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Posted June 26, 2019
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Getting new pc and would you stick to normal Hard Drives or make one an SSD?
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Getting new pc and would you stick to normal Hard Drives or make one an SSD?
SSD, of course.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Getting new pc and would you stick to normal Hard Drives or make one an SSD?
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M3troid: SSD, of course.
Can I ask why as one thing that shouldn't be done is defraging or is this a fairy tale?
Posted June 26, 2019
Unless you're really hard on cash, SSD would be the best choice. Especially for your OS.
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M3troid: SSD, of course.
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Tauto: Can I ask why as one thing that shouldn't be done is defraging or is this a fairy tale?
Frequent read-write cycles degrades the SSD faster than an HDD. Most defrag programs have special algorithms for SSDs, though.
Post edited June 26, 2019 by Crisco1492
Posted June 26, 2019
Yeah, OS on a SSD is the way to go I reckon, with a HDD as well. Back up the image on occasion too.
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Crisco1492: Unless you're really hard on cash, SSD would be the best choice. Especially for your OS.
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Tauto: Can I ask why as one thing that shouldn't be done is defraging or is this a fairy tale?
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Crisco1492: Frequent read-write cycles degrades the SSD faster than an HDD. Most defrag programs have special algorithms for SSDs, though.
Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Considering what you picked up when you were still Gunsynd, no, I would not advise more sexually strenuous diseases.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Crisco1492: Unless you're really hard on cash, SSD would be the best choice. Especially for your OS.

Frequent read-write cycles degrades the SSD faster than an HDD. Most defrag programs have special algorithms for SSDs, though.
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
Well my laptop has its OS on a 128gb SSD. Still going strong after 14 months. Even with Windows 10. Can't say anything about three years from now, but then SSDs only became somewhat widespread in Indonesia recently.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
I managed to completely shut off disk maintenance in 8.1 with a bit of creativity. I just run defrag on my old HDD manually when the mood strikes me.

Is fragmented files even a problem really for a SSD? I would have thought non-contiguous data segments are not likely to be as a big problem on a solid state device as a mechanical one.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
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Crisco1492: Well my laptop has its OS on a 128gb SSD. Still going strong after 14 months. Even with Windows 10. Can't say anything about three years from now, but then SSDs only became somewhat widespread in Indonesia recently.
I'm thinking 500GB SSD and 1 or 2TB on second hard drive for gaming.Also was working on two Hard drives at 2TB each as money isn't the problem but deciding is.
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
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Braggadar: I managed to completely shut off disk maintenance in 8.1 with a bit of creativity. I just run defrag on my old HDD manually when the mood strikes me.

Is fragmented files even a problem really for a SSD? I would have thought non-contiguous data segments are not likely to be as a big problem on a solid state device as a mechanical one.
But,what happens to MS when it does an update and stuff is left over.I've seen that even CCleaner can upset the SSD.
Post edited June 26, 2019 by Tauto
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: I'm thinking 500GB SSD and 1 or 2TB on second hard drive for gaming.Also was working on two Hard drives at 2TB each as money isn't the problem but deciding is.
Three drives. 1 SSD (OS), 1 quality HDD (good read/write speeds) for general gaming, 1 whatever HDD for storage & image backps. This might serve you well.
Posted June 26, 2019
SSD has gotten better, so go SSD, if you need mass storage then HDD
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
Windows 10 does so much shit in the background that if you use a hard disk it can slow your computer to being unusable for 10 minutes or more until it finishes.
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: I'm thinking 500GB SSD and 1 or 2TB on second hard drive for gaming.Also was working on two Hard drives at 2TB each as money isn't the problem but deciding is.
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Braggadar: Three drives. 1 SSD (OS), 1 quality HDD (good read/write speeds) for general gaming, 1 whatever HDD for storage & image backps. This might serve you well.
Yeah,that is okay also nut the concerns I have........They say to put all programs on SSD and yet this is a concern because for instance virus controller is updating each time pc is turned on as well as Win10 and any other programs.I don't think that SSD should be written on all the time by programs and sooner or later it will stuff up.
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Tauto: Yes.I read that but also Win 10 is worrying me.
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antrad88: Windows 10 does so much shit in the background that if you use a hard disk it can slow your computer to being unusable for 10 minutes or more until it finishes.
Yes.If and when I get it,it will only be the Home version and then I'll tweak it so much or turn most stuff off.
Post edited June 26, 2019 by Tauto
Posted June 26, 2019
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Tauto: Yeah,that is okay also nut the concerns I have........They say to put all programs on SSD and yet this is a concern because for instance virus controller is updating each time pc is turned on as well as Win10 and any other programs.I don't think that SSD should be written on all the time by programs and sooner or later it will stuff up.
Which is why you backup the image from time to time to mass storage. When the SSD fails replace it.
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