Morning...

I'm still tinkering with my config on a new PC I plan to build and I was thinking about how best to store various software/files. I was originally going to do the following:

SSD - OS (win7), MS Office
HDD - user files, my documents, Program Files (games, other), general storage (photos, videos)

I didn't want to have the program files on the SDD (other than MS Office - which will have user files on the HDD anyway) to limit the number or writes to the SSD, particularity with games.

Then I thought it may be a good idea to include a Hybrid as follows:

SSD - OS (win7), MS Office
HYB - Users Files, my documents, Program Files (games, other)
HDD - General storage (photos, videos)


It it going to be worth including a hybrid drive in this way? Would I see any difference in performance than just having the user files, documents and program files on a normal HDD?

 

To be honest, I wouldn't worry about write wear on most modern SSDs - very few consumer users are likely to pose any problem, even for desktop class drives.

 

SSD = OS and apps (prog files etc)
HDD = Data, redirect my docs, pictures etc to the HDD

Don't bother with the hybrid and don't worry about writes etc.

 

For redirection this could be useful:

http://lifehacker.com/5464350/get-to...inside-and-out

 

This ^^
No point in the hybrids, a modern SSD isnt that expensive and they are very reliable, the hybrids are more of a gimick but do an ok job if you dont have room in your pc case, otherwise an SSD/HDD combo is far better.

Tony

 

SSD's are a must, always go for a good brand like either Intel or Samsung.

I wouldn't bother with an internal mechanical drive for storage especially if you want a quiet system, either use an external drive for storage or a good sized flash drive depending on what you use your pc for, large files obviously go the external storage route, just stick it in the drawer when you don't need it.

 

SSD - Everything.

The end.

 

Maybe too late for you but I recently tested a 750GB hybrid 2.5" drive for a laptop and was so impressed with the improvement in boot times that I got one for my home PC which already had 5 x 3.5" drives in. So now my OSs (Windows 7 and 8 partitions) sit on the 2.5" hybrid drive and my data sits on all the others.

 

Just to add to this....
I got a Samsung 128Gig (as an initial tester) as my Mac's OSX & Apps drive. 750Gig as a second drive in the optical bay.

Boots from cold to (usable) desktop in about 15 seconds. Much quicker.

 

^ This on a laptop

I put my Steam folder on my SSD on my main rig too. Other HDDs for files like videos, music and pictures

 

Yes, a little late since I build my PC last week . I used a OCZ 256GB Vector Series 2.5 SATA-III SSD.

I have Win7 and programs on the SSD, and user docs, vids, music on the HDD.

Boot's up quickly enough. 15 seconds to get through POST and then 10 seconds to load Win7 to the user selection. Can't really fault the performance.