Where to store what on SSDs?

[Nin1990]

Hello, I would like some advice on something regarding SSDs.

I currently have a 120gb OCZ Vertex 3.20 (purchased in 2013) with operating system, applications, and one or two games on it. A 1 TB Seagate drive stores all the rest of my stuff (VMWare and other programs for school, and a lot of games I don't play as often)

Recently, I purchased a 500gb Samsung EVO since my OCZ is running out of room. And here's where I need the advice. Where should I put what?

My thoughts were since the Samsung is newer and probably has better specs, to put the OS in it, applications, and some games. The 120gb drive would be used for a few games and maybe my music catalog.

Or does it make sense to keep the OS and applications on the 120gb and use the Samsung EVO for nothing but games?

Thanks for your time and I look forward to a response.

 

[USAFRet]

If the used space on the OCZ is still good, just leave it as is.
You won't see any appreciable speed difference if you were to move things over to the new drive.

If the used space on the OCZ is lacking, either move some stuff off it, or actually move the whole thing over to the 500GB.

 

[geofelt]

Larger ssd drives are a touch faster.
They have more nand chips that can be read in parallel.
Use the Samsung ssd migration tool to clone your 120gb ssd to the samsung evo and don't look back.
Put everything on it except for large files such as videos which should reside on a hard drive.



I would remove the 120gb ssd and keep it for backup.
Should you ever have a nasty virus or malware that requires a reinstall of windows, you will have a head start by reinstalling your known good backup.

 

[Dugimodo]

Depends, a small drive is also easier to back up which can be a consideration.

I use a 256GB SD for windows and some software that won't allow me to install it anywhere else. All the rest of my software and games is on a 500GB SSD I added later including a large steam library. Steam also allows you to split a library over multiple drives and choose where to install them if you want some on a fast drive and others just wherever.