SSD curiosity & question

[shakirjam96]

if i install an OS to my SSD, the startup time will be much faster, but.. does the applications or games i installed in my additional HDD not in SSD will be much faster as well?

 

[TripleBullet]

The OS would be extremely fast on the SSD. Although any program on a regular HDD would only have normal speeds. Most people use SSD's for demanding games such as BF4 for fast load times, or even CAD programs.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Umm, no. The only thing that will show improvement in load times will be those things you install to the SSD. Once Windows boots, the SSD doesn't necessarily do any more than a HDD does. It sits patiently and waits for read / write requests to it but performs those many times faster than a HDD does, hence the improvement most people see in those areas.

 

[USAFRet]

Consider this:

HDD 1 + HDD 2. OS instaled on HDD 1, applications installed on HDD2
Everything runs at HDD speed

or

SDD 1 + HDD 2. OS installed on SDD, and applications installed on HDD 2
Stuff runs a little faster, because whatever the OS is doing on the SSD is faster when it talks to the application on the HDD.

The optimal solution is to install the OS and applications on the SSD. Which can be done easily on a 128 or larger SSD.

 

[shakirjam96]

Consider this:

HDD 1 + HDD 2. OS instaled on HDD 1, applications installed on HDD2
Everything runs at HDD speed

or

SDD 1 + HDD 2. OS installed on SDD, and applications installed on HDD 2
Stuff runs a little faster, because whatever the OS is doing on the SSD is faster when it talks to the application on the HDD.

The optimal solution is to install the OS and applications on the SSD. Which can be done easily on a 128 or larger SSD.

what about SSHD?? is it worth it?

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

An SSHD will help in some cases, but will not be able to improve load times of all software, as the flash hybrid portion is smaller than a normal SSD, so you will find only the most frequently used applications end up significantly faster.

For those without the option of multiple drives, or who want to put in a drive that has large capacity and not worry about managing SSD storage space, this can present itself as a reasonable compromise.