Are there certain games that benefit more from an SSD?

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Not sure if this belongs in games or storage.

I wont be able to put all my games on my new 64GB SSD (not big enough).

Are there any games from this list which will most benefit from being stored on an SSD:

Napoleon: TW
Shogun 2: TW
BF3
Anno 2070
FSX and various add ons.

I am going to start with a 64GB SSD, so that shouldn't take long too fill. I will then add a larger one. What size would be sufficient for the games listed?

Could I even add a 3rd SSD as a HD accelerant or should I just partition a large SSD.
 
At a guess anything that streams textures and models on the fly. MMOs and games like GTAIV, but those tend to be mahoosive installs though

Also, what about SSD caching (assuming yours is a Z68 board)? Have a large mechanical drive and an SSD cache, though I know little about this
 
As said, loading and installation times, as well as alt-tabbing in and out of games - very impressive. I've also noticed a surprising jump in performance from an OCZ Agility 1 to a Crucial M4, which made me smile even more than when moving from a fast mechanical drive.
 
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Guys i'll be nuking my HDD and installing a SSD to run Windows off of. I'll keep all my games on the normal hard drives but will putting WoW on my SSD improve loading times?
 
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