Will a 64gb SSD be big enough for...

You should have plenty of space, if that's all you have installed. However, if this is a tower computer, you can always use an HDD for D, and create a folder called D:\Games to store BF3.

DeaconFrost said:

You should have plenty of space, if that's all you have installed. However, if this is a tower computer, you can always use an HDD for D, and create a folder called D:\Games to store BF3.

Yes, it's a Combo system(Gaming, Media, etc)

I would prefer to have BF3 on the SSD, load times are ridiculous with the mechanical drives.

jamesandalexis said:

System restore...
Do you mean Backup and Restore? If so, My main drive, backs up to another drive, not on itself.

No, I mean System Restore.

It is a means of "rolling back" the registry to a previous time, typically to get out of a jam of some type. Windows Backup and Restore is something else entirely.

System Restore works quite well in my experience, but it does take up space. I have about 7 GB devoted to it, which at any given time encompasses about 15 "restore points" dating back 2 or 3 weeks.

The amount of space devoted to it is easily controlled by a slider--you can set it to 0 if you want. I'm not sure what the default is.

jamesandalexis said:

I would prefer to have BF3 on the SSD, load times are ridiculous with the mechanical drives.

It didn't seem that bad for me, loading off my WD Caviar 750 GB. Hard drive speed isn't going to have any affect on in-game action.

If you are truly worried about it, then sell the 64 GB off and get a larger drive. There are some great deals on 128 GB drives right now.

whs said:

How big is BF3 ??

I'm on my work pc right now, so I am not 100% sure. I know BF2 final was like 13gb. BF3 initial was like 8gb. It has updated quite a few times already, so I'd say it's approaching 13gb currently.

Okay, so here's where I stand.
1. Disconnect current Primary HDD
2. Install SSD as primary
3. Install OS
4. Install Drivers
5. Update OS
6. Change page file to secondary HDD(Where do I change the drive used?) or reduce to minimal(2gb?)
7. Change System Restore to either secondary HDD(Where do I change the save to point?) or reduce to minimal
8. Turn off Hibernate or move to secondary HDD(How do I move it?)
9. Install Origin and Battlefield 3

Anything else here that I am missing?
Oh, and do I just cut n paste my user directory to the secondary? Will the shortcuts still work or will they have to be reset? I've never really screwed with Windows settings too much.

I don't think you can move hibernate or System Restore.

Hibernate you turn off with a command. I think it is "power -cfg off" or something close to that.

You can adjust System Restore through Control Panel/system/system protection/configure.

Page file is at control panel/system/advanced system settings/performance/settings/advanced.