I just got an SSD in my latest build. It's a little one, and it just has my OS on it. But god damn Windows 7 completely loads in like 6 seconds. Can't wait till I put games like Skyrim on it.
Upgrade to SSD?
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You absolutely must get an SSD.
For me it takes under 5 seconds to boot your computer. It takes under 3 seconds to open photoshop.
For me it takes under 5 seconds to boot your computer. It takes under 3 seconds to open photoshop.
RE: Your laptop is a month old? Well that's great... If you could use a nice, heavy, paperweight...
Guys guys guys... Using just 1 SSD Is SO 2010!
Here's what you do for some REAL speed:
1. Grab TWO SSDs of the same make and size. (Check out OCZ brand, get the biggest pair you can afford, like my 256 GBs)
2. Grab a MoBo that supports RAID 0. (No other RAID number will suffice.)
3. Set up your two SSDs in RAID 0 as your C: drive.
4. Install whatever the fuck you want, it'll load before you press the damn power button.
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Guys guys guys... Using just 1 SSD Is SO 2010!
Here's what you do for some REAL speed:
1. Grab TWO SSDs of the same make and size. (Check out OCZ brand, get the biggest pair you can afford, like my 256 GBs)
2. Grab a MoBo that supports RAID 0. (No other RAID number will suffice.)
3. Set up your two SSDs in RAID 0 as your C: drive.
4. Install whatever the fuck you want, it'll load before you press the damn power button.
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I finally finished building my new machine and put a 120 GB OCZ in it. Holy SHIT!!! I'm in love with how fast this shit boots, and I can load 15 applications in the time it took my old machine to load Word.
lukep, that setup is overkill. From what I understand RAID 0 will disable TRIM support in Win7 which will eventually end up in slower transfer and delete times on SSD drives as they fill up...to the point they actually perform slower than standard HDs. SSDs are a bunch of NAND chips, so data can already be read sequentially from a single drive. While the two drives might give you greater throughput, I doubt you really notice a huge difference compared to the single drive, and it's not likely the OS boots up more than a second or two faster since it's already like lightning anyway with a single drive.
Of course, if you just like to put an extra $400 into your machine for bragging rights, more power to you. :1bluewinky:
lukep, that setup is overkill. From what I understand RAID 0 will disable TRIM support in Win7 which will eventually end up in slower transfer and delete times on SSD drives as they fill up...to the point they actually perform slower than standard HDs. SSDs are a bunch of NAND chips, so data can already be read sequentially from a single drive. While the two drives might give you greater throughput, I doubt you really notice a huge difference compared to the single drive, and it's not likely the OS boots up more than a second or two faster since it's already like lightning anyway with a single drive.
Of course, if you just like to put an extra $400 into your machine for bragging rights, more power to you. :1bluewinky:
Can't stand my shitty windows netbook anymore, time for a macbook pro...
Definitely going with SSD, 128 or 256GB?
Definitely going with SSD, 128 or 256GB?
Just gone SSD on a dell laptop. Its noticeably faster. Not sure what difference it would make to gaming cos its not really up to it 3d wise, but day to day work tasks just got a lot quicker.
15" MBP
Went with a 256gb Crucial. I removed my optical drive and installed my old 500gb hard drive there.
So right now my OS and apps are on the SSD. Movies and stuff are on the 500gb.
Went with a 256gb Crucial. I removed my optical drive and installed my old 500gb hard drive there.
So right now my OS and apps are on the SSD. Movies and stuff are on the 500gb.
everypne talks about ssd for laptops, im wondering whether its worthwhile for a desktop?
please no revodrive recommendations, its gonna cost more than my whole computer.
my desktop is my workhorse, and takes 3 minutes to boot into a usable desktop, if a get ssd would it give me a noticable difference over my 7200rpm desktop drive?
please no revodrive recommendations, its gonna cost more than my whole computer.
my desktop is my workhorse, and takes 3 minutes to boot into a usable desktop, if a get ssd would it give me a noticable difference over my 7200rpm desktop drive?
Yes! Especially if you have SATA3, but it would still be noticeably faster on SATA2 (1.5 Mb/s vs 3 Mb/s).
It's those seek times that win. No spinning hd can seek as fast as the current SSDs, not even the 10,000 rpm velociraptors. Combine that with the ability to nearly saturate the SATA transfer bandwidth, and you have wicked fast boot times and application loads. Keep your data files on your spinning drive, since you're not likely to notice as much of a difference, and it's a waste of money at this point to buy a big SSD.
I have Win7 Pro, and ALL of my applications inside of 60 GB, but I have a 120 GB drive for wiggle room. It's a brand new build after all. There's a 1TB spinning hd for everything else. The motherboard can even use the SSD for caching from the spinner enhancing the seek times for it as well. Win - win.
The only drawback to SSDs now that prices are coming down a bit, is their failure rates are still relatively high compared to spinners, so make sure to have a good backup plan.
I got one on Friday too. Crazy difference. Went up 1 point from 5.2 to 6.2 (out 7.9) on the Windows score. Windows 7 from power on to login screen in 27 seconds. Put laptop to sleep in 2-3 seconds max, before sometimes it took over a minute.
If you have the cash, you cannot afford not to have one. It'll save you so much time and nerves
If you have the cash, you cannot afford not to have one. It'll save you so much time and nerves