Posted November 2, 2017 Hi, I'm thinking of picking up a cheap 60gb ssd, will this be enough for windows 10 and a couple of programs like chrome, I do have a 1tb wd blue hdd for my games so this won't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 yes it's totally fine. i ran a 60gb ssd for a long time, and it was fine. just make sure you check your free space once in a while, because you need at least 16gb of free space to do the big Windows updates. with Windows, and chrome and spotify, office etc. you will use approx. 30-40 gb of space. so yeah, fine. what i would recommend is moving the default location of your Downloads folder to your hdd. She/Her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, Niko Papastamatis said: Hi, I'm thinking of picking up a cheap 60gb ssd, will this be enough for windows 10 and a couple of programs like chrome, I do have a 1tb wd blue hdd for my games so this won't be an issue. Here is my space used on a windows 10 with all updates and a few programs ¸„»°'´¸„»°'´ Vorticalbox `'°«„¸`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´¸„»°'´`'°«„¸Scientia Potentia est ¸„»°'´`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 That would give you about 20 gigs of usable space. Usually you need to leave about 10% free space on an OS drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 You'll be fine. You'll need to keep larger programs on other drives (like your mentioned WD Blue), but the OS and web browser sure will fit. Main System: Phobos AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina Secondary System: York Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations Older File Server: Yet to be named Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 Just now, xentropa said: That would give you about 20 gigs of usable space. Usually you need to leave about 10% free space on an OS drive. no it won't. it gives you 50 gigs of ree space, -16 gigs for future Windows updates abotu 32GB, which is more than enough for Chrome and a few other apps. She/Her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 60GB would work, but you'd be pushing it in the future and would probably have to look at clearing some cache files or similar at some point. 6 minutes ago, firelighter487 said: no it won't. it gives you 50 gigs of ree space, -16 gigs for future Windows updates abotu 32GB, which is more than enough for Chrome and a few other apps. No, it would be about 20-30GB of free space. Once Windows is installed and some apps are installed - you're looking at somewhere between 30-40GB being used. Given that the drive in question is 60GB, I don't know where you go 50GB free from. Stop and think a second, something is more than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 Author 9 minutes ago, vorticalbox said: Here is my space used on a windows 10 with all updates and a few programs Have you just got your os installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 Author Thanks everyone, looked at some other forums, I think for an extra $20 I'll go for a 120gb to avoid any headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 I was using 64GB for a year, but after all updates and temp files it gets full very fast. I simply can't recommend anything below 100GB for Windows, based on my experiences. Intel i7 12700K | Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4 | Pure Loop 240mm | G.Skill 3200MHz 32GB CL14 | CM V850 G2 | RTX 3070 Phoenix | Lian Li O11 Air mini Samsung EVO 960 M.2 250GB | Samsung EVO 860 PRO 512GB | 4x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 140mm fans WD My Cloud 4TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, Niko Papastamatis said: Have you just got your os installed? OS, visual studio, visual code, Minecraft windows 10 edition, firefox, chrome, skype, discord, pycharmed, python3 +python 2, Spotify, photoshop, 7zip, node and xammp ¸„»°'´¸„»°'´ Vorticalbox `'°«„¸`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´¸„»°'´`'°«„¸Scientia Potentia est ¸„»°'´`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 3 hours ago, chiller15 said: 60GB would work, but you'd be pushing it in the future and would probably have to look at clearing some cache files or similar at some point. No, it would be about 20-30GB of free space. Once Windows is installed and some apps are installed - you're looking at somewhere between 30-40GB being used. Given that the drive in question is 60GB, I don't know where you go 50GB free from. Windows takes up 10 gigs. then you have 50 left over. -16 for free space for updates, that's 34, put chrome and steam on it's 30. She/Her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Niko Papastamatis said: Hi, I'm thinking of picking up a cheap 60gb ssd, will this be enough for windows 10 and a couple of programs like chrome, I do have a 1tb wd blue hdd for my games so this won't be an issue. Like what others said, it'll be fine for a lot of users if you are fine with keeping larger programs on the HDD. One tip: you can compress the Windows folder down quite a lot by running the command "compact.exe /CompactOs:always". Also, you can compress other programs and games with Compact.exe too. I would use CompactGUI for that though because commands can be a bit confusing https://github.com/ImminentFate/CompactGUI/releases Compact.exe can save a lot of space without much performance difference on a modern system. My rigs: Spoiler NEW Ryzinator build: CPU: AMD - Ryzen 9 3950X 8-Core Processor Motherboard: Asus - PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 @ DDR4-3066 Storage: (3x) Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5", Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 PSU: Seasonic Prime TX-750 OS: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Additional fan: Noctua - NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 580 Dual OC 4GB Display: MSI 27L Optix MAG272QP @ 165Hz OLD Build (SOLD): CPU: AMD FX-6100 Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX (VRM overheating, don't buy) RAM: 8GB Kingston ValueRAM GPU: Onboard ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics Case: Corsair Obsidian 500D Storage: Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB, 119GB SAMSUNG MMCRE28G5MXP-0VBH1 (SSD), 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AZRX-00L4HB0 (SATA) PSU: Be quiet! - Straight Power 10 400 Watt Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 Retro gaming build: CPU: Intel Pentium 3 Coppermine @ 800MHz Motherboard: Asus P2B i440BX BIOS 1012 FSB: 133 MHz RAM: 1x 128MB Hynix PC133 SDR SDRAM GPU: ATi Radeon 9200 256MB AGP Case: Full Tower case (unbranded) Storage: CompactFlash card to IDE converter (16GB card) Sound Card: Aztech 2320 ISA Cooling: Stock heatsink fan OS: Windows 98 Second Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 3, 2017 i have a 500gb ssd for sale if interested,pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 3, 2017 14 hours ago, Niko Papastamatis said: Thanks everyone, looked at some other forums, I think for an extra $20 I'll go for a 120gb to avoid any headaches. This is the right choice. 60GB SSDs will die faster, and aren't as fast as a larger drive. 11 hours ago, firelighter487 said: Windows takes up 10 gigs. then you have 50 left over. -16 for free space for updates, that's 34, put chrome and steam on it's 30. Except you don't get 60GB of usable space with a 60GB SSD. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 3, 2017 5 hours ago, dizmo said: This is the right choice. 60GB SSDs will die faster, and aren't as fast as a larger drive. Except you don't get 60GB of usable space with a 60GB SSD. more like 55, but till, it's fine She/Her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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