SSDs the low down
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dugdiamond
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alienware
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Oo smart ! do you get to see what it's up to ?
dugdiamond
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no - it's not at all like safe mode, with the scrolling DLLs etc loading
completely blank screen
Toxteth O'Grady
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Great guide. Really useful.
Some things I've found about SSDs that might be of use (apologies if already covered):
SSD Tweaker is a good little optimizer app that combines most of the command line stuff already mentioned into a simple GUI. http://elpamsoft.com/
Force TRIM can be used if performance has dropped off. http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...r-entire-drive&p=523305&viewfull=1#post523305
Performance and life of SSDs can be maintained by minimizing writes. It helps to store as much data as possible on a separate disk from the SSD. Main ones that have frequent writes are browser(s) cache, temp directories, installers and downloads. Win 7 libraries (Docs, Pictures, Video, Music etc) default to folders in the user profile on C. These should be reconfigured to default storage on another disk. For more advanced optimization some Windows directories and app temp directories (email storage) can be set up as NTFS junctions. When the default storage directory has to stay on C (e.g. C:/Windows/Installer - where downloaded .msi's go) or the app will break, a junction effectively puts the data elsewhere but maintains the integrity of the original data filepath(s). For example I have 5.4 GB of msi's in C:/Windows/Installer but the data is actually stored on my F: disk via a junction.
Some things I've found about SSDs that might be of use (apologies if already covered):
SSD Tweaker is a good little optimizer app that combines most of the command line stuff already mentioned into a simple GUI. http://elpamsoft.com/
Force TRIM can be used if performance has dropped off. http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...r-entire-drive&p=523305&viewfull=1#post523305
Performance and life of SSDs can be maintained by minimizing writes. It helps to store as much data as possible on a separate disk from the SSD. Main ones that have frequent writes are browser(s) cache, temp directories, installers and downloads. Win 7 libraries (Docs, Pictures, Video, Music etc) default to folders in the user profile on C. These should be reconfigured to default storage on another disk. For more advanced optimization some Windows directories and app temp directories (email storage) can be set up as NTFS junctions. When the default storage directory has to stay on C (e.g. C:/Windows/Installer - where downloaded .msi's go) or the app will break, a junction effectively puts the data elsewhere but maintains the integrity of the original data filepath(s). For example I have 5.4 GB of msi's in C:/Windows/Installer but the data is actually stored on my F: disk via a junction.
Ya93sin
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Ooh thanks, was going to try that, thought it might boot up in text line only or something
S_I_N
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yes lol referring to pg file usage I'm wondering if that was why my cpu score dropped as I went ssd about the same time the guide I followed from OCZ forums said it could be disabled so when I get my rig back up I'm going to do a comparision and see if it affects cpu scores
and damn you ALienALX I was wait a min this thread wasnt started my Z0mB13 am I hallucinating lol I was also who the hell is Z0mB13
S_I_N
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vm the same as page file????
I think the first time I set up the ssd I set it to the if your afraid to disable it option like 2000 then when I swapped mobos and redid it I went ahead and turned it off this is why I am wondering about it affecting the cpu score in vantage like with the 560Ti I hit 60k then with the 570 it was like 27k but several things were changed around that time so I didnt put the page file disabling into the mix of things to look at.
I think the first time I set up the ssd I set it to the if your afraid to disable it option like 2000 then when I swapped mobos and redid it I went ahead and turned it off this is why I am wondering about it affecting the cpu score in vantage like with the 560Ti I hit 60k then with the 570 it was like 27k but several things were changed around that time so I didnt put the page file disabling into the mix of things to look at.
Ya93sin
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I just kept it to 500MB, just in case I guess. I don't think its ever been used though so who knows.
Also, tried the no GUI boot option, some dodgy bug though, it decided to boot up with 256MB of RAM, which meant that things....went.........very................slowly...................
Also, tried the no GUI boot option, some dodgy bug though, it decided to boot up with 256MB of RAM, which meant that things....went.........very................slowly...................
