speed, which is almost a half of SATA1. If you run solely from an SSD you will achieve these 150 MB/s, which is twice as fast as HDD + Bluray.
And I say that running from an SSD will grant you 150 MB/s because of SATA1 limitations, despite the fact that modern SSDs do have both read and write speed of over 500 MB/s
The Ps4 Uses a SATA 2 so with a SSD your Twice as fast in theory as the PS3. but still not hitting the SSD caps.