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Noob hard drive question here.
I recently purchased a new computer with a SSD hard drive and a regular hard drive. Here are the stats
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None
CAS: Thermaltake Element-T Mid-Tower Case (Original Color)
CASUPGRADE: None
CS_FAN: Default case fans
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-930 2.80 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366
FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
FA_HDD: None
FLASHMEDIA: None
FLOPPY: None
GLASSES: None
HDD: 30 GB Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Single Hard Drive)
HDD2: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
IEEE_CARD: None
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
MONITOR: None
MONITOR2: None
MONITOR3: None
MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
MB_ADDON: None
MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1333MHz Triple Channel Memory (Corsair Dominator)
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) MSI X58A-GD65 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Triple-Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, eSATA, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, IEEE1394a, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
MODEM: None
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more)
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - XtremeGear Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SOFT1: Free Microsoft(R) Office(R) 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of Word and Excel that include advertising)
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
TEMP: None
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: None
USBFLASH: None
USBX: None
VIDEO: * NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 1GB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: None
VIDEO3: None
VC_PHYSX: None
WNC: None
The SSD hard drive has everything on it that came with the computer, while the other one is totally empty. I know that SSD hard drives are supposed to be faster, thats why I got it. My question is this: Where do I install programs? My understanding was that my games would be installed on the SSD drive, while everything else (my drivers, windows files, music, pictures, etc) would be on the regular hard drive. What is the purpose of the 30gb SSD drive, if not solely for the game files?
Also, I notice that there are 2 folders, "Program Files" and "Program Filesx86". There doesn't appear to be anything in the program files folder that isn't in the program filesx86 folder, so what is the purpose of having 2 folders? Which one should games be installed to and which one should programs such as Xfire and Ventrilo be installed?