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ragnarok_421

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Hello again to the best community on Earth,

I am hoping someone can help with this. Hypothetically speaking, what would be an optimum boot time for windows pro 7 on a system using an up to date hard disk? I know that there are a lot of variables here but I am trying to decide if I should move to a SSD for my system drive and use all of my HD's for storage. I have seen some of the benchmark tests for SSD's and they are impressive to say the least but I am worried about the lifespan of the drive itself. While I would not be storing any media on the system drive I would like to avoid early drive failure. I don't know a whole lot about SSD's other than what I have read online. I am hoping someone here has experience with this setup and can give me a first hand account of its performance and maybe what they have found is the best way to setup a system like this.

Thanks again,
Ragnarok
 
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It is recommended to get a SSD if you can afford it. It's like a million times faster than normal hard drives in loading speed, only bad thing about them is that they have low capacity. You should put your OS and programs on your SSD, and all of your backups on your HDD.
 
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Thanks for the Reply. That is generally what I have heard as well. I also hear a lot about early failures with these drives. Have you heard anything like this? Maybe I am just chasing ghosts. Capacity is not an issue with my setup since I have 4 other HD drives for media etc. What would you recommend for a decent SSD? It would only have a few basic programs, acid Pro, Sound forge and the OS running off of it.
 
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SSDs are Superior to a standard hard drive hands down. The slowest SSD will greatly out perform you regular hard drive. The average life cycle of the mainstream SSDs is 5 years and compared to 3 years for a mechanical drives. Most gamers use SSD as a boot drive and load Windows and games on it for quick loading. If you are getting an SSD for just a boot drive I would recommend a 120GB to 128GB model you can get a Crucial M500 for around $70 to $80, and a Samsung EVO $85 to $90. If you want to use it for a boot drive and also use it for core programs and games for fast loading I'd go for a 240GB to a 256GB Crucial M500 would run you around $115 to $125, a Samsung EVO around $140 to $151. Keep your SSD lean for fast performance the more it fills up the slower your performance on the dive will become. Redirect as much as you can to the Data drive like your download folder etc... If you can afford it I would highly recommend adding one to your build. I don't know anyone that has done so that regrets it. The only regrets I hear is I should have gotten the next size up.
 
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