So why are you buying a SSD drive if thats all you do?
[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;17010950]So why are you buying a SSD drive if thats all you do?[/QUOTE]
Fast as fuck load/write times? I dunno I got some money left over and I wanted to try one out. Fast loading in games sounds pretty cool to me...
Since we are on the topic and I'm such a noob.
Is it possible to have a HDD and a SSD at the same time?
Let's say I have Windows and all my games and steam on SDD and rest on HDD.
Does that work?
[QUOTE=Kidd;17011640]Since we are on the topic and I'm such a noob.
Is it possible to have a HDD and a SSD at the same time?
Let's say I have Windows and all my games and steam on SDD and rest on HDD.
Does that work?[/QUOTE]
That's probably what I'm going to do. Pictures music and backup's on the backup HDD.
So it is possible?
To me the best idea is to put what you use most on the SSD and the opposite on the HDD.
Makes sense, since SDDs are small in how much they can hold.
Seriously, just get a fucking 16GB SSD and put your OS on that.
From what you said in the thread, you have absolutely no need for an SSD.
SSD is for people who are like "lol i can copy a 700mb rip to another hard drive in 0.3 seconds"
[QUOTE=KrAzY_nikomo;17011814]Seriously, just get a fucking 16GB SSD and put your OS on that.
From what you said in the thread, you have absolutely no need for an SSD.
SSD is for people who are like "lol i can copy a 700mb rip to another hard drive in 0.3 seconds"[/QUOTE]
Agree'd. There is no REAL important reason a regular user will need this now.
Everyone likes a fast OS though.
or do what I said and use it for OS and games.
[QUOTE=Picartman;17009590]Also when all the write cycles are used up, what happens then?[/QUOTE]
The time depends on how you use your computer. It depends on the manufacturer what happens at the end, but it's plausible for it to just stop letting you write files but continue to allow you to read the files that are already on it, effectively turning it in to a very expensive CD.
[QUOTE=Kidd;17011731]So it is possible?[/QUOTE]
Yes it is.
[QUOTE=Kidd;17012012]Agree'd. There is no REAL important reason a regular user will need this now.
Everyone likes a fast OS though.
or do what I said and use it for OS and games.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that's what I plan on doing, using it for OS and games. The game is easily 10gb in space. Windows 7 is a couple of gigs too.
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[QUOTE=yngndrw;17012861]The time depends on how you use your computer. It depends on the manufacturer what happens at the end, but it's plausible for it to just stop letting you write files but continue to allow you to read the files that are already on it, effectively turning it in to a very expensive CD.
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Oh well that cannot be good for an OS right? If it happens in +6 years though honestly I wouldn't mind. By then I'd be getting a new PC anyways. :\
[QUOTE=Picartman;17012891]Oh well that cannot be good for an OS right?[/QUOTE]
I once had a HDD die on me in the way I just described. You wouldn't believe the amount of [b]angry[/b] pop-up messages I had from Windows complaining about the drive. :c
[QUOTE=yngndrw;17013045]I once had a HDD die on me in the way I just described. You wouldn't believe the amount of [b]angry[/b] pop-up messages I had from Windows complaining about the drive. :c[/QUOTE]
Lol well then it's a toss up atm. Should I get the 80Gb Intel one with kickass write/read/random access times, or get a cheaper one that's 64gb but not have fast random access times? Essentially I'm paying an extra $75 for faster random access speeds right?
Well keep in mind that the painfully slow random access of some of the older drives can actually make them seem slower than normal hard drives.
It's up to you to decide what amount of money is good "value for money" for you, but if you're not going to get an Intel drive I'd suggest you go for one which is using the "Indilinx Barefoot" controller. Ideally one of the second generation OCZ Vertex drives, which have custom firmware.
[QUOTE=yngndrw;17013226]Well keep in mind that the painfully slow random access of some of the older drives can actually make them seem slower than normal hard drives.
It's up to you to decide what amount of money is good "value for money" for you, but if you're not going to get an Intel drive I'd suggest you go for one which is using the "Indilinx Barefoot" controller. Ideally one of the second generation OCZ Vertex drives, which have custom firmware.[/QUOTE]
Well why would I get a SSD if it seems slower than a hard drive? I would buy one for it to be faster in all aspects possible. So I guess I'd go with the Intel on then.
I think I wrote that wrong or its been interpreted in a different way to what I intended.
While some of the older SSDs are slower, the Indilinx controller SSDs are in fact much faster than normal hard drives but still slower than the Intel SSDs.
Old SSDs (JMicron) < Normal HDD < Indilinx < Intel X25-M
[QUOTE=yngndrw;17013520]I think I wrote that wrong or its been interpreted in a different way to what I intended.
While some of the older SSDs are slower, the Indilinx controller SSDs are in fact much faster than normal hard drives but still slower than the Intel SSDs.
Old SSDs (JMicron) < Normal HDD < Indilinx < Intel X25-M[/QUOTE]
Right but the Intel has faster random access time compared to the Indilinx, and that difference is a big difference isn't it? But is it worth it to spend an extra $75 is what I'm saying. What exactly does the random access affect? Opening a program or something?
Its a reasonable difference, but only you can decide if spending that extra is worth it.
Random access time is used when you are accessing lots of very small files. An example would be all of the Lua files that you get in Gmod. The Windows operating system contains a large amount of tiny files. Another example of its usage is any kind of log files (Which Windows uses a lot.) as well as most of your temporary internet files.
[QUOTE=yngndrw;17015008]Its a reasonable difference, but only you can decide if spending that extra is worth it.
Random access time is used when you are accessing lots of very small files. An example would be all of the Lua files that you get in Gmod. The Windows operating system contains a large amount of tiny files. Another example of its usage is any kind of log files (Which Windows uses a lot.) as well as most of your temporary internet files.[/QUOTE]
That sounds like it's an important thing to have. I'll go with the Intel then. Thanks.
I purchased the G.SKill one and I love it <3. Nothing bad to say about it at all.
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