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ConstantF5
By ConstantF5
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I plan to move my temp files from the SSD to one of my HDDs, so there is less read/write on the SSD. I have a WD Green now but plan on having a WD Black later on, as my gaming HDD. The question is should I leave the temp files on Green HDD or switch it over to the Black once I get it? I ask this because I know the green is slower, but it is where I will have my music/videos/pics/documents. Thank you guys for your time!

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Overall, the difference for just your temp files on a Green versus a Black shouldn't be that huge. If the Black is in there already, then go ahead, won't hurt a bit. :)

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Unless you have a TLC based SSD (Samsung 840... it's the only one. The Pro is not using TLC), or the early SSD's, then you have nothing to worry about for the:

-> Next 5 years with a asynchronous MLC SSD (they have a 3 year warranty)

-> Next 9 years with excessively high amounts of writes with synchronous MLC SSD (they have a 5 year warranty)

Technically speaking, Samsung says that TLC is just as good as MLC SSD as they pick the highest quality chips... but I don't really trust them on that claim. It's too new tech for me to trust personally, but if you want to trust Samsung, then consider it in the 5 year bracket.

And when I mean nothing to worry about, I mean you let Windows do it's thing, you don't do any tweak or anything like that. I assume however that you are on Windows 7 or 8 with full TRIM support, and that your SATA controller is set to AHCI mode (or RAID if you have one).

Anyone that says otherwise, knows nothing about how SSD's has evolved since, and are simply echoing old posts that dated in the early days of SSD's when they hit the consumer market.

In 3 year time from now, you'll probably be looking in a new faster and larger SSD, which most likely they will be even more durable than now. So, so no worries. And beleive me, I know, I trash my SSD by compiling my projects, huge amount of writing going on, and I compile a hell of a hot every day. program like SSDLife also confirms manufacture expectations of 9 years (I have a synchronous MLC SSD - OCZ Vertex 4, and also on my laptop, the Corsair Force GT)

So relax, and enjoy your SSD. The only "tweak" I support is not defrag it, as it's useless, and it wears the SSD for nothing. Windows 8 doesn't defrag SSDs, and Windows 7 the same, unless you tell it too manually.

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OK I'll take things back, after further thinking about it, and looking more into the mater. You have to know first that I don't know what you do with your computer, so I assume the worse case scenario. This is how I go 'cause I don't like giving advice that end up being bad.

If you don't do video editing, or lots of programming, and you just play games, and surf the web, etc. I would say you are fine. If you torrent, that is write intensive, so I would make a download folder for your torrents on your HDD. Beside, you won't download faster than your HDD in any case.

Don't do any tweaks, beside what I said about torrents, it will probably last you 4-5 years.

After that, while it might still work, I would personally not trust it.

Ok so to correct myself:

-> TLC based SSD -> moves torrents downloads to your HDD. And you should be good for 4-5 years, assuming you don't do heavy programing or video editing on the SSD, else assume 3 years.

-> Asynchronous MLC SSD (they have a 3 year warranty), should last you 5 years easy, without concern, no tweak or anything.

-> Synchronous MLC SSD (they have a 5 year warranty), should last you 9 years easy, with heavy writing, and pretty much trashing the SSD.

Technically speaking, Samsung says that TLC is just as good as MLC SSD as they pick the highest quality chips... but I don't really trust them on that claim. It's too new tech for me to trust personally, but if you want to trust Samsung, then consider it in the 5 year bracket.

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