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bastaki22

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hey , as the title says , i was wondering how to set this up .. this is my first ever build , and im thinking of SSD for OS , and the rest of the space for caching my HDD...




my build

motherboard : Asus P8Z77-V LK

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz

CPU COOLER : Corsair Hydro Series H100i

GPU : EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked

Ram : Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz.

Case : NZXT Phantom Black Orange Special Edition

PSU : Corsair 750W CXM



i have an old Seagate Barracude 1TB that im gonna format then use as my HHD

and for SSD im looking something along the lines of 120gb of samsung 840 series , if you got any suggestion as too which ssd i should get and where let me know , budget max. is 120 dollars i dont mind any site as long they accept paypal.

any other suggestions or remarks or anything would be really great .
 
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Hard drive cache is normally much less effective than using a ssd in it's entirety for the "C" drive.
A cache depends on repetitive fetching of data from the cache.
For such data, it is better to put it on the ssd in the first place.
And... larger ssd's perform better since they have more nand chips among which to allocate new blocks.
I suggest you buy a 120gb,(or 180gb or 240gb) and use it all for your "C" drive.
Intel and Samsung have a more trouble free reputation; I would look there first.
Currently, the Samsung EVO would be my choice. It is less expensive than the PRO and will perform equally well in a desktop environment.
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Hard drive cache is normally much less effective than using a ssd in it's entirety for the "C" drive.
A cache depends on repetitive fetching of data from the cache.
For such data, it is better to put it on the ssd in the first place.
And... larger ssd's perform better since they have more nand chips among which to allocate new blocks.
I suggest you buy a 120gb,(or 180gb or 240gb) and use it all for your "C" drive.
Intel and Samsung have a more trouble free reputation; I would look there first.
Currently, the Samsung EVO would be my choice. It is less expensive than the PRO and will perform equally well in a desktop environment.
 
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