SSD size for Windows 7 64bit boot drive?

avrc · 28 Dec 2010 at 19:06

Not sure what size to look at. I'd keep all my games on my WD Caviar Black and install everything else to the SSD i.e. office, blu-ray software, google earth etc

The Halk · 28 Dec 2010 at 20:06

50GB as a minimum. 30GB won't cut it.

Justintime · 28 Dec 2010 at 20:18

30gb will do, but you'll be living on the edge always. Got a Vertex 30gb in a HTPC and with W7 pro 64 and various media players etc.. i have about 17gb left. This is with a set page file and hibernation and system restore disabled. I'd say 64gb min to be comfortable.

Randomface74 · 28 Dec 2010 at 20:20

60 if it's for the OS and nothing else.

hyperst · 28 Dec 2010 at 20:31

I have a 60GB, windows 7 64, BFBC2 and MOH installed and a few small apps and got 30GB left

Randomface74 · 28 Dec 2010 at 20:41

hyperst said:
I have a 60GB, windows 7 64, BFBC2 and MOH installed and a few small apps and got 30GB left

sounds like the right choice then.

paul10 · 28 Dec 2010 at 21:39

how have you managed that ive got a new comp this week and ive only got 25 gb left on ssd 60gb ssd ,ive only put 1 program on also ,also having problems with using me 1tb hdd at first i couldnt figure out why it was unallocated ,then i formated the drive ,wonderfull it then became disc E now i cant seem to be able to submitt anything to it ,i was hoping i could put all me photos ,videos ,music and documents and such like ,and leave the ssd for essentials .

Lakeland · 28 Dec 2010 at 21:42

I have most apps installed to storage hd and still come to 60gb on my boot drive, luckily its an 80gb ssd so I have a little bit extra so it's not jammed full.

Justintime · 28 Dec 2010 at 21:44

Disabling hibernation and system restore will get you back a few gigs.

cammy5477 · 28 Dec 2010 at 21:50

60gb id say

jimmy321 · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:35

60gb and move your document and temp files to another drive.

avrc · 28 Dec 2010 at 23:40

Thanks for the help, should be ordering on Thursday then

jamesfreddie · 16 Jan 2011 at 16:14

What programs are you going to have on it

fmagosso · 17 Jan 2011 at 11:11

I have exactly the same configuration you're going for. I have a black caviar 1TB where I keep everything and a C300 SSD 64GB Sata III *only* for OS. I have more than half capacity of free space.

arknor · 17 Jan 2011 at 12:05

Justintime said:
30gb will do, but you'll be living on the edge always. Got a Vertex 30gb in a HTPC and with W7 pro 64 and various media players etc.. i have about 17gb left. This is with a set page file and hibernation and system restore disabled. I'd say 64gb min to be comfortable.

30 wont do at all just my c:\windows folder is 17.0 GB (18,336,012,510 bytes)

stoofa · 17 Jan 2011 at 13:14

I have:

Crucial C300 128GB - OS & Applications
Crucial C300 128GB - Games
WD Black 1TB - Storage and anything else

Everything runs nice and quick - but certainly not the cheapest way of doing things.

Dirk · 17 Jan 2011 at 15:06

hyperst said:
I have a 60GB, windows 7 64, BFBC2 and MOH installed and a few small apps and got 30GB left

Same. O/S, all apps and a couple of games. 30GB free out of 60GB.

Andrew Moore · 17 Jan 2011 at 15:31

I personally would never get a BOOT drive smaller than 40GB however the 30GB are fine. Issue is they soon fill up. On my raid set up and on my single drive, both have about 36GB used without anything else installed and after all updates etc. 30GB as suchci dont think would be enough.

olivier renault · 17 Jan 2011 at 16:07

60GB and you don't have to worry about it.

hyperst · 17 Jan 2011 at 16:21

Dirk said:
Same. O/S, all apps and a couple of games. 30GB free out of 60GB.

I have managed to get 34.9 GB free now, thats with windows 7, BFBC2 and MOH games on it, and thats only using up total of 20.8GB