| Windows 7: Would it be ok to add this just for OS |
04 Oct 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium |
Would it be ok to add this just for OS Would it be ok to add a smaller SSD just for the OS like a 30gb?
My specs
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 3770K @ 3.50GHz 32 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B75M-D3H (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz) 28 °C
Graphics
VE247 (1920x1080@60Hz)
HP S2031 (1600x900@60Hz)
1023MB GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Undefined) 43 °C
Hard Drives
932GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-009BA0 (SATA)
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 C
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
And could I just use my windows 7 reinstall disc that came with my computer and use the key on the side of my computer to install to SSD? It isn't OEM windows I think it didn't have any bloatware or anything.
Could you guys suggest some SSD's that are good but cheaper still? Thanks | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium CPU Intel i7 3770K 3.5GHz Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Memory 16GB DDR3 Graphics Card MSI Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 (Highly overclocked) Sound Card Realtek ALC887 Monitor(s) Displays 19" HP S2031 DVI 23" Asus VE247 HDMI Screen Resolution 1600x900 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Anansi Mouse Razer Naga 2012 PSU 700W Case Phantom 410 with blue Leds Cooling Blue LED fans (3 settings low-high) Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB |
04 Oct 2012
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#2 | | Windows 7 Professional 64 bit UK Warwickshire |
Not too sure about the reinstall disc, but regarding the SSD I would say a minimum of 60/64GB, they are so cheap now, 30GB would really be pushing it for space. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Paulpicks Special Edition OS Windows 7 Professional 64 bit CPU i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz Motherboard Asus Z77 Sabertooth Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X DDR3 2400Mhz 10-12-12-30 1t Graphics Card Sapphire Vapor-X HD7970 GHZ Edition Sound Card Xear 3d C Media PCI Monitor(s) Displays 27" Hanns-G HL272 LED Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Cyborg V5 Mouse Coolermaster Storm Inferno PSU Antec Truepower New 750 Case Antec 1100 Cooling Antec Kuhler 920 Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 128gb (OS), Crucial M4 64gb (Origin), Corsair F60 (Steam). Internet Speed 76 meg down, 16 meg up Browser Chrome Other Info My constant upgrades get me into a lot of trouble with her indoors, its a battle but the build must go on! |
04 Oct 2012
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#3 | | Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium |

Quote: Originally Posted by paulpicks21 Not too sure about the reinstall disc, but regarding the SSD I would say a minimum of 60/64GB, they are so cheap now, 30GB would really be pushing it for space. Ok thanks. But I really need to know about the reinstall | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium CPU Intel i7 3770K 3.5GHz Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Memory 16GB DDR3 Graphics Card MSI Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 (Highly overclocked) Sound Card Realtek ALC887 Monitor(s) Displays 19" HP S2031 DVI 23" Asus VE247 HDMI Screen Resolution 1600x900 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Anansi Mouse Razer Naga 2012 PSU 700W Case Phantom 410 with blue Leds Cooling Blue LED fans (3 settings low-high) Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB |
04 Oct 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Professional 64 bit UK Warwickshire |

Quote: Originally Posted by irbullet 
Quote: Originally Posted by paulpicks21 Not too sure about the reinstall disc, but regarding the SSD I would say a minimum of 60/64GB, they are so cheap now, 30GB would really be pushing it for space. Ok thanks. But I really need to know about the reinstall
Understandable yes, last thing you want is to have to buy a new copy of Win 7 as well.
Hopefully someone else can help you there. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Paulpicks Special Edition OS Windows 7 Professional 64 bit CPU i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz Motherboard Asus Z77 Sabertooth Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X DDR3 2400Mhz 10-12-12-30 1t Graphics Card Sapphire Vapor-X HD7970 GHZ Edition Sound Card Xear 3d C Media PCI Monitor(s) Displays 27" Hanns-G HL272 LED Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Cyborg V5 Mouse Coolermaster Storm Inferno PSU Antec Truepower New 750 Case Antec 1100 Cooling Antec Kuhler 920 Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 128gb (OS), Crucial M4 64gb (Origin), Corsair F60 (Steam). Internet Speed 76 meg down, 16 meg up Browser Chrome Other Info My constant upgrades get me into a lot of trouble with her indoors, its a battle but the build must go on! |
04 Oct 2012
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#5 | | Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium |

Quote: Originally Posted by paulpicks21 
Quote: Originally Posted by irbullet 
Quote: Originally Posted by paulpicks21 Not too sure about the reinstall disc, but regarding the SSD I would say a minimum of 60/64GB, they are so cheap now, 30GB would really be pushing it for space. Ok thanks. But I really need to know about the reinstall
Understandable yes, last thing you want is to have to buy a new copy of Win 7 as well.
Hopefully someone else can help you there. I'm sure I can contact support from microsoft on that? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium CPU Intel i7 3770K 3.5GHz Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Memory 16GB DDR3 Graphics Card MSI Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 (Highly overclocked) Sound Card Realtek ALC887 Monitor(s) Displays 19" HP S2031 DVI 23" Asus VE247 HDMI Screen Resolution 1600x900 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Anansi Mouse Razer Naga 2012 PSU 700W Case Phantom 410 with blue Leds Cooling Blue LED fans (3 settings low-high) Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB |
04 Oct 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium |
what about a intel 330 120gb from amazon for 90 bucks | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium CPU Intel i7 3770K 3.5GHz Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Memory 16GB DDR3 Graphics Card MSI Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 (Highly overclocked) Sound Card Realtek ALC887 Monitor(s) Displays 19" HP S2031 DVI 23" Asus VE247 HDMI Screen Resolution 1600x900 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Anansi Mouse Razer Naga 2012 PSU 700W Case Phantom 410 with blue Leds Cooling Blue LED fans (3 settings low-high) Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB |
04 Oct 2012
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#7 | | Win7 x 6 PC's California, Florida, Boston |
You'd want one large enough for your OS, paging file and programs to benefit most from the increased speeds.
Then follow these steps to Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 which steps are the same for retail.
You can then link your User folders from the HD by rightclicking each in the new Windows 7 to add to the related Library - Include a Folder - Windows 7 Forums .
But you'd want to copy them off of the old Windows 7 first to delete and reformat partition which is the proper way to uninstall the old OS. | My System Specs | | |
04 Oct 2012
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#8 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1 The North Star state |
Quote: And could I just use my windows 7 reinstall disc that came with my computer and use the key on the side of my computer to install to SSD? It isn't OEM windows I think it didn't have any bloatware or anything. As long as you are installing your copy of Windows 7 to the same computer, you can activate it using the product key on the side of your computer. I have done a number of re-installs myself doing just that and haven't had any problems. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Customized build from CyberPower OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1 CPU Intel i5 2500k Motherboard Asus P8P67 Deluxe Memory 8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3 Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked Sound Card Integrated Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic 23" LCD Screen Resolution 1980 x 1080 Keyboard Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft 3 button PSU Coolermaster 1000 watt modular Case Coolermaster HAF X full tower Cooling Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus Hard Drives 120 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
120 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
1 Tb WD Caviar Black HDD Internet Speed download 1.5 Mb/sec upload 300Kb/sec Would it be ok to add this just for OS problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:32 PM. | |