Solid State Hard Drive

Rutabeggar · 08-06-2010, 06:23 PM

Hey guys, I was wondering if it makes a tremendous difference to have both a SSD and just a regular HDD. I was thinking about getting a 30GB SSD to put Windows 7 on and some private documents and the like while loading my games and such on a regular 1TB HDD. Would this work? Would it speed my PC up in any way?

Hammock · 08-06-2010, 06:32 PM

I'd never split my game installs up between HD's. All applications get installed on the same HD as the OS. And the 2ndary drives are for storage, Pictures, music, movies, porn...etc.

Your OS might be faster due to being on a SSD, but your games wouldn't be any faster (if not slower), your computer would still have to access two different locations just to play a game.

With the better technology that's out there, the difference may be negligible, but it still wouldn't be optimal.

**Elmo** · 08-06-2010, 07:24 PM

yeah, afaik won't do anything for your games if they're on the HDD, will just boot windows and programs installed on your SSD faster.

Personally I'm happy waiting a minute for windows to load, it doesn't take that long which is why I can't justify getting a small SSD. Gonna wait for technology to evolve and get bigger SSDs for cheaper than current.

Maybe been tempted to do it the other way round and stick games on an SSD with windows on the slower one. But yeah couldn't justify the money for the gain.

KubeDawg · 08-06-2010, 07:49 PM

Agreed. In a couple years, some new technology will be out, and large SSD drives will be commonplace and hopefully regular HD price.

Innoc · 08-07-2010, 12:18 AM

SSD is very pricey and consumers will not get the performance they're after if they don't pay attention to the drive technology being used on the drive in which they're interested. Watch out for drives that have a big disparity in write vs read performance. Also...if you intend any RAID use make sure that the drive you're after doesn't have a feature set that renders it useless for RAID...

**Dexter** · 08-11-2010, 12:29 AM

Ignore price + Tigerdirect (Yuck) but check this out:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...=ITD&body=MAIN

How did they even fit all that into a laptop sized hard drive?!

Pixel · 08-11-2010, 01:40 AM

Sold State Hybrid?

Solid state acts as a buffer?
Wouldn't read speeds still be limited?

**Dexter** · 08-11-2010, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixel

Sold State Hybrid?

Solid state acts as a buffer?
Wouldn't read speeds still be limited?

Not sure, maybe you can designate what ends up in the solid state memory. Or maybe a large enough buffer when moving shit back and forth that it just keeps it all in ssd

Z4toichi · 08-11-2010, 07:02 AM

"Rather than trying to speed up the whole disk, Adaptive Memory moves the most frequently used files to the NAND for faster access time. So we won’t see massive raw-speed improvements in the first sectors of the disk like we did with Silverstone’s DIY hybrid HDDBoost, but instead should see considerable improvements in day-to-day tasks."

whole article http://www.maximumpc.com/article/rev...d_drive_review

08-06-2010, 06:23 PM	#1
Rutabeggar D&A Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Solid State Hard Drive Hey guys, I was wondering if it makes a tremendous difference to have both a SSD and just a regular HDD. I was thinking about getting a 30GB SSD to put Windows 7 on and some private documents and the like while loading my games and such on a regular 1TB HDD. Would this work? Would it speed my PC up in any way?

08-06-2010, 07:24 PM	#3
Elmo Gets tickled by FF Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Class/Position: Med Solly HW Gametype: Any/CTF Posts Rated Helpful 41 Times	yeah, afaik won't do anything for your games if they're on the HDD, will just boot windows and programs installed on your SSD faster. Personally I'm happy waiting a minute for windows to load, it doesn't take that long which is why I can't justify getting a small SSD. Gonna wait for technology to evolve and get bigger SSDs for cheaper than current. Maybe been tempted to do it the other way round and stick games on an SSD with windows on the slower one. But yeah couldn't justify the money for the gain. __________________ Support FF: Done: ff_monkey Done: ff_bases Done: ff_warpath Forever Doing: ff_medieval (beta#99999999)

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KubeDawg Nade Whore Server Owner Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma Class/Position: Scout/Soldier Gametype: CTF/TDM Affiliations: blunt. Moto Posts Rated Helpful 128 Times	Agreed. In a couple years, some new technology will be out, and large SSD drives will be commonplace and hopefully regular HD price. __________________ Moto's Funhouse \| Dallas, TX - 74.91.114.247:27015 ff_plunder - Complete

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Innoc Hitman 2 1 Actual Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: "Oscar Mike" Gametype: FPS or RTS (just say NO to MMO) Affiliations: Your Mom Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	SSD is very pricey and consumers will not get the performance they're after if they don't pay attention to the drive technology being used on the drive in which they're interested. Watch out for drives that have a big disparity in write vs read performance. Also...if you intend any RAID use make sure that the drive you're after doesn't have a feature set that renders it useless for RAID... __________________ Mooga on Obama: He can cut taxes. Actually do something useful. Punch Nancy Pelosi in the face. Just to name a few. You eventually run out of other people's money to spend.

08-11-2010, 12:29 AM	#6
Dexter internet user Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 42 Times	Ignore price + Tigerdirect (Yuck) but check this out: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...=ITD&body=MAIN How did they even fit all that into a laptop sized hard drive?! __________________ 9:17 PM - DEXTER: can you teach me how to play o 9:17 PM - squeek.: you jump a lot 9:18 PM - squeek.: and do sweet moves 8:55 PM - FDA: fart in you fridge and blame it on wild animals

08-06-2010, 06:32 PM	#2
Hammock D&A Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 13 Times	I'd never split my game installs up between HD's. All applications get installed on the same HD as the OS. And the 2ndary drives are for storage, Pictures, music, movies, porn...etc. Your OS might be faster due to being on a SSD, but your games wouldn't be any faster (if not slower), your computer would still have to access two different locations just to play a game. With the better technology that's out there, the difference may be negligible, but it still wouldn't be optimal.

08-11-2010, 01:40 AM	#7
Pixel if(0>1){printf("broked");} Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Amerika Class/Position: O Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Sold State Hybrid? Solid state acts as a buffer? Wouldn't read speeds still be limited? Last edited by Pixel; 08-11-2010 at 01:43 AM.

08-11-2010, 07:02 AM	#9
Z4toichi Join Date: Apr 2009 Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	"Rather than trying to speed up the whole disk, Adaptive Memory moves the most frequently used files to the NAND for faster access time. So we won’t see massive raw-speed improvements in the first sectors of the disk like we did with Silverstone’s DIY hybrid HDDBoost, but instead should see considerable improvements in day-to-day tasks." whole article http://www.maximumpc.com/article/rev...d_drive_review

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