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hey im about to make my first build and i dont know what storage capacity should i take for my ssd. All i want to put on the ssd is the OS and some system important files like java and some other stuff.
But how many gigabytes sould i get?
 
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giantbucket
my Win7x64 install with a handful of installed apps would have fit onto a 64G SSD since it only took up around 45G. but with price differences between 64 and 128 being quite small ($65 vs $90), i myself went with a 128G.

but you should be just fine with a 64G. you'd have less unused space for the system to shuffle files around as it needs to (for wear leveling), but i'm guessing even that would be perfectly fine for 2-3 years of use.

just make sure that you MyDocs gets kept efficient or is redirected onto a separate HDD, and same goes for MyPics and MyVids, and make sure you regularly sort through your Downloads folder to move stuff off the SSD and onto the HDD where it belongs.

and don't keep a ton of crap on the desktop. but...
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I have a 128gig SSD for my OS drives. I have found it to be big enough. I use Windows 8.1's built in option to move my Downloads,Music,Documents,Movies and such folders to a 3tb drive so the only thing on my SSD is the core OS files. I have the same type/size drive for OS X 10.9 and moved the Application's and User Folder to another 3tb drive.
 
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my Win7x64 install with a handful of installed apps would have fit onto a 64G SSD since it only took up around 45G. but with price differences between 64 and 128 being quite small ($65 vs $90), i myself went with a 128G.

but you should be just fine with a 64G. you'd have less unused space for the system to shuffle files around as it needs to (for wear leveling), but i'm guessing even that would be perfectly fine for 2-3 years of use.

just make sure that you MyDocs gets kept efficient or is redirected onto a separate HDD, and same goes for MyPics and MyVids, and make sure you regularly sort through your Downloads folder to move stuff off the SSD and onto the HDD where it belongs.

and don't keep a ton of crap on the desktop. but that one is just good organizing skills.
 
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