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Cheers.
Hardware & Technical Thinking of getting an SSD to put my OS (Win10 64bit), and Elite on. Suggestions?
A SSD 128/256 GB to place for the system and a few applications is ideal. No need to take more large. The current SSD of the majority of brands are performing. Have also a large hard disk (HDD) to the data. For the SSD, I have a Samsung 850 pro, 128 Go. I am really happy
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I've got Windows 10 and ED on an SSD and it's brilliant. The boot time of my PC is unbelievable. It used to be that switching the PC on to do something quick was not always viable but now it's practically instant. I guess the same is probably true of the start up time for ED although I don't have such a strong feel for that. One thing I would add is that you have to manage your storage space a bit more carefully. So every time you install a piece of software it's going to default to your C: drive and you'll have to consciously choose to put it on D: instead. A couple of things/tips I'd recommend are:
1) The WinDirStat program (https://windirstat.info/) which is a brilliant application for viewing your disk usage and working out what's using up all your space.
2) The DOS mklink command (if you're technically minded). This allows you to make what you might otherwise know as "symbolic links". This means you can do things like move your ED screenshots (or video capture) folders onto your D: drive but then create links in your C:\users\<username>\My Pictures folder to "fool" the OS into thinking those file are still on your C: drive.
1) The WinDirStat program (https://windirstat.info/) which is a brilliant application for viewing your disk usage and working out what's using up all your space.
2) The DOS mklink command (if you're technically minded). This allows you to make what you might otherwise know as "symbolic links". This means you can do things like move your ED screenshots (or video capture) folders onto your D: drive but then create links in your C:\users\<username>\My Pictures folder to "fool" the OS into thinking those file are still on your C: drive.
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I also have SSDs, 2 to be percise. I use one for W10 and programs in use, (or should that be apps now), that includes Elite, the other to store photos, music, anything else really.
The only reason I got two was to spread the risk. SSDs are pretty reliable, but anything can break.
In a nod to Alex Turner, above, I have to say, W10 has a pretty good built in routine to set default storage areas.
click start > settings > system > storage
I will also say W10 is brilliant. I'd prefer XP, but there you go. W10 is a close second.
The only reason I got two was to spread the risk. SSDs are pretty reliable, but anything can break.
In a nod to Alex Turner, above, I have to say, W10 has a pretty good built in routine to set default storage areas.
click start > settings > system > storage
I will also say W10 is brilliant. I'd prefer XP, but there you go. W10 is a close second.
I hate using computers without SSDs, and pricing is so low now there are few good reasons not to have one. Ebuyer have a "today only" offer of Sandisk SSD Plus 240 GB for £44 delivered, but they do similar every now and then. I just ordered another one for myself. They're not high end SSDs but any SSD is still so much faster than a mechanical drive it doesn't matter.
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It does seem that Samsung is a good brand.
Agree?
Agree?
It depends. Couple of years they had really bad reliability problems with some models but i recon theyre fixed now.
Dont forget Crucial.
I have 512Gb where i have Windows and games and never going back to HDD.
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Another question. If I can afford it, might I as well get a 500GB, or around that number, SSD? You know, given my game collection is only going to get bigger.
I would say yes. For exactly that reason - plus games themselves are only going to get bigger.
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Alright, well, I think I'll look into getting a 500GB SSD.
If I may, I will strongly suggest you get a number of smaller ones.
The technology is good, probably better than HDDs, but it's still early days. By chaining several, using Windows, if one goes down you won't have lost everything.
By splitting the drives into two, you're twice as likely to lose half as much... I wouldn't worry about it. Make sure you take backups as you would against any drive from failing. Fortunately for games you don't need to backup everything, just the save games, and a lot of those can be cloud based anyway (particularly on steam).
You can go totally OTT like me if you want. 512GB OS and applications SSD. 1 TB SSD for *most* steam games, and I got another 960GB SSD for the rest... yes, I have a lot of steam games and not enough time for it! But I like to have everything installed so I don't have to wait if I ever do have time. I find ebuyer worth keeping an eye on, if you're not in a hurry. As mentioned earlier, I just ordered a Sandisk 240GB for £44 delivered. The 960GB was £150 on Black Friday sale but they have been as low as £160 since, that I saw anyway.
The flip side to this argument is that games aren't usually that sensitive to disk speed apart from loading, so a hard disk could be more than good enough. Even with a smaller SSD, you could just prioritise what is more important on there, and use a regular hard disk for the rest.
You can go totally OTT like me if you want. 512GB OS and applications SSD. 1 TB SSD for *most* steam games, and I got another 960GB SSD for the rest... yes, I have a lot of steam games and not enough time for it! But I like to have everything installed so I don't have to wait if I ever do have time. I find ebuyer worth keeping an eye on, if you're not in a hurry. As mentioned earlier, I just ordered a Sandisk 240GB for £44 delivered. The 960GB was £150 on Black Friday sale but they have been as low as £160 since, that I saw anyway.
The flip side to this argument is that games aren't usually that sensitive to disk speed apart from loading, so a hard disk could be more than good enough. Even with a smaller SSD, you could just prioritise what is more important on there, and use a regular hard disk for the rest.
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Cheers again guys.
I have a 512GB M.2 Drive for OS and main games, an old 256GB SSD (which was OS Drive in prior build) for other games and apps and a 2TB mechanical drive for Documents, Movies. music etc. I am quite brutal regarding games , if I am not playing it then it gets removed.
For backup I use, Veeam Endpoint Backup Free ( https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html ) it is worth a look if you want a functional , no cost solution. I backup to a QNAP NAS.
For backup I use, Veeam Endpoint Backup Free ( https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html ) it is worth a look if you want a functional , no cost solution. I backup to a QNAP NAS.
By having one drive for OS and running applications, with the other for storing data, images and such, the one most likely to break down is the one used mostly, the first. So I have the data intact.
But I do agree completely that backups are equally important.
The chances of SSD breaking down comes down to two things: wear and tear, and just random luck. Can't do anything about the last part, but on wear and tear, any half decent drive will have enough life not to worry about, and even then you can see that wear indicator and react to it in plenty of time.
Sometimes. I've had some bad luck with SSD's, and some good luck. I've an old 90Gb OCZ Agility that's been in constant service since 2010 or so.
Started a new thread for SSD failures so we can avoid further distracting this one: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/266208-SSD-reliability