I am making the move from OS on my HDD to an SSD to improve load times of my overall computer. If I keep my HDD as a slave drive with extra storage for pictures, music, and other apps. Would it be wise to install demanding PC games on the SSD too, or just keep the OS on it? Or is better to have the SSD ONLY running the OS, no games. Thanks!
SSD, OS, APP Question
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mjmacka
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How big is the SSD is the first question you should ask.
If your SSD is large enough to accommodate demanding games, go for it. Those games will perform better. Once you hit about 65~70% drive usage an SSD starts to slow down as it fills up. It becomes slower than a HDD at about 80%.
If your SSD is large enough to accommodate demanding games, go for it. Those games will perform better. Once you hit about 65~70% drive usage an SSD starts to slow down as it fills up. It becomes slower than a HDD at about 80%.
I'm looking at a 256 gb for OS and a very small amount of games. BF4 and DayZ only probably.
How much space does a OS typically take up? Windows 7 Pro 64-bit specifically.
This is the SSD I'm looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
And what do you mean 65 ~ 70 drive usage?? It gets slower over time??
How much space does a OS typically take up? Windows 7 Pro 64-bit specifically.
This is the SSD I'm looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
And what do you mean 65 ~ 70 drive usage?? It gets slower over time??
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65%~70% usage. I'm sorry for not. Basically you want about 30% free drive space. Once you hit that the SSD is slower but it will not slow down over time. It will only slow down if it holds too much data.
Windows 7 + normal applications is roughly 30~40 GB. The OS and patches itself is about 20 GB. If you get office and a few other larger applications installed it starts to eat into your free space. You should be fine keeping BF4, DayZ, the OS and a few other games on your SSD drive.
Windows 7 + normal applications is roughly 30~40 GB. The OS and patches itself is about 20 GB. If you get office and a few other larger applications installed it starts to eat into your free space. You should be fine keeping BF4, DayZ, the OS and a few other games on your SSD drive.
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I have a 128GB SSD. Win 8.1 Pro, and ALL applications apart from games take up around 49GB.
Applications include Office 2013, Corel Video Studio, Paintshop Pro, Adobe Lightroom, VLC, etc, etc, etc.
With a 256 you could put a couple of your most played games on it as well. Steam gives you the option of having games installed in multiple locations.
Applications include Office 2013, Corel Video Studio, Paintshop Pro, Adobe Lightroom, VLC, etc, etc, etc.
With a 256 you could put a couple of your most played games on it as well. Steam gives you the option of having games installed in multiple locations.
Great thanks for the tips, don't fill it up past 70% and I'll get good speeds.
One other question, I'm looking for a HDD to store/edit/record gameplay footage, aswell as audio editing/recording/and producing. I know I should have one for each of those things, but I am trying to get away with one good, large HDD for both, because I can't afford a larger SSD. What am I looking for in a HDD to record edit etc video + audio, effeciently?
One other question, I'm looking for a HDD to store/edit/record gameplay footage, aswell as audio editing/recording/and producing. I know I should have one for each of those things, but I am trying to get away with one good, large HDD for both, because I can't afford a larger SSD. What am I looking for in a HDD to record edit etc video + audio, effeciently?
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Well, you are looking for a large platter drive. I would get a 7200 RPM drive with a large cache... 32 MB or 64 MB. For editing, you might consider copying it to the SSD drive, performing your edits and then moving it back to the HDD.
For the most part, all platter hard drives are the same. As long as they are large enough, any 7200 RPM drive will be fine.
For the most part, all platter hard drives are the same. As long as they are large enough, any 7200 RPM drive will be fine.
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