Install games on HDD or SSD?

[bumblegames]

Hi everyone. Just got my first gaming desktop from PCS. I was just wondering which drive I should use to install Steam, Origin and games in general?

I have a 1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE and a 1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W) although one is named Windows and the other is named New Volume in my files. I'm guessing the first one is the SSD as I think that's what the OS was installed on but I just wanted to double check.

Here's the main specs if needed.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]

 

[steaky360]

You can install games on either, I'd suggest potentially installing games you're regularly playing onto the SSD and storing any games you don't want to have to download at a pinch on the HDD - Steam lets you transfer games from one device to another quite easily nowadays.

 

[bumblegames]

You can install games on either, I'd suggest potentially installing games you're regularly playing onto the SSD and storing any games you don't want to have to download at a pinch on the HDD - Steam lets you transfer games from one device to another quite easily nowadays.

I was thinking the same thing. So, would the SSD be the drive called Windows? Thanks for the advice.

 

[Rakk]

I was thinking the same thing. So, would the SSD be the drive called Windows? Thanks for the advice.

When you ordered it would've asked you which drive you wanted Windows on, by default it would've picked the M.2 SSD drive in the dropdown list, so unless you specifically went against the configurators recommendation Windows should be on the M.2 SSD

 

[bumblegames]

When you ordered it would've asked you which drive you wanted Windows on, by default it would've picked the M.2 SSD drive in the dropdown list, so unless you specifically went against the configurators recommendation Windows should be on the M.2 SSD

Yeah, I went with the recommended drive. Thanks again 😊