#4497265 - 11/15/19 02:53 PM
Re: Advice about SSD's
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Found a good Crucial 1 TB drive and grabbed an adapter to put it in a 3.5 inch bay..My plan is to clone my current drive ,,I just installed Win 7 two weeks ago and then delete my war games and reinstall them to the SATA drive and leave stuff like my 5 IL-2 setups ..FSX ,,and all my flight sims on that,,Along with my total war stuff Shogun 2 takes forever to load same with the Civilization games , https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077SF8KMG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
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#4497276 - 11/15/19 04:25 PM
Re: Advice about SSD's
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Hold onto that adapter in the box and receipt in case you need to return it. Sometimes they will come with an adapter in the box. Or your case drive mounts might be drilled for it.
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#4497304 - 11/15/19 10:10 PM
Re: Advice about SSD's
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I've had my OS on an SSD for years, that's the best way to use one IMO. Dramatically speeds up boot time. In fact, I prefer to have the OS on an SSD and put most of my games on a WD Black drive. The price of that one rwatson posted is looking mighty tempting though, these things have come down in price nicely.
As for securing it, I know many will just use tape or that sticky poster wall clay and not bother with the adapter. I don't want to risk any vibration noise that the case fans might cause, so I make sure it's all tight.
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#4497319 - 11/16/19 12:38 AM
Re: Advice about SSD's
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For whatever type of Drive one opts, there is NO exception from doing good diligence in backing up everything. Please read the foregoing again. I'm no expert, but I am aware that there is a hierarchy of Drive mfrs/types, regardless of the type of drive.
One can have the best of both worlds. Install the SSD into the computer and initialize and format it. Install the OS, and anything else immediately desired: the SSD will be your Primary (Boot) Drive, unless you re-configure things. THEN, CLONE the SSD onto a high quality HDD, within the same computer. Transfer stuff from SSD onto the HDD (and vice versa) as desired. In effect, the (auxiliary) HDD is your backup, as it contains both the cloned OpSys, and what you put into it afterwards. I would still suggest another, separate storage device for one's PRIMARY Drive, but that is a belt-and-suspender approach.
I suggest that tom's hardware site has discussed most types of drives, and most likely has a current hierarchy for them, just like they do for video cards and many other components. While experts may differ, I have found tom's hardware a valuable resource in respect to their evaluations of various components. YMMV.
SSDs have come a very long way. As currently offered, the best of them offer reliability levels unsurpassed by all but the most expensive HDDs, and speeds faster than anything but the most extreme HDDs. FWIW, the cost of a given capacity HDD, of extreme quality level, and of extreme speed will be surprisingly high, compared to the usual HDD offerings. The Software included with (or instantly downloadable from either vendor or mfr) with most quality SSDs includes both the automatic and manual means of "trimming" the SSD of problematic elements, and should warn the user of imminent failure.
Again, as with all drives, proper backup is essential. Aside from that universal backup caution, I am no expert on these things; Simply a well-read user. YMMV.
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#4507460 - 02/15/20 02:09 AM
Re: Advice about SSD's
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I've had my OS on an SSD for years, that's the best way to use one IMO. Dramatically speeds up boot time. Ditto. Boot the box, turn on the monitor, and then stand up, QUICK stretch and BAM!, log in screen. Have had two Intel SSD's, ZERO problems.... (Nixer knocks on wood, throws salt over his shoulder, looks for his lucky penny...a rabbits foot, and that gypsy chick's ring) Seriously, a quantum leap in perceivable performance for the user. SSD's have been a major perceivable performance booster since introduction. Benchmarks be damned, you can see this boost in action.
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