Re: SSD or HD for Win7
- From: ting@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:39:43 -0800 (PST)
On Dec 24, 1:27 am, Guillaume Tello <houten....@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I have built a PC for a gamer friend (Core I5, 8BG Ram 1600, Asus P8
mother board)
She bought a SSD 60BG and a HD 320GB/7200. She wants to play WOW...
My question is where should I install the system (WIndows 7 64 bits) ?
- W7 on the HD and WOW on the SSD ? (60GB enough for WOW..?)
- W7 on the SSD and WOW on the HD ? (60GB enough for W7..?)
- W7 and WOW on the HD and ReadyBoost on the SSD ?
What is your opinion?
Thanks!
Guillaume.
Put WoW on your SSD, no question. You will notice the difference a lot
more during game play.
Everytime you change zones, WoW loads the zone off of disk, and you
are comstantly changing zones. The load time is typically 10 to 30
seconds, depending upon the zone, when using a HD. Throw WoW on the
SSD and those load times go down to 1-2 seconds. I cannot emphasise
enough the frequency you are changing zones and how often WoW reads
from the disk.
Conversely, W7 on the SSD primarily affects you boot times, but you
only boot your computer once a day. During actual game play, W7 itself
is not reading from the drives.
Don't believe me? Ask this question in the alt.games.warcraft
newsgroup.
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// T.Hsu
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