There are 2 main differences I've noticed between hdd and ssd. On the stock hdd, I used to click a game to start loading and I would go make a cup of coffee before I started playing while I waited for it to load. Now I click the game and start playing damn near right away. The second difference is that I have nothing left to do on my console because I've done everything I can think of because the damn loading times are so fast. Now I'm just bored and hoping for a new game to come out so I can try something new and exciting, and the majority of my time is now spent elsewhere because I know there's nothing left to do on the console for the time being. Everything is just... done...???
I did this over a year ago, with the exact set-up in the video, and I wish I had done it sooner. Within the last week I gratefully managed to get a ps5 and being fully honest... having the load times of the SSD (+ boost mode) made the ps5 loads time a little less impressive than they should have been. Anyone on PS4 should really consider this upgrade if they are feeling a bit of fomo. (I try not to compare them to the SSD I have in my pc as its completely unfair and was already quicker than a ps5 before its release)
Because the games in PS5 is mostly not optimized for SSD because in Sony exclusives its much faster than PC SSDs and having a PS5 rn is not a FOMO its time to upgrade to PS5 right now because there are so many games that performs better on PS5 and good ass next gen exclusives too weather you have a SSD or HDD on your PS4 or not PS5 is really the way to go and the stock issue is now fixed so there are no problems
Great comparison video; I also wanna upgrade my PS4 Pro with an SSD... Would you still recommend that same or are there bigger/newer/better models/manufacturers atm?
Does this ssd still work for your ps4? I had a seagate SSHD for a month and a half now and it already failed. I’m considering buying the kingston a400 as a replacement
I wonder why the difference is so much more massive when you swap and HDD for an SSD on PC? That said, I'm installing my PS4's SSD today, so wish me luck!
Because PS4 has only a Sata2 port to connect to the HDD/SSD which has a maximum transfer rate of about 300 MB/s. And the PCs in the last decade have used Sata3 ports which have double that transfer rate of Sata2 ports. Thus the PS4 cannot use the full potential of the SSDs which have transfer rates in the 500-600MB/s. The PS4 Pro has a Sata3 port so it should be the same improvement in game loading time as on PC.
These load times are insane. The Kingston a400 only increased load times for fortnite on my original ps4 by 25 seconds (1:50 to 1:25). Must be cause the older internals can't use the ssd to its full potential
An SSD *does not provide much of a benefit on other models* like the PS4 and PS4 Slim because they use SATA II not SATA III. It would be a minor difference.
Digital Foundry's tests found that SATA III made little difference, at least with an SSD. A few seconds at most. That being said, they did find that the Pro's stock HDD performed faster than the stock HDD in a base PS4.
Honestly I'm looking through these videos to see if it's worth the upgrade. However as a Kingston A400 owner, I have owned my 120gb ssd on my PC for like 3 years now and I've clocked 29TB on it and it has no issues. (Ps I know it's a lot for that short of period.. some people will need twice lt three times the years to clock that many TB but I've reinstalled windows 10/11 over a dozen times either cause of driver issues or just to test bench stuff. So it's a strong SSD and worth the money. Plus in my place it comes with 5 year warranty. I've noticed in some countries they give only 3 years but nonetheless the only drawback is that it's missing DRAM unlike the expensive SSDs. Other than that it's been a good SSD for the money, hence why I am looking to see if it's worth the upgrade on my consoles to upgrade them all, especially now when the A400 is super cheap, like $25 for the 480gb SSD. 😊
@@howthen thank you for the reply dude you save us. We were thinking of changing the hdd with an ssd because our ps4 pro is running slow now, and it keeps getting us unable to start and it keeps putting on safe mode all the time
The loading difference is very decent, but folly sh*t that loading time on RDR2...
Thx a lot for the vid, im getting exact ssd for my OG PS4. Been running strong since 2015 just playing DCuO mostly. This going to be huge leap..
Dude, this is so insane. I knew it would be faster with a ssd, but this is amazing. I will get a 4TB SSD, so a lot of room for games😊.
Thanks a ton bro for this awesome vid, you rock 👊🏽👍🏽👏🏽
Great video dude, now I'm convinced to buy Kingston A400 SSD for my PS4 Pro
Thankyou for comparing. Nice idea
There are 2 main differences I've noticed between hdd and ssd.
On the stock hdd, I used to click a game to start loading and I would go make a cup of coffee before I started playing while I waited for it to load.
Now I click the game and start playing damn near right away.
The second difference is that I have nothing left to do on my console because I've done everything I can think of because the damn loading times are so fast. Now I'm just bored and hoping for a new game to come out so I can try something new and exciting, and the majority of my time is now spent elsewhere because I know there's nothing left to do on the console for the time being. Everything is just... done...???
Lol
Huh? Pass the weed!
Holy shit im gonna buy one right now, tanks👍😊
I did this over a year ago, with the exact set-up in the video, and I wish I had done it sooner. Within the last week I gratefully managed to get a ps5 and being fully honest... having the load times of the SSD (+ boost mode) made the ps5 loads time a little less impressive than they should have been. Anyone on PS4 should really consider this upgrade if they are feeling a bit of fomo.
