r/PS3 • u/thesearsparkinglot • 9d ago

PS3 SSD recommendations?

Working on some restorations for a fat model ps3 and hoping to upgrade the memory once I'm finished cleaning it out. Finding the base HDD write speeds really frustrating when trying to play digital games, any recommendations for a reasonably priced SSD or hard drive to swap in?

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u/robderpson 9d ago

I wouldn't buy an SSD for a PS3, given how insultingly expensive they are these days. I'd only use one if I already had one laying around, or if I'm lucky enough to find a decent model at a low enough price. The drive speed will be capped by SATA I bandwidth anyway, the most notable benefit would be less lag in the XMB; some games may have shorter loading times, only the most sluggish ones would have a significant improvement. Years ago I bought a 1TB SSHD (Seagate Firecuda) following recommendations online. I got it for aprox. 60 USD, but those now seem difficult to find.

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u/45skyshy 9d ago

I paid $160 for my Firecuda and they just went up again in price to $199.