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Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximus VI HERO Intel Z87 Socket 1150 |
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Video Card(s) | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC GAMING ACX 2.0 |
Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB (OS) /// Samsung 840 EVO 250GB /// Western Digital Caviar 1TB Green SATAIII |
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Software | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
Hey guys and gals!
Long time no see! :O
I'm in the process of getting myself an SSD to replace my current primary HDD. I've done some reading and such, came to the conclusion that I'd like to get myself a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD.
My reason behind it is that it's in my budget range and looking at the performances of the drives, it seems to be one of the top end of it's range. I know it's not the Pro, but again my reasoning for it is the budget and it's performance seems more than what it's worth?
The only thing for me is though, I've not actually dealt with any SSD's to date, for installing an OS to. It doesn't seem that complicated but I know there is some after install tweaks you can do yourself to improve on the SSD's performance, right?
I've found a link here on TPU which I'm going to go through, I've skim read some of it, but really could do with reading the lot, which I'll do in a little while! Here is the link that I'm on about.
Ideally I'll be installing my OS (Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium), Steam (for Dota 2, though I'll have a secondary library for other games on my data HDD), World of WarCraft and some programs (XSplit specifically and general programs). Everything else will be directed to the data HDD that I currently have to limit what I will have on the SSD.
So, I was wondering if any one has had the pleasure of using this specific SSD and could point me to a good source to read on for tweaking it once I have the drive and start getting it all up and running? Are there anything in particular I need to be aware of with me being inexperienced with SSD's?
What programs would you recommend yourselves to use to test the SSD's performance and why? Any suggestions on usages of the SSD in particular?
I'm open to anything and everything you can throw at me really so I can prepare the best I can before diving in!
Thanks for taking the time to read this and hope all are well!
--Lee
Long time no see! :O
I'm in the process of getting myself an SSD to replace my current primary HDD. I've done some reading and such, came to the conclusion that I'd like to get myself a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD.
My reason behind it is that it's in my budget range and looking at the performances of the drives, it seems to be one of the top end of it's range. I know it's not the Pro, but again my reasoning for it is the budget and it's performance seems more than what it's worth?
The only thing for me is though, I've not actually dealt with any SSD's to date, for installing an OS to. It doesn't seem that complicated but I know there is some after install tweaks you can do yourself to improve on the SSD's performance, right?
I've found a link here on TPU which I'm going to go through, I've skim read some of it, but really could do with reading the lot, which I'll do in a little while! Here is the link that I'm on about.
Ideally I'll be installing my OS (Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium), Steam (for Dota 2, though I'll have a secondary library for other games on my data HDD), World of WarCraft and some programs (XSplit specifically and general programs). Everything else will be directed to the data HDD that I currently have to limit what I will have on the SSD.
So, I was wondering if any one has had the pleasure of using this specific SSD and could point me to a good source to read on for tweaking it once I have the drive and start getting it all up and running? Are there anything in particular I need to be aware of with me being inexperienced with SSD's?
What programs would you recommend yourselves to use to test the SSD's performance and why? Any suggestions on usages of the SSD in particular?
I'm open to anything and everything you can throw at me really so I can prepare the best I can before diving in!
Thanks for taking the time to read this and hope all are well!
--Lee