Solid State Harddrive upgrade

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I7wish

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Hello,

I am considering adding a 60 GB SSd to my new pc and i was wondering if the OS needs to be loaded onto it to get the full effect? Do games run faster if installed on an SSD?

Also, How do i copy my OS installation to the new drive if my computer is already running Windows 7 on a normal SATA II?
 
Yes you should install the OS on the SSD. Games may run a little faster but you will not see a big jump in FPS.

You want to be careful with a 60gb drive. You do not want to install too many games on their or you will run into space issues. I have read that you do not want to fill it all the way up as it can shorten the life span.

You would be better off installing a fresh copy of Windows onto the SSD. You would want to enable AHCI mode in the bios if it is not already done.
 
Sorry to say that if all you install on the SSD is you OS all that might happen is a boost in start up.

You also need to install everything that loads on start up to get the full start up benefit.

I actually wonder if you would be better installing applications on the SSD and keep OS on HDD. I say this because if apps are on the SSD they will open at light speed. Even with OS on SSD applications on HDD will be bottlenecked by HDD.

To really get the benefit of SSD you need a large enough one to hold OS and applications, at least the main ones. Use HDD for storage and least used applications.
 
Instead of making a decision on what others think it will do when you upgrade to an SSD, here are some real benchmarks and facts about SSD vs. HDD.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5818&review=ssd+vs+hard+drive

This way, you can go into purchasing the right drive, with the correct information, without bias.

In my setups, I just install everything onto one drive (same with SSD's), however, I have no use for anything above 250 GB, mostly because of what I use them for. So, depending on what your computer is used for, will warrant whether or not you need to use the SSD strictly for your OS. What use does your computer serve?
 
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Demilich said:
Instead of making a decision on what others think it will do when you upgrade to an SSD, here are some real benchmarks and facts about SSD vs. HDD.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5818&review=ssd+vs+hard+drive

This way, you can go into purchasing the right drive, with the correct information, without bias.
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That review is of little use as OP is going to get a tiny drive and have OS. The review assumes all installed on SSD.

So your little attempt is no better than the speculation. But thanks for the thought.;)
 
powerpack said:
That review is of little use as OP is going to get a tiny drive and have OS. The review assumes all installed on SSD.

So your little attempt is no better than the speculation. But thanks for the thought.;)
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lol what? That page wasn't the best, but it answered at least two of his questions, so what is the issue? Are you upset that the article disputed everything you said in your previous post? Get over it lolz and address the questions at hand. Don't worry about me(I know my screen name is attractive), worry about the OP. That's what we're here for.

SSD will not necessarily increase FPS, but will decrease loading times for games.

You would need to acquire a program to clone the HDD to the SSD. There are many programs out there.
 
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I wouldnt recommend him cloning in the off chance that the mobo is not set for ACHI mode...so he can take advantage of the memory controller on the motherboard...
 
I wouldn't recommend cloning an OS to an SSD either. After all, if you really want to benefit from having an SSD, you want to do a fresh install anyway to get the original speed back of windows. Windows does slow down over time. I do a fresh install about once a year.
 
johnb35 said:
I wouldn't recommend cloning an OS to an SSD either. After all, if you really want to benefit from having an SSD, you want to do a fresh install anyway to get the original speed back of windows. Windows does slow down over time. I do a fresh install about once a year.
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I agree with most of that. Although when using an SSD, you will not find that Windows will slow down over time due to TRIM. You should be able to reinstall Windows less with an SSD.
 
You might not see it slow down as much with an SSD but I bet it still does. But my main concern was going from a regular hard drive to an SSD. And in my opinoin a fresh install is always recommended.
 
Thanks guys? Do i need to buy a seperate SATA controller card to do this or will be x58 motherboard do the trick?
 
I7wish said:
Hello, I am considering adding a 60 GB SSd to my new pc and i was wondering if the OS needs to be loaded onto it to get the full effect? Do games run faster if installed on an SSD?
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If you can afford the 5-10gb per game on an ssd, then games would load faster and you might get slight more fps, depending on the game. I haven't done the research to see what games would have a benificial increase, but I'm thinking due to the gb cost it isnt worth it for a maybe slight increase. Faster loads perhaps, up to you.

Small apps don't take up much space, but because they are small they load fast from hdd anyways. So for those, might as well save the ssd imo.

Some ppl short stroke/partition their ssd. I'm just making sure I don't fill it up too close.

An option with a 60-64 gb drive: you could get 7, larger prog's/a few favorite games(depending on size).

Not only will the bootup or program startups be faster, it will also be quicker while in use.
 
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