Question regarding lifespan

[ibshortkid94]

I just bought an Intel 330 series 120gb ssd for my new build. I plan on using it as my boot drive for windows 7 home premium (oem). While I know that space is fine for the os, I wanted to know if it would be a good idea to use it for games (minecraft, steam files, etc). I'm not sure because the games could use up more lifespan due to reads/writes. Is it a good idea to do this or should I just use my 1tb hdd?

 

[Dereck47]

There are no lifespan issues with current generation SSDs.

Just disable defrag and use the SSD as you would a HDD.

Windows automatically disables defrag on all SSDs it detects when you run WEI (Windows Experience Index).

 

[ibshortkid94]

Best answer selected by ibshortkid94.

 

[ibshortkid94]

Thanks for the fast response, I'm going to see how far this one gets me then I might get a dedicated game ssd in the future if i get space issues.

 

[Dereck47]

Yes, space issues are the only thing you have to worry about with SSDs.

 

[Brett928S2]

Yes, space issues are the only thing you have to worry about with SSDs.

Hi

Not quite, a LOT of SSD`s fail within 2 to 3 years...

All the best Brett