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SSD Drives
Ultima:
Has anyone upgraded their hardware to include SSD drives and if so what type of performance boost or enhancements have they noticed if anything?
Does having an SSD improve gaming experience in any way?
12TimesOver:
--- Quote from: Ultima on August 24, 2011, 06:47:49 PM ---Has anyone upgraded their hardware to include SSD drives and if so what type of performance boost or enhancements have they noticed if anything?
Does having an SSD improve gaming experience in any way?
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It's only going to make disk I/O functions faster. The OS will load a TON faster, programs load faster. I wouldn't expect you would see much of a boost in play performance since everything is memory-resident once it's loaded. On the other hand, if you have a machine without enough memory then you'll be using paged memory a lot which can cause major performance issues. Although an SSD can help with this, you would be MUCH better off sinking the $$ into more memory.
My favorite use of SSD is for HTPC machines where there will be little to no large-storage required. The goal with a HTPC is always to minimize heat output, electricity consumption, and noise and a SSD is essential for these types of builds. For the price I usually recommend that people stick with loading the OS on SSD then use standard platters for general media storage. Of course if you are independently wealthy, SSD is much faster so buy as much as possible! ;)
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Ultima:
Thanks to 12X! I have alot to learn...
What the hell is a HTPC Machine? Home Theatre PC? I would think that would require even more storage capacity no? How do they work...if and when you got the time?
I'll dig around a bit myself to see if I can't find out what it is and what they do?
I'm on a student budget right now so no big PC expenditures in my foreseeable future but I want to learn about what's out there.
12TimesOver:
--- Quote from: Ultima on August 24, 2011, 08:04:02 PM ---What the hell is a HTPC Maching? Home Theatre PC? I would think that would require even more storage capacity no? How do they work...if and when you got the time?[/quot]
Yes, Home Theater PC. Often you store your actual media somewhere else on the network rather than on the HTPC itself since you want to make a low-profile PC for the entertainment center, I have all of my media currently on my regular PC shared out but I intend to move to a NAS device.
--- Quote ---I'm on a student budget right now so no big PC expenditures in my foreseeable future but I want to learn about what's out there.
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Been there! Ramen for the win!! ;)
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TrailMyx:
Since I'm going to be doing some more traveling coming up soon, I just purchased an ultra-thin laptop.
http://usa.asus.com/Notebooks/Superior_Mobility/U36SD/
I also purchased a Crucial 256GB SATA3 6Gb/s SSD. My god, is this little drive fast. Here's a Youtube video of a before/after speed comparison:
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