SSD Question

[Stuarts]

Right. An SSD question that is still bugging me.

I am speccing a build.

On the SSD front I am thinking about:

2 x G.Skill Falcon 128GB

One for operating system. One for programs. (With seperate other normal sata drives for storage)

The reason being that I install a ton of programs (well over 100). And every other PC I have owned has ended up crashing and buggy.

Now, as I understand it (I could be wrong). SSDs do not fragment in the same way as conventional hard drives.

So, if instead of 2 ssd drives, I just bought 1, and put BOTH the operating system AND all my hundreds of programs on it (and did the usual install, uninstall stuff if a program was rubbish). But still had the seperate sata drive for storage.

Then would the system get buggy?

Or it would it be ok because its an ssd and not a conventional hard drive, and still stay nice and fast?

Or am I better off with my original plan?

 

[Stuarts]

Thanks Guys.

So basically my original plan is the winner.

Pity - Means I have to shell out for two x £275 instead of once

I believe that the Falcons have the Indilinx chipset. The same as the Vertex drives. So hopefully this wiper program will be the answer.

Can it be automated? ie Say set to run once a week automatically? Or do I have to remember to do it every time? And does the wiping process damage the lifespan of the disk in any way?

 

[Stuarts]

Its here:

http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=733