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I'm debating between these two...
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0344222
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0345740
This is going to be my first SSD, but I've done a bit of reading on them (so jumping in only half blind).
The first order of business is that my system is ~4-5 years old now (Athlon 64 and a Radeon 9800 Pro). The most critical aspect is that I had to force my current SATA hard drive's into 1.5gb mode (motherboard doesn't support 3gb).
Is this going to be an issue with new SSD's?
The next question is, with an eye on the future, which SSD is the one to get? I'm not TOO concerned with size at the 60gb mark because I can make it work. I'd prefer it to be between those two because I can get it in store (and indulge my impulsive impatience). However, feel free to toss up an even better recommendation through Newegg.
My intention is to keep the operating system, installed programs (fanciest program is probably Visual Studio), and World of Warcraft on the SSD with everything else on standard hard drives.
1) Will there be a noticeable difference with World of Warcraft? Will this overly task the SSD (IE: akin to defragging it with all the activity)? If the answer is no, is it because WoW is doing reading and not much writing?
2) What's the sweet spot for keeping hard drive space free? I'll be pretty close to 80-90% full in this setup with the 60gb SSD.
Finally.. a general question that doesn't need an immediate answer..
Do I need to manually run a trim process on my own? I read about Windows doing it during idle time, but I don't know what Windows considers to be idle time.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0344222
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0345740
This is going to be my first SSD, but I've done a bit of reading on them (so jumping in only half blind).
The first order of business is that my system is ~4-5 years old now (Athlon 64 and a Radeon 9800 Pro). The most critical aspect is that I had to force my current SATA hard drive's into 1.5gb mode (motherboard doesn't support 3gb).
Is this going to be an issue with new SSD's?
The next question is, with an eye on the future, which SSD is the one to get? I'm not TOO concerned with size at the 60gb mark because I can make it work. I'd prefer it to be between those two because I can get it in store (and indulge my impulsive impatience). However, feel free to toss up an even better recommendation through Newegg.
My intention is to keep the operating system, installed programs (fanciest program is probably Visual Studio), and World of Warcraft on the SSD with everything else on standard hard drives.
1) Will there be a noticeable difference with World of Warcraft? Will this overly task the SSD (IE: akin to defragging it with all the activity)? If the answer is no, is it because WoW is doing reading and not much writing?
2) What's the sweet spot for keeping hard drive space free? I'll be pretty close to 80-90% full in this setup with the 60gb SSD.
Finally.. a general question that doesn't need an immediate answer..
Do I need to manually run a trim process on my own? I read about Windows doing it during idle time, but I don't know what Windows considers to be idle time.