What to put on my SSD?

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FacetiousPizza

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So, my computer has been in QC for 2 days now, should have it soon :)

But, before I get it, I need some recommendations of what I should put on the SSD. I know Windows will be installed on it, and I was planning on adding Steam and iTunes to it, and a couple of my favourite games. Question is, will any of these programs rapidly decrease the write limit of the SSD? I imagine iTunes would decrease it quite a bit, unless it is possible to put iTunes on the SSD but store the music on the HDD?
 
Teaz

Teaz

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Yup you can store the music on the hdd an itunes will still be able to source an play it without problems, its what i do myself. Possibly can from general updates, especially steam along with games registered on it.

Any programs. just keep the rest in the hdd. just dont overload it, my view is to at least keep the ssd in tip top shape as much as possible by not filling it up no more than 80%.

You can check the health and other info for your SSD aswel as the hdd with CrystalDiskInfo and installing it once you recieve your pc.
http://release.crystaldew.info//CrystalDiskInfoSetupEn
 
Randomthom

Randomthom

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Why does iTunes have to go on the SSD btw? I know it's a bloated piece of (crap) software that brings a system to it's knees all for the sake of playing a bit of music but can't it go on the other drive?

Make sure to move your downloads, documents, pictures, music etc. folders to the other drive too. This can be done by finding them in C:\Users\<Username> then right click > properties > location & change it to your 2nd drive.

I'd be cautious with Steam, those games munch storage space, I'd recommend you have a steam backup folder on your 2nd drive where you can copy (either manually via Steam\Steamapps\Common\<Game name> or by using the steam backup function. This means you won't have to constantly re-download games as you switch them around for space-saving reasons. If you really want I believe there is a guide somewhere on these very forums as to how to split a steam installation across 2 drives.
 
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FacetiousPizza

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I was just planning on putting Stem and iTunes on the SSD as they seem to take ages to load on my current laptop. Then again, this laptop is rubbish, so maybe it will be better on the new PC :)
 
Rakk

Rakk

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FacetiousPizza said:
I was just planning on putting Stem and iTunes on the SSD as they seem to take ages to load on my current laptop. Then again, this laptop is rubbish, so maybe it will be better on the new PC :)
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To be honest I wouldn't bother, unless you're continually closing and reopening them, yes they take a while to open, but once open can just be left open.
 
Teaz

Teaz

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LFFPicard said:
For steam, install it to your second drive and then sue my guide to move some of the games you want "Fast" onto the SSD.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?4566-How-To-Split-a-Steam-Install-(Vista-Win7)

It's what I have done and works perfectly fine, steam updates and everything work fine with the games split like this.

My 1TB of Steam games is on my second drive and I moved Rift, Supcom2 and Need for Speed to my SSD.
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havent installed my steam yet so gona give it a go :)
 
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kriwad

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Good info, been doing this for a while only I store everything on my NAS.
You can use several methods to ensure you have what you need locally on your laptop/SSD/android phone/whatever:
eg. windows "offline" mode for shared folders essentially keeps an identical copy of that folder locally, so you can still take your favourite tunes/movies with you on the go while leaving the library at home or swapping from HDD to SSD easily.
I prefer MediaMonkey to iTunes, check it out. You can use "virtual cds" on MediaMonkey to create on the fly "offline" mode playlists.
 
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