running your OS on a SSD

lukeforrest · 23 Nov 2012 at 13:54

I am building a new computer and thinking about buying a SSD (64 - 120 GB)
The reason for wanting to buy one is I have been told that running your OS and puting your program files on the SSD will make the computer faster becuase they will open quicker

Making boot up time and program open a lot faster

Is this true and if you have an OS or program files on SSD what was the speed differnce you had when they where on a HDD

wazza300 · 23 Nov 2012 at 13:57

your looking at between one and a half to two minutes to a loaded desktop with a hdd,with an ssd it can be anywhere from 10 seconds to 25seconds depending on the mb and ssd used ect,

just have the os on the ssd and use a hdd for storage/games/music/non essential programs ect

lukeforrest · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:08

So on the SSD should I only put programs that start on boot up like messanger and utorrent but not stuff that I have to click on my self to open like winamp and Firefox ?

PapaLazaru · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:10

If you are on a budget a 64GB SSD will server you fine, as long as you use it as a boot drive and nothing more.

OS, drivers, driver updates, browser etc.

I have Win7 on mine, plus all of my drivers, driver / windows updates and browsers and have 22GB left.

I did have BF3 on it as well but I had to move it onto another one.

Boot time will be 10 seconds or so with a decent drive.

apeksdiver · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:12

I have OS and all the usual stuff, office, photoshop etc on the ssd then all the stuff like image files etc on the hdd. Boot time is about 15 sec I am going to install a second ssd as a search drive for photoshop.

Addicted · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:12

I'd get a 120gb and put your "essential/most used" apps + games on it (with the less played/less used apps on another hdd), that way you get the best of both worlds.

Richdog · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:14

lukeforrest said:
I have been told that running your OS and puting your program files on the SSD will make the computer faster becuase they will open quicker

Making boot up time and program open a lot faster

Is this true

Not sure if serious.

wazza300 · 23 Nov 2012 at 14:35

lukeforrest said:
So on the SSD should I only put programs that start on boot up like messanger and utorrent but not stuff that I have to click on my self to open like winamp and Firefox ?

you can put whatever you like on the ssd,put programs that usually take the longest to load,things like windows media centre ect

everything else can go on the ssd msn/winamp all those things,even put your most played games one or two on the ssd and use the storage hdd for the others

for the price id choose a 128gb or if you can stretch the budget a 256gb ssd as you can never have enough room imo

oh and stick uttorrent on it and just select the hdd in the uttorrent settings to save all your downloads to