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Soliciting suggestions on improving with SSD
So I just built this machine, loaded Win7 x64, and checked the performance. Seems the conventional hard drive is the only piece not in sync. So I would welcome some further information about using SSDs to improve performance. Specifically, since I have a system built already, should I add an SSD and use this just for ReadyBoost, or should I reinstall Win7 to the SSD? While 6 GB RAM sounds like a lot, PhotoShop CS5 and other graphic apps seem capable of slurping a good portion of it.
I'd like to hear your experiences with trying different Win7 setups with an SSD if you have tried more than one. I welcome hearing how this impacts gaming and Adobe CS5 apps in particular if you can speak to that.
Also, is there an easy way to specify to Win7 during installation that OS and Program Files should reside on the SSD drive, while user accounts should reside on a conventional drive? Are there still problems installing applications that expect everything to reside on a single C: drive? Which should be the focus for improvement--shuttling program, data, or both?
Thanks in advance for suggestions.