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So, I install all my software/games ect on my HDD and I only keep windows on my SSD. My friend thinks I'm retarded for doing that.

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The point of an SSD is to make your OS and applications launch faster. You've installed your OS on there which is fine but by installing your applications on your HDD you've negated most of the benefit.

 

Applications like chrome/microsoft office/spotify etc should be on your SSD and anything larger like games should be on a hard drive (unless you have space for them on an SSD).

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So, I install all my software/games ect on my HDD and I only keep windows on my SSD. My friend thinks I'm retarded for doing that.

Well your friend clearly doesn't know anything... Everyone does it. 

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Its not stupid at all .But on this forum today I saw a twelve year old forcing a 6600k into a Z97 mobo 

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That's what you are supposed to do. 

As an absolutely terrible comparison, you ride in the front of a moving truck in the smaller but more comfortable space, all your shit goes in that huge space in the back. Maybe you fish out a book or game or something to use and bring it up front occasionally. 

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The point of an SSD is to make your OS and applications launch faster. You've installed your OS on there which is fine but by installing your applications on your HDD you've negated most of the benefit.

 

Applications like chrome/microsoft office/spotify etc should be on your SSD and anything larger like games should be on a hard drive (unless you have space for them on an SSD).

I mean like, I install even the small software on my HDD.

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I mean like, I install even the small software on my HDD.

 

You probably should install the most used software and applications on your SSD

 

Its all good if Windows launches fast, but you also want your browser and other applications to open quickly too

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So, I install all my software/games ect on my HDD and I only keep windows on my SSD. My friend thinks I'm retarded for doing that.

No, that's perfectly normal IMO.

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You probably should install the most used software and applications on your SSD

 

Its all good if Windows launches fast, but you also want your browser and other applications to open quickly too

I don't really use a lot of software. I code every once in a while and I play games when I have the time. Most of the time I'm using firefox, which is on my ssd as well as chrome.

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I don't really use a lot of software. I code every once in a while and I play games when I have the time. Most of the time I'm using firefox, which is on my ssd as well as chrome.

 

I have 2 extra 500 gb hard drives to install games on, since it means less waiting around, also have adobe suite on there

 

If you dont use many applications then it wont really effect you, so there is no real benefit or loss

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what if firefox launched in just 3-4 seconds on a normal 7200rpm hdd? Including OS boot under 15 sec and shutdowns around 5-10 sec. :rolleyes:

 

Then there is no benefit is there haha, I notice on my set up, but then everyones PC is different, personally I am switching to 100% SSD inside my PC only my server will have mechanical drives

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It actually takes me 12-13 seconds to get to the login menu with my ssd. I wonder if I don't have everything set up correctly.

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It actually takes me 12-13 seconds to get to the login menu with my ssd. I wonder if I don't have everything set up correctly.

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB

 

Takes like 5-6 seconds on my 850 EVO.

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Takes like 5-6 seconds on my 850 EVO.

 

Could I have set something up wrong in BIOS?

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Could I have set something up wrong in BIOS?

I dunno. I have ultra-fast boot selected in my bios. And in the Magician software I have it set for maximum performance. 

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So, I install all my software/games ect on my HDD and I only keep windows on my SSD. My friend thinks I'm retarded for doing that.

 

Hey there Skaz,
 
The SSD's speeds and access times do cause your system to be much more responsive and snappier. It's better performance can improve the performance of some applications and types of usage, but it has little to none effect over others. Gaming generally relies on the storage's performance only for the loading times and FPS and graphics stay completely unaffected. It is very common for people to use a SSD for the OS (for much faster boot times and improved overall responsiveness of the system) and the most demanding applications (editing, rendering, computing ,etc.) and software, and leave everything else on the regular HDD (games, less demanding and less used software as well as massive media like movies, music and photos). 
I'd say you are doing a pretty sensible thing. :)
 
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Hey there Skaz,
 
The SSD's speeds and access times do cause your system to be much more responsive and snappier. It's better performance can improve the performance of some applications and types of usage, but it has little to none effect over others. Gaming generally relies on the storage's performance only for the loading times and FPS and graphics stay completely unaffected. It is very common for people to use a SSD for the OS (for much faster boot times and improved overall responsiveness of the system) and the most demanding applications (editing, rendering, computing ,etc.) and software, and leave everything else on the regular HDD (games, less demanding and less used software as well as massive media like movies, music and photos). 
I'd say you are doing a pretty sensible thing. :)
 
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Even if it's my startup programs like Geforce experience, rainmeter, malwarebytes ect?

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Such programs should load faster initially but after that the performance should be more or less the same. Scanning applications such as anti-malware and anti-virus programs should work significantly faster when scanning the SSD. due to its faster access times and transfer speeds, but working on other drives should be normal. 
 
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