Are 64GB SSD's worthwhile?

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I'm sure this is probably one of the most discussed topics on the foums these days but i shall risk it by asking again anyway :)

Really keen to buy an SSD drive and it would seem the crucial one is the drive of choice at the moment (unless u know different), trouble is 64gb seems incredibly small. Yes i'd get Windows 7 on it and few programs but it wouldn't have much room to breath.
The 128gb version seems far more attractive in size terms but the price seems very steep IMO.

Is it worth going for the 64gb version now and dealing with it or hang on for a price drop to the 128gb version or is that a good while off?

The other issue is i have the old Sata II connectors on my Asus P6T Deluxe II board so maybe the crucial drive isn't the best for me.

Any thoughts?
 
I've had SSDs for over a year now (nearly 2).

I have a 120gb Vertex in my main PC and the space is plenty for OS/Apps/Games. Everything else is on mechanical drives. 60gb for me would be tight - not that it can't be done. I would just not put any games on it.

My HTPC has a 60gb Samsung drive which again is more than enough for it. No games - just OS and some Apps.

Therefore, it really depends on what you are intending to put on it. Even 120gb is not enough if I were to put all my games on it - I'm usually selective.
 
the price of a 128gb drive seems to be falling all the time, but how long should one wait... I'm going to wait until Xmas to buy one
 
I have an 80GB SSD in my laptop and I'm quickly filling it up. However I have another 80GB SSD in my desktop (along with HDD's) and that is fine as I can offload anything that I don't need on the SSD onto the HDD's.

It will be different for everyone.
 
I can't put as much as I'd like on my SSD, I have a 60Gb Vertex2, which is actually only 55GB of usable space.

Windows is about 20GB, and my WoW folder is about 20GB, which leaves me with about 14 or so to play with, which obviously isnt a lot in todays world.

I'd recommend minimum 90GB if you're a first time buyer :cool:
 
I thought 40GB was too small, but I looked at my OS partition and it's 35GB used. I install all my games elsewhere, but other software like office and so on are on that. So I bought a 40GB Mushkin Callisto Deluxe SSD for about £60. It should arrive tomorrow so I can see how well it works.
 
I use a 80 GB SSD for my OS drive, it also has all my apps/drivers and 2 games on it, Starcraft II and FFXIV.

I still have 34 GB left (out of 76 GB) even with Windows 7, 2 games and all my programs on it, including Photoshop CS5 and Microsoft Office 2011, prolly has some other files on it too, like screenshots from FRAPS and download directories I havn't changed yet.

64 GB will be more than enough for an OS and ALL your apps, no matter how many apps you use, unless you really have a ridiculous amount of software.

Just put your downloads/games/media files on a cheap HDD.

If you have one game you play a lot (like an MMO or SC2) you cold fit that on their too. Seeing as I only have about 15~ GB more of usable space, if I had everything on a 64 GB drive, I would still have 19 GB left.

Although you should always leave like 15-20% free in an SSD, so that would nearly be pushing it.
 
Although you should always leave like 15-20% free in an SSD, so that would nearly be pushing it.

That was my next question, aren't you supposed to leave some free space for the swap file or do u use your standard HD for that?

With regard to makes and models i like the crucial one but to get the best out of it you need Sata III which i could only have if i buy the Sata III expansion card otherwise i'm stuck on sata II and this just increases the cost further.
Perhaps i should go for the 80Gb....is it corsair?
 
Although you should always leave like 15-20% free in an SSD, so that would nearly be pushing it.
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I have seen something like that posted before. What reason is there to make sure such an amount is left free for the SSD, I assume, to function optimally..?
 
Vimes said:
I have seen something like that posted before. What reason is there to make sure such an amount is left free for the SSD, I assume, to function optimally..?
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They lose performance when almost full, same way a regular HDD does. However I do not know the exact science behind it :cool:
 
I've got a few SSD's now - 40GB in my HTPC is plenty, I use around 25GB with Windows and a large XBMC database of thumbnails.
Have a 64GB in my laptop which is working out ok as general browsing/office machine and occasional media

My gaming PC I have a 148GB array made from two 80GB x25-M's in RAID0. I'm finding this a good amount of space, using around 120GB with all the games I want installed and not had to do any management of it, whereas when i only had a sing 80GB to work with I was quite frequently cut and pasting game directories to free up space.
 
greymack said:
Well most of my games are on steam and i think i'd struggle even with a 128gb if i stuck steam on it :(
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Simples. There's a free bit of software from steam which lets you link across drives.

Let's face it, you probably only play 4 or 5 max at any one time. Have this on your ssd and swap them over with your main storage drive when needed.

Can't remember what it's called but it's been posted several times on this forum before.

So a 64gb is well managable. Later you could add another cheaper one for 128Gb in raid 0 and make it twice as fast anyway!
 
64Gb is plenty - I've had mine for over a year, Windows 7 and all my apps fit on in just fine. Currently 16 GB free. I don't have any games though...
 
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