SSD and HDD

[Deathmetalgamer]

I'm building a new PC and I'm going to have an SSD (60GB) for the windows and use it as a boot drive and the HDD (1 TB) for the mass storage, but I need help just to know which programs to install on the SSD and which things to install on the HDD and so. I also need to know how to optimize things for gaming.

[Godlygamer23]

Why a 60GB SSD?

[Pelop17]

I'm building a new PC and I'm going to have an SSD (60GB) for the windows and use it as a boot drive and the HDD (1 TB) for the mass storage, but I need help just to know which programs to install on the SSD and which things to install on the HDD and so. I also need to know how to optimize things for gaming.

put on the ssd your os and apps that you most often use

[nsyedhasan]

Just install things that you will use often on your SSD, like a web browser or steam. Also it should be fine with gaming just make sure steam installs the games on the HDD.

[KieranFretwell]

Install the OS and any room left you can put some games on and/or software that you use a lot. But i don't think you would be able to fit a lot on after you have the OS installed on it, my 120GB SSD filled up quick but at the time it was £90 and didn't have much to spend or i would have got a higher capacity one. 

[Paul_VB]

get a 120Gb.. it'll fill up faster than you think

[Padunkadunk]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1240779/seans-windows-8-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds

[Extingquish]

get a 120Gb.. it'll fill up faster than you think

I filled up a 120gb really quickly as well  

[othertomperson]

There's not point in 64GB SSDs any more. The price difference between it and 128GB is so minimal.

 

Personally I wouldn't get any less than 256GB at this point in time.

[FizzyFantom]

Just install things that you will use often on your SSD, like a web browser or steam. Also it should be fine with gaming just make sure steam installs the games on the HDD.

It's not a good idea to install Steam on your SSD if you plan to put the games on another drive. Lots of Steam games (especially Ubisoft titles) don't work at all unless they're installed in the default Steam directory ("[where Steam is installed]\SteamApps\Common").

 

Other than that you should install browsers and software you use all the time (like your image/video editing software for example). You can move any of the folders inside your user folder ("Users\[your name]") including the folders inside the "AppData" folder to another drive. Here is a guide for that:

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/support-software/Moving-Windows-7-8-Libraries-184/

 

I hope this helps

[Deathmetalgamer]

The only problem I have is that here ( in Egypt) SSDs are expensive and it is going to go way above the budget I have