SSD
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So...my hard drive in my desktop died, and I have to get another one. Not a big deal, just picking up a new 1TB to replace it for all my music, videos, etc. But, is it worth also investing in a SSD to load Windows and some applications on? Anyone doing it now?
A lot of the recommendations I've seen online say that a 60 gig or so SSD is enough to load Windows and your apps on, but to me that seems to small a space to load anything of note. It'd fill up quick, SWTOR alone is 20 gigs. Frankly I don't really care to spend much more then a 60 gig drive anyway because I'm not sure it's worth it at the moment, but I could be swayed if someone has some good input on it. Any thoughts? -
It is worth it. I just built a machine with a 120g SSD boot drive and Billy is correct, hard drive is the biggest bottleneck of a new machine. I started with a standard 1.5TB drive and Window 7, then added the SSD a few days later. Huge difference in performance. I recommend the 120g size becuase Windows files will grow over time.
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added a 120 gb ssd myself and couldnt be happier. Please read up on SSD offset optimization before you install, and do not ghost from a traditional drive, do a full from scratch install
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Best SSD guide I've found. Looks intimidating but it's really not that bad. Make sure you do the 4k alignment on the SSD before you install Win 7.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds
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