SSD Query

Talasour · 15 May 2018 at 12:19

Hi, just a quick one.

I've recently bought a PC from Overclockers and installed the OS (Windows 10 Home) on to the SSD for a quicker boot but was wondering would you suggest also installing software to it as well or just use the hard drive and keep everything separate?

- 250GB SSD.
- 1TB HDD

Thanks.

bremen1874 · 15 May 2018 at 12:25

Anything you access regularly should, as far as possible, be on the SSD. There's little point leaving a large portion of the SSD empty.

Talasour · 15 May 2018 at 12:27

Yeah, at the minute I've only got the Windows 10, Steam client and Chrome installed on the SSD and then all of the HDD free but I might just use that as a back-up.

TheVoice · 15 May 2018 at 12:56

bremen1874 said:
Anything you access regularly should, as far as possible, be on the SSD. There's little point leaving a large portion of the SSD empty.

Agree entirely. Use the HDD for storing data, media etc, and any big games you don't play much, and then just move games between the SSD and HDD as and when you need them.

Habakkuk · 15 May 2018 at 14:44

Use the SSD for frequent games & the operating system.

Some large/frequently accessed files can also be moved there to make loading them smoother.

Talasour · 15 May 2018 at 15:02

I'll keep everything on the SSD for the meantime and transfer all files/backups to the HDD if needed.

Thanks.

Scania · 15 May 2018 at 15:17

I use a 250 GB SSD for O/S and frequently used programs and I’ve added a second purely for games I play but are slow to load such as BF1, 4 & GTA V.

TheGentry · 15 May 2018 at 15:32

OS/games

harvey.l12 · 15 May 2018 at 15:43

Use SSD's for OS, any apps or games you play a lot. most other software and games will be fine on a 7200rpm HDD though.

I had a WD Black for most my games

Talasour · 15 May 2018 at 15:52

The operating system takes up little space on the SSD so there's no reason I shouldn't fill it up with programs that I use regularly.

Habakkuk · 15 May 2018 at 19:41

This is windows 10? I'm used to Windows 7 taking up 120gig with updates.

MagicBoy · 15 May 2018 at 19:51

Typical Windows 10 install is about 24GB, plus page and hibernation file which varies with RAM installed. It'll go up a bit with cumulative monthly updates, which gets returned after the next feature update clears out the cruft every six months...

Habakkuk · 16 May 2018 at 10:40

That's true - win 7 has a decade of updates.

Futureproof, people!

MagicBoy · 16 May 2018 at 13:06

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

I had no option, new hardware unsupported on 7...

Talasour · 16 May 2018 at 13:08

Yeah everything works great so I won't be in any rush to move things over to the SSD, I still need to activate Windows and then we'll see what the updates are like.