adding a ssd

Cancerous said:

Cyberwolf said:

Cancerous said:

Eh, it doesn't really help that much. Really it only reduces the loading times by little bit.
I've got all my games stored on a 7200RPM HDD and everything runs fine at maximum settings.

Said by someone whos probably never used a high end SSD before.

I get zero hesitation and literally zero waiting no matter what application I am launching. When I install or uninstall a program...Boom. Done.

Installing Windows 7 on a bare SSD from a USB stick took about 5 minutes from start until you are sitting at the desktop ready to work. Try that with a conventional HDD. Might be able to read the paper, do a sudoku, take a leak and boil yourself a cup of tea.

Don't make assumptions just because someone disagrees with you, it comes off as extremely arrogant.
I prefer not to bloat my SSD with crap that doesn't need it. Yes, I'll put very intense games on it, but it doesn't need it.
I can play Skyrim on maximum settings with >40 mods, a lot of which are HD textures and lighting, and it's on my HDD. Wait 3-5 seconds when changing areas.

Not arrogance, its proven fact. SSD > HDD. By a significant margin. Anyone who claims otherwise is either out to lunch or is an "armchair expert"

Cyberwolf said:

Cancerous said:

Cyberwolf said:

Said by someone whos probably never used a high end SSD before.

I get zero hesitation and literally zero waiting no matter what application I am launching. When I install or uninstall a program...Boom. Done.

Installing Windows 7 on a bare SSD from a USB stick took about 5 minutes from start until you are sitting at the desktop ready to work. Try that with a conventional HDD. Might be able to read the paper, do a sudoku, take a leak and boil yourself a cup of tea.

Don't make assumptions just because someone disagrees with you, it comes off as extremely arrogant.
I prefer not to bloat my SSD with crap that doesn't need it. Yes, I'll put very intense games on it, but it doesn't need it.
I can play Skyrim on maximum settings with >40 mods, a lot of which are HD textures and lighting, and it's on my HDD. Wait 3-5 seconds when changing areas.

Not arrogance, its proven fact. SSD > HDD. By a significant margin. Anyone who claims otherwise is either out to lunch or is an "armchair expert"

AddRam said "you will have to install all your games on it", which is wrong. Yes, you will get increased I/O performance, but in terms of FPS or input commands, there's no difference. He made it sound like something you must do.

Cancerous said:

Cyberwolf said:

Cancerous said:

Don't make assumptions just because someone disagrees with you, it comes off as extremely arrogant.
I prefer not to bloat my SSD with crap that doesn't need it. Yes, I'll put very intense games on it, but it doesn't need it.
I can play Skyrim on maximum settings with >40 mods, a lot of which are HD textures and lighting, and it's on my HDD. Wait 3-5 seconds when changing areas.

Not arrogance, its proven fact. SSD > HDD. By a significant margin. Anyone who claims otherwise is either out to lunch or is an "armchair expert"

AddRam said "you will have to install all your games on it", which is wrong. Yes, you will get increased I/O performance, but in terms of FPS or input commands, there's no difference. He made it sound like something you must do.

Every second in life counts. It is a must Id shoot myself if I had to wait 60 seconds for a reboot lol

Cyberwolf said:

Cancerous said:

Cyberwolf said:

Not arrogance, its proven fact. SSD > HDD. By a significant margin. Anyone who claims otherwise is either out to lunch or is an "armchair expert"

AddRam said "you will have to install all your games on it", which is wrong. Yes, you will get increased I/O performance, but in terms of FPS or input commands, there's no difference. He made it sound like something you must do.

Every second in life counts. It is a must Id shoot myself if I had to wait 60 seconds for a reboot lol

Of course you MUST install your OS on the ssd, that's half the purpose. Went from my shitty laptop drives to a high-end desktop last week and very much enjoy the 6 second power-to-desktop :)

Cancerous said:

... Of course you MUST install your OS on the ssd, that's half the purpose. Went from my shitty laptop drives to a high-end desktop last week and very much enjoy the 6 second power-to-desktop :)

Congrads on the new hi-end desktop!

Concerning your laptop drives, have you read about the "drive caddies" made by NewModeUS.com? You can remove your laptop's CD/DVD drive, install a SSD in a caddy and then install the SSD caddy where the CD/DVD drive used to be. Voila! Fast laptop!!

Then use a USB/SATA or eSATA/SATA cable for your CD/DVD drive made by the same company. This way, you can attach your CD/DVD drive when you need it. They also carry pouches and rubber enclosures for your CD/DVD drive.