adding a ssd

[OCIR]

I dont know crap about ssd's so here goes , If i add a ssd install windows on it do i need at add all drivers to it , dvd drive ,nvidia driver ,motherboard drivers, to it
and I have games on the 1 tb hdd can i still play them or do i need to move or redownload them to the ssd? any suggestions as to size and brand of ssd would be good?

 

[AddRAM]

Yes Yes Yes you need to do all that, just keep running windows update until there are no more updates left to install. Get you graphics card drivers directly from amd.com or nvidia.com, unless you have a different manufacturer.

nvidia is geforce and amd is radeon

You will have to install your games on the ssd for the speed. A ssdrive is all about speed.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

As AddRAM says ate go for it but use this first before the install.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/113967-ssd-alignment.html

Meant to say the Samsungs are good as are the Crucials

 

[Cyberwolf]

I am running a Samsung 840 Pro. 256Gb version.

Cost me $220 Canadian. Reasonably priced I think.

Performance is rated at top of the heap at the present time. Toms Hardware ran a bunch of benchmarks on the most popular drives and the Samsung Pro 840 was rated 1st or 2nd more times than not.

Opening programs, shutting down and rebooting, is lightning fast. I reboot from shutdown to back to desktop in 19 seconds. QUICK!

 

[Cancerous]

You will have to install your games on the ssd for the speed. A ssdrive is all about speed.

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.

 

[Cyberwolf]

You will have to install your games on the ssd for the speed. A ssdrive is all about speed.

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.

 

[Cancerous]

You will have to install your games on the ssd for the speed. A ssdrive is all about speed.

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.

 

[Britton30]

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.

I'll be arrogant too then. I install all software on my SSD, it makes a huge difference in load speeds.
For example MS word or Photoshop took 6-16 seconds to open on a HDD (7200 RPM) but on the SSD far less the 2 seconds.

 

[essenbe]

Typically, the OS and programs on the SSD and data on another drive to save space. As far as games, games will load faster if installed on the SSD, but the game play is the same. The only advantage for 99% of games is the time it takes to load them. There is no performance gain by having them installed on the SSD.

 

[DeaconFrost]

It is true that games would open faster on an SSD, but I also install them to my D drive, which is a fast HDD. Since it has no affect on in-game performance, I'm fine with waiting a little longer for them to load.

My OS and all other applications go on the SSD.

 

[essenbe]

It is true that games would open faster on an SSD, but I also install them to my D drive, which is a fast HDD. Since it has no affect on in-game performance, I'm fine with waiting a little longer for them to load.

My OS and all other applications go on the SSD.

Exactly correct. I have 2 systems with the exact games installed on both. One system they are installed on an SSD, the other system has an SSD for the OS and programs but the games are installed on a 7200 RPM hard drive. On the SSD system, the game loads about 15-20 seconds faster. But the game play on both are exactly the same.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

With a 60 -90 gb ssd then only OS and essential software and limited if any games. With a 128 gb ssd then options grow exponentially, with a 256 gb or larger then the world is you oyster and I would say load all programs that will fit to within a maximum of 10-15% reserve if you can as that's a lot of software. As always all data to a spinner and as always routinely image the ssd to another drive for a back up.

 

[Cyberwolf]

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"

 

[linnemeyerhere]

If anyone has opened Photoshop Elements or a heavier version of Photoshop with a spinner and then an SSD....instant convert. I use a contact database and it's huge opening with a spinner painful.....ssd and sip of coffee and set the mug down and it's open. Life is just so much better with spinners holding data and a great ssd opening things up.

 

[Cancerous]

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.

 

[Cyberwolf]

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

 

[Cancerous]

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

 

[OCIR]

ok let me ask if i got bf3 on a hdd a and i install a ssd and do a new install of windows on it how can i play bf3 ?
or is it a must to put it on the ssd?
can I just leave windows on the hdd ?

 

[LeftC]

... 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.

 

[Britton30]

ok let me ask if i got bf3 on a hdd a and i install a ssd and do a new install of windows on it how can i play bf3 ?
or is it a must to put it on the ssd?
can I just leave windows on the hdd ?

Yes you can, OS on a SSD and have a HDD for data, Users, etc. Here is how I have done it. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...reate-move-during-windows-7-installation.html