is there any games or specific things i should keep OFF my ssd?

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DarqFX

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I have recently ordered an ssd for the first time, and as far as i know, there are games that supposedly are bad for your ssd, im wondering if they are myths and/or there is anything else i should look out for. Thanks
 
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All my systems in the house are.....ALL SSD. Except for the NAS box and an old cheesy laptop I use as a test box.
My main system is 5x SSD. My HTPC is 2x SSD.

Games, applications, database/CAD/photo/video work...everything. On SSD's.

Movies and music live on the NAS box spinning drives, simply due to space requirements.
Everything else lives on an SSD.

The concept of wearing out an SSD, or 'this or that' is bad for it...bah. Long dead concept.

However much SSD space you have...use it. That drive will not...
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Honestly, it's past the point people should be paranoid about SSDs.

Put what you want on there - it's worth noting though that the best bang for your buck is putting anything that you use frequently or can be expected to require loading on the SSD. User files and such generally do not benefit in a meaningful way from SSDs, as they are mostly sequential storage, something HDDs handle just fine.

In terms of priority, what I put on an SSD:
1. Windows. Always put your OS on an SSD if you're going to be bothered to have one.
2. Games. Since SSD space is limited, prioritize games with frequent level/resource loading or long initial load times. Things like league of legends and such can be stored on a hard drive, but something like say, Skyrim should probably be put on an SSD. Once files are loaded into RAM, there's not much additional benefit to be had, but the getting them into ram part is where an SSD shines.
 
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All my systems in the house are.....ALL SSD. Except for the NAS box and an old cheesy laptop I use as a test box.
My main system is 5x SSD. My HTPC is 2x SSD.

Games, applications, database/CAD/photo/video work...everything. On SSD's.

Movies and music live on the NAS box spinning drives, simply due to space requirements.
Everything else lives on an SSD.

The concept of wearing out an SSD, or 'this or that' is bad for it...bah. Long dead concept.

However much SSD space you have...use it. That drive will not wear out, in the general lifetime of your PC.
 
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DarqFX

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Jesus for how much you've helped me out today I feel like i owe you something, shame this site doesnt have some sort of rep system which i could upvote you on
 
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The site does.
Look at the up/down arrows on the upper right of the post.
You can also pick best solution which is equally rewarding.
 
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Make sure your SSD is way bigger than the amount of data that you store on it.
Once it starts getting full that's when they start to slow down.
Try to never get more than 2/3 full and make sure to leave plenty of space for overprovisioning.

Overprovisoning reserves a chunk of your SSD so that if cells that are being used to store data start to wear out they are replaced by the cells in reserve..
 
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