Hi
Recently I built an new computer and after a few months I put in a new graphics card so I decided to buy a few games because they were VERY cheap around the holidays, lol. So first and foremost:
Intel i5 3570K 3.4 GHz CPU
Asus P8-Z77-V LK Motherboard
24gb Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 RAM
(Initially) WD 320gb HDD (upgraded to) WD 750GB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 660 2gb Video Card
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
So after downloading and installing about 5 or 6 games my 320gb filled almost completely up. I felt like that was a bit soon for my drive to fill. The 320gb drive is a Green series so upgraded the hard drive to a Black series 750gb and, as I am downloading and installing the exact same setup as the last hard drive, I am tracking the amount of space each game is using. I found that all of my software uses WAY more space than what the manufacturers show on their websites as requirements. I've considered patches, but they would have to be pretty large.
Here are some of my findings. According to the MS website, Windows Pro is supposed to require 20gb of disk space. Add an extra 15gb for XP Mode installed, so that makes Windows a total of 35-40gb. It took 50gb of my hard drive space. Mass Effect 2 requires 15gb of space, and I lost 27gb after downloading and installing through steam. My Borderlands Game of the Edition through Steam says it requires 8gb but my hard drive used 15gb after downloading and installing through Steam (but I wondered if the 8gb just meant the main game is 8gb without the DLC packages?).
My Steam Client, Virus programs, and (for some reason) Adobe Design/Web Suite all used the amount of space the manufacturer's call for on their websites.
Any ideas or suggestions on a course of action or journey to seek knowledge would be great! Hahah
Thanks!
Recently I built an new computer and after a few months I put in a new graphics card so I decided to buy a few games because they were VERY cheap around the holidays, lol. So first and foremost:
Intel i5 3570K 3.4 GHz CPU
Asus P8-Z77-V LK Motherboard
24gb Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 RAM
(Initially) WD 320gb HDD (upgraded to) WD 750GB HDD
MSI Twin Frozr II GTX 660 2gb Video Card
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
So after downloading and installing about 5 or 6 games my 320gb filled almost completely up. I felt like that was a bit soon for my drive to fill. The 320gb drive is a Green series so upgraded the hard drive to a Black series 750gb and, as I am downloading and installing the exact same setup as the last hard drive, I am tracking the amount of space each game is using. I found that all of my software uses WAY more space than what the manufacturers show on their websites as requirements. I've considered patches, but they would have to be pretty large.
Here are some of my findings. According to the MS website, Windows Pro is supposed to require 20gb of disk space. Add an extra 15gb for XP Mode installed, so that makes Windows a total of 35-40gb. It took 50gb of my hard drive space. Mass Effect 2 requires 15gb of space, and I lost 27gb after downloading and installing through steam. My Borderlands Game of the Edition through Steam says it requires 8gb but my hard drive used 15gb after downloading and installing through Steam (but I wondered if the 8gb just meant the main game is 8gb without the DLC packages?).
My Steam Client, Virus programs, and (for some reason) Adobe Design/Web Suite all used the amount of space the manufacturer's call for on their websites.
Any ideas or suggestions on a course of action or journey to seek knowledge would be great! Hahah
Thanks!