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beatendown
Level 7

‎03-22-2013 11:01 AM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 09:41 PM by Community Admin

Hi there, long time stalker, first time poster. How much of a performance boost does adding an ssd as the main drive really give you?? It is the only item I did not upgrade in my new build, and am now wondering if I should have. Thanks in advance.


Dave


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Zka17
Level 16

‎03-22-2013 11:13 AM

Welcome to the ROG Forum!

Actually adding an SSD for your OS gives the most performance increase you can feel in everyday use... more then OC'ing the CPU, RAM and GPU...
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Arne_Saknussemm
Level 40

‎03-22-2013 11:52 AM

Yes, the difference is very noticeable and as Zka17 said it's the upgrade that will give the greatest real world performance increase.
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Inquisitor
Level 9

‎03-22-2013 11:55 AM

It improves everyday usage, you can open long pdf files quicker for instance. Boot times are also quicker. But if we're talking about gaming there isn't much increase in terms of performance. But it will decrease the loading times of the game files/textures that you put into the ssd. So it can bump minimum fps ever so slightly that way.
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beatendown
Level 7

‎03-23-2013 09:44 AM

thanks for the replies. Any ssd that you can recommend over the others?


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beatendown
Level 7

‎03-23-2013 09:54 AM

thanks again, more shopping to do:)


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WeRNothiNg
Level 10

‎03-23-2013 01:01 PM

I have this one: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239049

Everyone yells samsung or intel, but kingston has it goin on too. It is not the absolute best maybe, but it is damn good for the $. Here is some reading material, this also has a full list of the different SSDs and which are good and which are not, as well as allot of optimization info. This guy knows what he is talking about, this is what he does!!! http://www.overclock.net/t/1179518/seans-ssd-buyers-guide-information-thread and http://www.overclock.net/t/1156654/seans-windows-7-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds Goodluck!
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beatendown
Level 7

‎03-23-2013 01:20 PM

sweet, thanks for the info.


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nikosa43
Level 12
In response to beatendown

‎03-23-2013 04:01 PM

I will recomend whatever you buy, buy a 240Gb. You can have your OS, your applications, 2-3 of your favorite games and still have 40% free space, which is good for best performance. If you cannot afford, don't go less than a 128Gb.
I can also recommend my choice : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-171-568&IsVirtualParent=1
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