What size for HDD and SSD or HDD ?

[Huex]

Hello, so I want to buy a brand new internal HDD to replace the 1tb HDD. Which size should I buy since I download all of my games ? Will 4tb be enough ? And which HDD brand ?

Also, is the SSD way better ? Because it’s also way more expensive…

One more question : I was thinking of something else, instead of replacing the internal HDD, I could add an external HDD but isn’t it better to only have just one HDD ? Won't having two HDD decrease performance?

Thanks

 

[Scottla94]

I have a 2tb Seagate which is fine and from what I read there are no advantages to a ssd in a ps4 because it uses an older says protocol you want an internal that runs at 7200. I have an 8tb wd gamehub that I haven't even taken out of the box yet because I really don't need it with the 2 tb. I use a 2 tb external and ps explorer for pkg installs

 

[Hayato213]

Internal limit is 2tb without tinkering around with the metal casing.

 

[Mo Poge]

Internal limit is 2tb without tinkering around with the metal casing.

That used to be the case, but 4TB SSDs are getting cheaper and are the same size as a normal sized laptop/PS4 internal hard drive.

I'm hoping 8TB SSDs will drop significantly by Black Friday.

 

[Hayato213]

That used to be the case, but 4TB SSDs are getting cheaper and are the same size as a normal sized laptop/PS4 internal hard drive.

I'm hoping 8TB SSDs will drop significantly by Black Friday.

Depends on if OP wants to waste couple hundred dollars on SSD. Without sale 4TB SSD cost $350 + tax

 

[Huex]

Depends on if OP wants to waste couple hundred dollars on SSD. Without sale 4TB SSD cost $350 + tax

Yes expensive… So either I wait few weeks to be able to buy a SSD or I buy a HDD. Is there a real performance difference ? Like in game, is it only better during loading screen or even in game ?

 

[Hayato213]

Yes expensive… So either I wait few weeks to be able to buy a SSD or I buy a HDD. Is there a real performance difference ? Like in game, is it only better during loading screen or even in game ?

Faster boot time.

 

[Huex]

Faster boot time.

Do you mean like, only the ps4 boot/the game launch ? I thought the SSD was doing other better things than a HDD on the PS4.

 

[Hayato213]

Do you mean like, only the ps4 boot/the game launch ? I thought the SSD was doing other better things than a HDD on the PS4.

Mostly it is faster boot time, you might see slightly better performance in game.

 

[mrdude]

TBH you're fine with your 1TB inside the PS4, I've got a 2TB in mine and 3 4TB external usb 3.1 drives which I use for installing. You can only play so many games at once anyway, install, play the game, remove then install a new game from the external USB or you can now use a newtwork share and stream from a server.

 

[godreborn]

Better off buying an external hdd, because it can be shared with different systems.

 

[Mo Poge]

Yes expensive… So either I wait few weeks to be able to buy a SSD or I buy a HDD. Is there a real performance difference ? Like in game, is it only better during loading screen or even in game ?

Not sure how well this would fare inside a PS4, but I've been using this $200 drive in my gaming PC (stores my Steam games) for the past couple of months with great success.

Leven 4TB SSD for $200 (USD)

 

[Huex]

Okay thanks for your answers, so I was thinking of doing this : buying a 1tb (or less) internal SSD and a 4tb (or more) external HDD. When I play a game I transfer it to the SSD in order to benefit from the advantages of the SSD during game play and when I finish it, I put it back on the internal HDD. Does it sounds good ?

 

[godreborn]

Okay thanks for your answers, so I was thinking of doing this : buying a 1tb (or less) internal SSD and a 4tb (or more) external HDD. When I play a game I transfer it to the SSD in order to benefit from the advantages of the SSD during game play and when I finish it, I put it back on the internal HDD. Does it sounds good ?

yes, that's what I do with the ps5 to avoid paying those insane m2 prices for ps5 games. I do it for ps4 games as well, since they'll benefit from ssd speeds, maybe not m2, but better than an external hdd most likely.

 

[remlei]

8tb external hdd are cheap no a days just look for post at r/datahorders on reddit for a good deal for external hdds. Thats where I snug a 8tb external hdd for 95usd back then.

While my ps4's internal hdd, i just bought a cheapest laptop drive i can put on it (adata 256gig ssd), I only had ssd on that ps4 because thays the cheapest drive i can buy brandnew to replace the broken 1tb drive that came with it, and laptop hdd cost like 50bucks for a 1tb while the ssd only cost like 23bucks. As you see i dont really care about the internal hdd capacity as all of my games are stored on that 8tb drive. As long ps4 can boot, thats good enough for me.

 

[Mo Poge]

Another thing to think about, if you have a lot of other systems/home theater hooked up, is if you get a smaller external 2.5" drive, it can be powered off the USB of the PS4/5, so no external power brick is needed like you would have for an 8TB+ HDD.

Currently, you can get a 5TB 2.5" drive in an external case for around $90-$100, depending on sales. Yeah, you lose out on 3TB or so, but then there's no power brick to deal with.

 

[Huex]

Okay thanks, I don’t know if I will buy a 8tb or 5tb HDD then… If I buy the HDD separately, what case would you recommend for a 8tb and what case for a 5tb ?

Also for an already built in HDD, which one would you recommend (between 5 and 8tb).

 

[Mo Poge]

Not sure which country you're in, but if in the US, for an 8TB drive, you could go with one of these:

HGST Ultrastar 8TB 7200RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive - 5 Year Warranty (Renewed)

You'd have to get a USB enclosure or a dock for it.

The 5TB 2.5" drives that I mentioned already come in an enclosure. Here's one that's currently $110 USD, but I've seen them as low as $80 on sale:

WD 5TB Elements Portable HDD, External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, Plug and Play

 

[k0walski]

There is one thing to consider about SSD. Unfortunately it's a rumor (can't find proof of that) - PS constantly writes some data during the gameplay (I guess game video, short pieces of it in case something goes wrong - to have something for the support), so if this is really true, it will wear the SSD memory faster than ordinary HDD... However, depending on SSD vendor/memory IC type, the lifespan might be comparable considering significant I/O speed increase when using SSD...

 

[warriosbest]

Better off buying an external hdd, because it can be shared with different systems.

if i'm remember you can plugged ext-hdd into any jailbreak ps4 system, game will show up after awhile right ?

500GB-1TB SSD internal is best, some game like FFVII,etc.. have big boosted texture loading
ext-hdd about 2-4TB, more TB is better, but more TB you will use 3.5 instead

8tb external hdd are cheap no a days just look for post at r/datahorders on reddit for a good deal for external hdds. Thats where I snug a 8tb external hdd for 95usd back then.

While my ps4's internal hdd, i just bought a cheapest laptop drive i can put on it (adata 256gig ssd), I only had ssd on that ps4 because thays the cheapest drive i can buy brandnew to replace the broken 1tb drive that came with it, and laptop hdd cost like 50bucks for a 1tb while the ssd only cost like 23bucks. As you see i dont really care about the internal hdd capacity as all of my games are stored on that 8tb drive. As long ps4 can boot, thats good enough for me.

95$ for 8tb i think it's wd element that can shuckable too xD


pros for using ext-hdd as main :
- can easily delete game (internal-hdd after every crashed/rebuild database, delete option will just gone, i'm not sure about game debug-goldhen that can force delete, because last time i'm use it, it pretty fucked up savedata for other game lol