How big of an SSD ...

[The Duke]

Well I am just doing some looking around for fun trying to get a guess on what prices would be.

So, how big of an SSD do you think you would need to run the OS (win7) and a few important apps?

Lets hear it :up:

[wez]

80gb at a minimum imo :)

[zanzabar]

i have a 120GB and with having to keep 10-15GB free so it works correctly, its about the perfect size for me as i normally have about 30GB free so i have some extra space but its not a huge amount of extra.

[Archer]

60Gig max.

[The Duke]

I was thinking about 50-60gb ...

with Win7, MSoft security essentials, ATI CCC, maybe a few other small things ... then the rest I will throw on my WD 750gb black

Just those should leave the 10-15gb easily to work correctly.

[Archer]

I was looking at a new hybrid setup I saw in maximum PC last month.

[The Duke]

I was looking at a new hybrid setup I saw in maximum PC last month.

what did it say? :poke:

[Archer]

Hold on and I will see if it is online yet.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/silverstone_hddboost_review

[The Duke]

Hold on and I will see if it is online yet.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/silverstone_hddboost_review

wow ... that is pretty cool ...

although i saw this ...
The HDDBoost also lowered boot times from 56 seconds to 50, a decent improvement

I want to know what the hell is on their system that takes 56 seconds to boot haha. Mine only takes like 20-30 (never timed it but that is my guess) I will try and remember next time i start it up

[Archer]

Mine can take up to a minute. But I raid and have other software that loads up. My HTPC however is pretty fast.

[The Duke]

If mine took up to a minute I would be reformatting. It would bug me like crazy!