(I try not to compare them to the SSD I have in my pc as its completely unfair and was already quicker than a ps5 before its release)
Because the games in PS5 is mostly not optimized for SSD because in Sony exclusives its much faster than PC SSDs and having a PS5 rn is not a FOMO its time to upgrade to PS5 right now because there are so many games that performs better on PS5 and good ass next gen exclusives too weather you have a SSD or HDD on your PS4 or not PS5 is really the way to go and the stock issue is now fixed so there are no problems
SSD is internally or externally by usb 3.1?
Does the ps4 pro have SATA III internally or is SATA II like normal PS4?
Pro has SATA III.
And late model slims, now called the base ps4 support SATA III but only late models (2019+)
What's is the best I can get for the ps4 ATM?
Great comparison video; I also wanna upgrade my PS4 Pro with an SSD... Would you still recommend that same or are there bigger/newer/better models/manufacturers atm?
Crucial’s bx500 1tb ssd is a bit faster and also the same price range, but i think samsung ssd is the way to go!
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Does this ssd still work for your ps4? I had a seagate SSHD for a month and a half now and it already failed. I’m considering buying the kingston a400 as a replacement
Yes. Still working.
About lags in game?? More or less?
It makes your ps load very fast when you play ac valhalla
Is kingston KC600 SDD compatible with ps4 and is better then the one you have in thsi vid. And if so how much is the diffrence
The KC600 is compatible with the PS4 PRO and it's better that A400
Can I install in the slim?
I wonder why the difference is so much more massive when you swap and HDD for an SSD on PC? That said, I'm installing my PS4's SSD today, so wish me luck!
Because PS4 has only a Sata2 port to connect to the HDD/SSD which has a maximum transfer rate of about 300 MB/s.
And the PCs in the last decade have used Sata3 ports which have double that transfer rate of Sata2 ports.
Thus the PS4 cannot use the full potential of the SSDs which have transfer rates in the 500-600MB/s.
The PS4 Pro has a Sata3 port so it should be the same improvement in game loading time as on PC.
Song?
These load times are insane. The Kingston a400 only increased load times for fortnite on my original ps4 by 25 seconds (1:50 to 1:25). Must be cause the older internals can't use the ssd to its full potential
I used my ps4 to record this video while loading. I think the HDD & SDD writing also affect the loading speed performance.
that's cause ps4 pro supports sata 3 unlike base ps4 or slim
@@sadkgalib5151ps4 slim support too dude!
@@JoaoAlvez87 it doesn't.
@@pedinhuh16 Yes of course!
Спасибо за ролик
An SSD *does not provide much of a benefit on other models* like the PS4 and PS4 Slim because they use SATA II not SATA III. It would be a minor difference.
Digital Foundry's tests found that SATA III made little difference, at least with an SSD. A few seconds at most. That being said, they did find that the Pro's stock HDD performed faster than the stock HDD in a base PS4.
I stopped playing games on my PS4 because the load times my hard drive is 2years old bought one sale £39 money well spent.
This video convinced me to get the same SSD, now waiting for the Last of Us Part 2 to arrive.
was it worth the wait my friend ...
@@mourad2753 Yes, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I'll wait for a PS5 patch before playing it again though.
@@reed2196 good for you
@@mourad2753 I bet you was going to talk shit like a little bitch
@@keeperofm5090 well unlime you i like you i like my game served with at least a decent story
Does a ssd help with actual game play? Like fps cause games like dayz is almost unplayable on gen 1 ps4's.
No, but it reduces texture popping which can be distracting mid-gameplay because of the often 5x faster read speed.
No but loading times is way faster than HDD
I think your stock hdd had some problems, mine is not that slow
It will be in time
how durable are these ssd?
Honestly I'm looking through these videos to see if it's worth the upgrade. However as a Kingston A400 owner, I have owned my 120gb ssd on my PC for like 3 years now and I've clocked 29TB on it and it has no issues. (Ps I know it's a lot for that short of period.. some people will need twice lt three times the years to clock that many TB but I've reinstalled windows 10/11 over a dozen times either cause of driver issues or just to test bench stuff. So it's a strong SSD and worth the money. Plus in my place it comes with 5 year warranty. I've noticed in some countries they give only 3 years but nonetheless the only drawback is that it's missing DRAM unlike the expensive SSDs. Other than that it's been a good SSD for the money, hence why I am looking to see if it's worth the upgrade on my consoles to upgrade them all, especially now when the A400 is super cheap, like $25 for the 480gb SSD. 😊
Can i install it on the ps4 original ps4?
MACHO yes you can
How about the slim?
@@CarlCheeveyAAblin yeah
is it safe to upgrade the ps4 pro hdd to ssd
yes. absolutely safe to upgrade.
@@howthen thank you for the reply dude you save us.
We were thinking of changing the hdd with an ssd because our ps4 pro is running slow now, and it keeps getting us unable to start and it keeps putting on safe mode all the time
Ssd is better than hdd
😅
Music sucks.
Pure fake. In my ps4 pro 1tb. Horizon load in 56seg. Original hdd.
Cap
Horizon has wildly varying loading times, between the same console in five loading runs it varies between 45 seconds and 3 minutes
it also depends on which game area is being loaded
Yeah, because Pro and late 2019 Slims have SATA 3 instead of SATA 2, which all Fat and Slim pre-2019 have.
It's an insane improvement.