Using 74GB SSD for Ready boost Efficient?

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I have an 80GB of course 74GB after formatted to NTFS.

I have too much crap on my system to use it as my primary drive.
I don't feel like fighting for disk space at the end.

I was thinking of using the SSD drive for ReadyBoost and VM's.

Anyone have any better ideas or is this one okay?

I am using Windows 7 x64 Ultimate.
 

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OS
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Sounds like a waste of an SSD to me.

If nothing else, install Windows on the SSD. Ideally, Windows and your most often used apps.

Windows takes up no more than 20 GB by itself.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
I honestly would like to Install CENTOS on my SSD as my primary OS but having an ATI video card makes it a pain in the butt to install Linux because of the blank screen at the beginning of setup.

I think that I might add the SSD in and then maybe for all my secondary programs to my 2nd hard drive.. Like Music, videos..
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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