The Official SSD Club - Page 26

onmikesline · 12-02-10, 08:01 PM

Maybe to many porn sites lol

Madpistol · 12-09-10, 10:47 PM

Can I be in your SSD club? I brought my own SSD.

I just got done "tricking" my computer into installing Steam twice. Once on my SSD and once on my regular Hard Drive.

It was already installed on the HDD, so I changed the name of the Steam folder to "SteamHDD" and uninstalled it (which did nothing but delete it from the programs list), Then I actually installed it on my SSD and put Bad Company 2 on that one. Now, i have 2 separate installations of Steam on my computer with shortcuts to both of them.

Not bad eh?

Redeemed · 12-09-10, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madpistol

Can I be in your SSD club? I brought my own SSD.

I just got done "tricking" my computer into installing Steam twice. Once on my SSD and once on my regular Hard Drive.

It was already installed on the HDD, so I changed the name of the Steam folder to "SteamHDD" and uninstalled it (which did nothing but delete it from the programs list), Then I actually installed it on my SSD and put Bad Company 2 on that one. Now, i have 2 separate installations of Steam on my computer with shortcuts to both of them.

Not bad eh?

I have no idea why you would do this.

But grats! I guess.

Madpistol · 12-09-10, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Redeemed

I have no idea why you would do this.

But grats! I guess.

Me neither, actually.

After running BC2 for about 30 minutes, I concluded that I could tell no difference between when it was on my regular 640GB WD Hard Drive and my SSD. So I uninstalled it from the SSD and reinstalled it on my HDD. Thank God it was quick and easy.

Lesson learned. Installing steam games on an SSD has almost no tangible benefits.

**zoomy942** · 12-10-10, 12:45 AM

can i join too? i have a Hybrid SSD Seagate Monumentus XT in my macbook pro.

Madpistol · 12-10-10, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zoomy942

can i join too? i have a Hybrid SSD Seagate Monumentus XT in my macbook pro.

No! Hybrid drives are an evil that must be squashed from this world! Either you're SSD, or your not! There is no in-between.

...I guess we can let you in.

Redeemed · 12-10-10, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by slaWter

I've been saying that for almost two years now

Apart from early ArmA 2 builds, not a single game showed a noticeable difference.

Oblivion. HUGE difference.

Outside of that, yes, you're right. If I only had the 1 SSD it'd likely be just Windows on it, maybe Oblivion as well if it were the 64GB one. Since I have two, one is OS, the other is games. Right now on my 64GB I have installed Crysis, Oblivion, MOHPA, and MOHAA. The only two games I installed to it for a reason was Oblivion as, while on horse back Oblivion tends to stutter a lot as it loads the next area you're riding into. On the SSD no such issue. Crysis I installed to it simply because I wanted faster load times- got what I wanted.

The rest I put on this drive simply to not take up space on my 320GB and 500GB drives.

I cannot think of a single Steam game I'd want on an SSD though. Maybe Fallout 3 for the same reason as Oblivion but I cannot recall the last time I played that game, don't even remember if it had the same stuttering issue loading new areas that Oblivion has.

Anyhow- was going to pickup an i7 970 + mobo + 160GB SSD through a program @ work for about $450 shipped but... even at that rediculous discount don't have the money.

Maybe if I sell some stuff...

Or just wait till next year as it'll likely be on Intel's new platform, I'd be hoping for a 8 core/16 thread chip then.

Madpistol · 12-10-10, 02:07 PM

I just ran HD Tune 2.55 for the first time, and it seems like the results are lower than other users of the same drive. Here's the pic.

Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Or is this just normal for my SSD?

Redeemed · 12-10-10, 02:24 PM

That's it Madpistol, we hereby kick you from the club.

GIIIT OOUUUTTT!

Madpistol · 12-10-10, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redeemed

That's it Madpistol, we hereby kick you from the club.

GIIIT OOUUUTTT!

So there's nothing wrong?

Redeemed · 12-10-10, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Madpistol

So there's nothing wrong?

I honestly have no idea.

Um...

is defrag disabled? Caching and indexing disabled? Readyboost disabled?

12-10-10, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madpistol

I just ran HD Tune 2.55 for the first time, and it seems like the results are lower than other users of the same drive. Here's the pic.

Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Or is this just normal for my SSD?

Some of the averages here
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=505&Itemid=38

aren't far off from your, but higher minimums. Are you running AHCI?

12-02-10, 08:01 PM	#301
onmikesline Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: south florida Posts: 887	Re: The Official SSD Club Maybe to many porn sites lol

12-09-10, 10:47 PM	#302
Madpistol It's a wittle baby! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,554	Re: The Official SSD Club Can I be in your SSD club? I brought my own SSD. I just got done "tricking" my computer into installing Steam twice. Once on my SSD and once on my regular Hard Drive. It was already installed on the HDD, so I changed the name of the Steam folder to "SteamHDD" and uninstalled it (which did nothing but delete it from the programs list), Then I actually installed it on my SSD and put Bad Company 2 on that one. Now, i have 2 separate installations of Steam on my computer with shortcuts to both of them. Not bad eh? __________________ http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/sig/deta...d%20Pistol.png MadPistol's Rig AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (RB-C3) @ 4Ghz, 1.425 Vcore, 1.25V NB VID Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (w/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan) Gigabyte UD3H AM3 790GX motherboard XFX Radeon HD 5870 PNY XLR8 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium OCZ Vertex II 120GB SSD (OS drive) Western Digital 500GB Caviar (black) Western Digital 640GB Blue Samsung DVD burner Logitech MX performance mouse Logitech G15 keyboard Corsair HX 750-watt Modular PSU Antec Nine Hundred case Windows 7 Home Premium x64 ASUS MK241 24" LCD ACER X241W 24" LCD - RIP

12-10-10, 12:45 AM	#305
zoomy942 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bellevue, ID Posts: 5,330	Re: The Official SSD Club can i join too? i have a Hybrid SSD Seagate Monumentus XT in my macbook pro.

12-10-10, 02:07 PM	#308
Madpistol It's a wittle baby! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,554	Re: The Official SSD Club I just ran HD Tune 2.55 for the first time, and it seems like the results are lower than other users of the same drive. Here's the pic. Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Or is this just normal for my SSD? Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/sig/deta...d%20Pistol.png MadPistol's Rig AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (RB-C3) @ 4Ghz, 1.425 Vcore, 1.25V NB VID Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (w/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan) Gigabyte UD3H AM3 790GX motherboard XFX Radeon HD 5870 PNY XLR8 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium OCZ Vertex II 120GB SSD (OS drive) Western Digital 500GB Caviar (black) Western Digital 640GB Blue Samsung DVD burner Logitech MX performance mouse Logitech G15 keyboard Corsair HX 750-watt Modular PSU Antec Nine Hundred case Windows 7 Home Premium x64 ASUS MK241 24" LCD ACER X241W 24" LCD - RIP

12-10-10, 02:24 PM	#309
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: The Official SSD Club That's it Madpistol, we hereby kick you from the club. GIIIT OOUUUTTT!