(07-03-2013, 12:26 PM)Asyria Wrote: One thing to be careful about with SDD's.
I don't know if it's still true but when they first came out they were VERY short-lived when used for things that often change.
Like a single player game with an auto-save would constantly rewrite information on the SDD and that would wear it out quick.
Otherwise I hear it really helps loading.
This problem has been mitigated in recent years as SSD tech improves and OS's become better at managing them, my current SSD is estimated to last 10 years before any problems begin to show up, about as long you'd expect to get from a platter based HDD.
A current SSD will last 6 years under constant rewrite load at 6Gbs/second (that's really busy, no where near regular use) before it becomes unusable. source:Â http://ef.gy/statistics:ssd-write-endurance
Tech stuff aside: Get a reasonably priced SSD on Windows 7, install your OS and most used software (like XIV) on it. Never wait for anything to load ever again. It's wonderful. My computer goes from cold boot to desktop in less than fifteen seconds.
