fullinfusion
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Anybody use Steam Mover?
- Thread starter fullinfusion
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| System Name | Awesomesauce 4.3 | Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore | Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3| Stock |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans | Stock |
| Memory | G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel | 12GB DDR4-2133 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530 |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others | Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM |
| Display(s) | Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms | 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel |
| Case | Fractal Design Define XL R2 | MSI |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Z | Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX850i Platinum | 19.5v 180w Delta brick |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 | Windows 10 Home x64 |
Only works on some games. IMO it's not worth it, a newer large capacity HDD dedicated to storage/games is plenty fast enough for most games.
fullinfusion
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Yeah but a SSD with lots of storage would be the way to go imo 
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| System Name | Awesomesauce 4.3 | Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023) |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore | Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3| Stock |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans | Stock |
| Memory | G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel | 12GB DDR4-2133 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530 |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others | Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM |
| Display(s) | Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms | 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel |
| Case | Fractal Design Define XL R2 | MSI |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Z | Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX850i Platinum | 19.5v 180w Delta brick |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 | Windows 10 Home x64 |
I'm sure many of us can live that dream by next year since SSD prices have basically halved. However, I would need a 1TB SSD to hold all my Steam games. 
fullinfusion
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Yeah but your not reading into my question.... Use this program to get the most outa the few games you actually play...I'm sure many of us can live that dream by next year since SSD prices have basically halved. However, I would need a 1TB SSD to hold all my Steam games.
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| System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
| Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
| Case | Fractal Design R6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
| Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
i did before my SSD died. worked well.
fullinfusion
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| System Name | Eldritch |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5800X3D |
| Motherboard | ASUS TUF X570 Pro Wifi |
| Cooling | Satan's butthole after going to Taco Bell |
| Memory | 64 GB G.Skill TridentZ |
| Video Card(s) | Vega 56 |
| Storage | 6*8TB Western Digital Blues in RAID 6, 2*512 GB Samsung 960 Pros |
| Display(s) | Acer CB281HK |
| Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro PH-ES614P_BK |
| Audio Device(s) | ASUS Xonar DX |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 750 G2 |
| Mouse | Razer Viper 8K |
| Software | Debian Bullseye |
I would just use a hard link.
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| System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
| Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
| Case | Fractal Design R6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
| Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
Thanks and why you SSD fail?
Not form this program I hope!
vertex II with the sleep mode bug.
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| Processor | R7 5800x3D |
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| Motherboard | MSI x570 Tomahawk |
| Cooling | XSPC Raystorm Edge,EK QS P420M,EK D5pwm Revo Res |
| Memory | 32gb Corsair Vengeance RT 3600 cl16 |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac 3070ti Amp Extreme |
| Storage | Samsung 980pro 1tb x2 |
| Display(s) | MSI MPG321QRF QD |
| Case | Corsair 7000D |
| Power Supply | EVGA 1000 P2 |
| Mouse | G900 |
| Keyboard | Corsair k60 RGB PRO |
| Software | Win 11 |
I use steamtool which is very similar, it is basically just a tool for automatically creating hard links/sybolic links, i know some valve games cant be moved, though portal 2 moved fine.
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| Processor | Intel Core i7 3930k |
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| Motherboard | ASUS Rampage IV Extreme |
| Cooling | Custom built watercooling |
| Memory | 32Gigs of Corsair Vengeance LP White 1600 |
| Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon HD5870 |
| Storage | WD Velociraptor 300Gb, Corsair Force GT 120Gb |
| Display(s) | Samsung T220 22" + Benq T905 19" + Samsung 930BF 19" |
| Case | Heavily modded p182 |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek something or other |
| Power Supply | Corsair 600w |
| Software | Windows 8 Pro x64 |
That's what i do. Works perfectly. Although i have all games on my velociraptor and just steam and its files on the SSD. It is all about the boot times
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| System Name | Tower of Power / Sechs |
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| Processor | i7 14700K / i7 5820k @ 4.5ghz |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 / X99S GAMING 7 |
| Cooling | CM MasterLiquid ML360 Mirror ARGB Close-Loop AIO / CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Extreme |
| Memory | CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 3600 / G.Skill DDR4 2800 16GB 4x4GB |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti / ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 V2 OC Edition |
| Storage | 4x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2, 2x Crucial 1TB SSD / Samsung 870 PRO 500GB M.2 |
| Display(s) | Samsung 32" Odyssy G5 Gaming 144hz 1440p, ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p / 2x ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p |
| Case | Phantek "400A" / Phanteks “Enthoo Pro series” |
| Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC4080 / Azalia Realtek ALC1150 |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM Series RM750 / Corsair CXM CX600M |
| Mouse | Glorious Gaming Model D Wireless / Razer DeathAdder Chroma |
| Keyboard | Glorious GMMK with box-white switches / Keychron K6 pro with blue swithes |
| VR HMD | Quest 3 (128gb) + Rift S + HTC Vive + DK1 |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro x64 / Windows 10 Pro x64 |
| Benchmark Scores | Yes |
it works fine and also works with non steam games. I've used it to move rage over and beat it. Then Batman AC and now Diablo 3. It's a nice tool and works. 
fullinfusion
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I have an A-data 16GB usb 3.0 thumb drive.... think games would play as well off it as the ssd?
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| System Name | Ryzen Reflection |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900x |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master |
| Cooling | 2x EK PE360 | TechN AM4 AMD Block Black | EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi |
| Memory | Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G | 950mV 1950Mhz |
| Storage | WD SN850 500GB (OS) | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2) |
| Display(s) | Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS | Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS | Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode) |
| Case | Lian Li PC-011D XL | Custom cables by Cablemodz |
| Audio Device(s) | FiiO K7 | Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850 |
| Mouse | Razer Viper v2 Pro |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit |
I am going to get a 256gb SSD and just have two steam installs for specific games on want on certain drivers. One Steam on SSD and one on my 500gb F3.
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| Processor | Ryzen 5900X |
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| Motherboard | ASUS Prime X470 Pro |
| Cooling | Arctic liquid freezer II 240 |
| Memory | 2 x 16 Gb Gskill Trident Z 3600 Mhz |
| Video Card(s) | MSI Ventus 3060 Ti OC |
| Storage | Samsung 960 EVO 500 Gb / 860 EVO 1 Tb |
| Display(s) | Dell S2719DGF |
| Case | Lian Li Lancool II Mesh |
| Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster Z |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850x |
| Mouse | Logitech G703 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G513 |
| Software | Win 11 |
I use it all the time never had an issue