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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as
the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. |
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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
On 11/17/2010 9:27 AM, Frank wrote:
Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. I did an 80gB Intel SSD and a 2tB data drive with 3 partitions on the same OS but I guess the principle is the same. I finally decided that all of the OS files along with the most-frequently-used programs and utilities would go on the SSD and everything else would go on the data drive. Having the programs I load most would allow me to take advantage of the speed of the drive -- a program which gets run once a month, even if it took a relatively long time to load from the rotating drive, would cost me little. Smaller programs loaded frequently would add up to a lot more time coming from the slower drive. I just checked and the SSD shows 43.5gB free out of 72.2gB and I try to make sure that the SSD never gets more than 1/2 to 2/3 full out of concern for NAND wear and sparing (this may just be paranoia on my part). |
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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:27:03 -0000, Frank wrote:
Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. I installed Windows7/64 on a newly assembled computer for a friend with a 64 GB ssd (Crucial C300) and a 1 TB Samsung hdd, so I know about what I speak. :-) I installed the OS and some apps for him and he has installed the rest of the programs, p.e. MS Professional suite 2003. I advised him to put only OS and programs and Documents on the ssd and the rest on the Samsung. Then after a week I saw him again and saw that the ssd only had a little bit more than 5 GB of free space! That took me by surprise and I advised him to only place the most frequently used programs on the ssd. Which he will do. After all, I should have chosen a bigger ssd for his computer... I myself use a 90 GB Vertex2 on one of my computers with WindowsXP SP3 and that is enough. You must realize that Windows7/64 uses quite a lot of space for itself and I would give you the same advice as I gave to my friend: only the OS and the most frequently used programs on the ssd and even the documents on the other hdd to spare space but that is up to you because if like me you use many documents frequently it is a great pleasure to see your doc's opened instantly. Massimo |
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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:03:48 -0000, Massimo
wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:27:03 -0000, Frank wrote: Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. I installed Windows7/64 on a newly assembled computer for a friend with a 64 GB ssd (Crucial C300) and a 1 TB Samsung hdd, so I know about what I speak. :-) I installed the OS and some apps for him and he has installed the rest of the programs, p.e. MS Professional suite 2003. I advised him to put only OS and programs and Documents on the ssd and the rest on the Samsung. Then after a week I saw him again and saw that the ssd only had a little bit more than 5 GB of free space! That took me by surprise and I advised him to only place the most frequently used programs on the ssd. Which he will do. After all, I should have chosen a bigger ssd for his computer... I myself use a 90 GB Vertex2 on one of my computers with WindowsXP SP3 and that is enough. You must realize that Windows7/64 uses quite a lot of space for itself and I would give you the same advice as I gave to my friend: only the OS and the most frequently used programs on the ssd and even the documents on the other hdd to spare space but that is up to you because if like me you use many documents frequently it is a great pleasure to see your doc's opened instantly. Massimo I also have on order the Crucial C300 SSD but went with a WD drive with SATA III which I am hope will give the non 'favorite' files a boost. Thanks for the tips. Frank |
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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:22:53 -0000, John McGaw wrote:
On 11/17/2010 9:27 AM, Frank wrote: Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. I did an 80gB Intel SSD and a 2tB data drive with 3 partitions on the same OS but I guess the principle is the same. I finally decided that all of the OS files along with the most-frequently-used programs and utilities would go on the SSD and everything else would go on the data drive. Having the programs I load most would allow me to take advantage of the speed of the drive -- a program which gets run once a month, even if it took a relatively long time to load from the rotating drive, would cost me little. Smaller programs loaded frequently would add up to a lot more time coming from the slower drive. I just checked and the SSD shows 43.5gB free out of 72.2gB and I try to make sure that the SSD never gets more than 1/2 to 2/3 full out of concern for NAND wear and sparing (this may just be paranoia on my part). Never thought about multi files v large files. Being lazy will probably just load the SSD with most used. However, you do have me on NAND? Thanks for the tips. Frank |
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Best setup for SSD 64GB on new build
On 11/17/2010 1:27 PM, Frank wrote:
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:22:53 -0000, John McGaw wrote: On 11/17/2010 9:27 AM, Frank wrote: Newbie starting a new build with a SSD 64GB drive which I intend to use as the boot and a separate 1TB drive for programs/storage. Question: should I only put the Win-7/64 files on it and/or other files to utilize the speed of the drive? Thanks. I did an 80gB Intel SSD and a 2tB data drive with 3 partitions on the same OS but I guess the principle is the same. I finally decided that all of the OS files along with the most-frequently-used programs and utilities would go on the SSD and everything else would go on the data drive. Having the programs I load most would allow me to take advantage of the speed of the drive -- a program which gets run once a month, even if it took a relatively long time to load from the rotating drive, would cost me little. Smaller programs loaded frequently would add up to a lot more time coming from the slower drive. I just checked and the SSD shows 43.5gB free out of 72.2gB and I try to make sure that the SSD never gets more than 1/2 to 2/3 full out of concern for NAND wear and sparing (this may just be paranoia on my part). Never thought about multi files v large files. Being lazy will probably just load the SSD with most used. However, you do have me on NAND? Thanks for the tips. Frank NAND is the type of flash memory used for data storage inside the SSD. The memory has a definite number of cycles it can run through and part of the SSD controller's job is to keep track of used/unused and when a given area of memory "wears out" the controller moves the data elsewhere. I'd prefer to be cautious and leave the SSD sparsely populated but, like I wrote, this is probably just my own paranoia about component failures. |
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