PS3 & SSD

[Sepix]

Do it mate, I got an SSD a few weeks back and my GOD FFXIV runs so smooth and fast now, almost no load times
Make sure its 5400RPM though or you'll over heat the PS3 and kill the machine, 7200 might be a few seconds faster but the PS3 wasnt built to cope with the extra heat they emit.

EDIT: example since I timed it, it took 1min from log-in screen (user name/password) to get to the adventure field (New Gridania) during UK Prime Time the other weekend

I dont think you got yourself an SSD there ...

[Lurkios]

Do it mate, I got an SSD a few weeks back and my GOD FFXIV runs so smooth and fast now, almost no load times
Make sure its 5400RPM though or you'll over heat the PS3 and kill the machine, 7200 might be a few seconds faster but the PS3 wasnt built to cope with the extra heat they emit.

EDIT: example since I timed it, it took 1min from log-in screen (user name/password) to get to the adventure field (New Gridania) during UK Prime Time the other weekend

SSDs do not spin, there is no RPM rating. SSD speed is rated in IOPs and data rates. What you have is a good ol' standard hard drive. And the PS3/4 are more than capable of handling 7200rpm, which does not generate significantly more heat than a 5400.

[Milmoko_Gemoko]

SSDs do not spin, there is no RPM rating. SSD speed is rated in IOPs and data rates. What you have is a good ol' standard hard drive. And the PS3/4 are more than capable of handling 7200rpm, which does not generate significantly more heat than a 5400.

Its an definately an SSD I might have got the RPM thing from if your putting a standard HDD in there.
I am not the most techy of people I'll freely admit that lol.

[Rushx21]

Do it mate, I got an SSD a few weeks back and my GOD FFXIV runs so smooth and fast now, almost no load times
Make sure its 5400RPM though or you'll over heat the PS3 and kill the machine, 7200 might be a few seconds faster but the PS3 wasnt built to cope with the extra heat they emit.

EDIT: example since I timed it, it took 1min from log-in screen (user name/password) to get to the adventure field (New Gridania) during UK Prime Time the other weekend

LOL this made my day.

Anyways, I installed a Samsung 840 Pro 250GB SSD in my PS3 and it just wowed me. Loading times in any zones is super fast, crowded fates won't be a problem since you can see the mobs load faster with a SSD compared to a HDD. Overall I would highly recommend it. Install was very easy including the software installation.

[MJ01118]

Solid state drives don't spin. As far as speed goes it will be a substantial increase.

[flamds1]

Solid state drives don't spin. As far as speed goes it will be a substantial increase.

Aren't ssds sata III? Last I heard, ps3 didn't support sata III so you would still be bottlenecked by that no matter how fast your ssd/ hd was.

[MJ01118]

Sata 3 is backwards compatible not to mention you can get sata 2 ssd's more times than not you will never have enough throughput to fully populate Sata 3 unless you are transferring larger files. Ssd has that advantage of flash memory and can pull the data you want to load faster

[C-croft]

Keep in mind with an SSD, you will be taking a size hit. But a good SSD will cost about $180 for 256GB. Hybrid drives have shown improvement in speeds and is almost like a best of both worlds on the PS4. Granted this is going into your PS3 but you can swap your HDD out for the hybrid if you don't mind formatting it from the PS3 into the PS4. I think it was IGN who did a HDD v. Hybrid v. SSD comparison on the PS4.

Ultimately, it depends on when you are getting a PS4.

[Soulburn32]

sata 3 will run at sata 1 and sata 2 speeds

[Claire_Pendragon]

You can use your SSD in the PS4, but be careful, you don't want to have a SSD too small. The PS4 OS takes up roughly 120-130GB of space, and might take up more in the future.