I wanted to Dual-Boot Windows 7 & Linux but will it effect the system's performance?

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Leadbelly78

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I wanted to Dual-Boot Windows 7 & Linux but will it effect the system's performance? I mean, the PC's speed, CPU, Memory and cooling?
I've dual-booted ages ago.
I could use a little a help.
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i tend to put all my os's on the same drive since only one is used at a time. then my data goes onto other drives and gets shared between the os's. only one that gets its own drive is mac os since it is just easier that way on non apple systems.

you should have no issues running both on a single ssd. that is once you figure out what linux distro to use. i don't use it so i have no suggestions for that.
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The only thing I can think of is if the hard drive gets above 80% full, then you may see a slowing down in the hard drive's ability to read/write data quickly. In terms of CPU, RAM and temperatures, there should be no decrease in performance. In fact, you may see lower CPU temperatures in Linux because of the fact that the Linux kernel is better at managing the tasks it gives to the CPU.
 
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It really depends on which version you're looking at... Versions like Fedora and Ubuntu tend to use more of the GPU while more basic versions will use less RAM and less of the GPU.

If you have at least a dual core CPU at 2GHz, 4GB RAM, a decent hard drive and at least a GeForce GT 430 or Radeon HD 5750 then you should be fine. With more basic versions, you could get away with integrated graphics in the Core2 Duo series or the Phenom or Phenom II series.
 
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I have a SSD 500GB that's around 250GB left so I think I should have enough true?
 
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I haven't installed Ubuntu yet and I don't know what version of Ubuntu to get...hmmm.

I have a great system as you can see in my sig so I sure I'll be fine.
 
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Yes, I have a backup system that I've already backed up everything on the SSD.
 
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i tend to put all my os's on the same drive since only one is used at a time. then my data goes onto other drives and gets shared between the os's. only one that gets its own drive is mac os since it is just easier that way on non apple systems.

you should have no issues running both on a single ssd. that is once you figure out what linux distro to use. i don't use it so i have no suggestions for that.
 
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Well I'm just running, or I'm going to run two OS's, Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu, well for the time being.
If I really enjoy it, I might add another.
Thanks for the help all.
 
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