Having Windows on a Mac

[Caspian]

So, 

 

I am stuck with a Mac for at least another year. (I am hoping I will be able to get an Intel Broadwell or Skylake based laptop when they come out)

 

In the mean time, 

 

I have a 2011 MacBook Pro with a dual core i7 - 2620M and 4GB RAM

 

As I prefer windows to OSX I am almost continuously running bootcamp. 

There are many problems with this it seems:

• The fan starts going on full while idling on the desktop
• I get 7 hours of battery life on OSX but only 4 on windows
• Occasional driver malfunctions (trackpad and keyboard stop working)
• General Performance and gaming performance seems lower than it should be

Are all these because of the bootcamp?

 

To my question:

 

I am wondering if the above issues would be helped if I:

    a. Reformat the HDD and install windows as the base OS

    b. Install a second HDD that is Windows only (perhaps using one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Unibody-MacBook-SuperDrive-Replacement/dp/B0058AH2US )

 

thank you for any help you can give me!

[Guest]

Yeah DONT remove OSX. I did that, and it was a massive, and i mean massive PITA to fix afterwards and to get all the drivers working (which i never ended up being able to finish).

You should be able to download newer drivers for the trackpad/keyboard too.