SSD what's worth installing?

[abast]

Just built a new 2500K z68 with an intel 320 120gig.

I do games, image editing, and some video editing. Along with the usual PC apps.

I can't find all my games on the SSD. Is it worth it to manage and juggle game installs to/from the SSD for games?
Is it worth installing Adobe Suite on the SSD?

Thanks all.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The value of an SSD is that it will low boot times and speed access times on any program that is loaded on to them. Most of the time in a game you would see little value except when loading a zone or something like that. Now for something like video editing where you will be accessing and changing large files the value of an SSD on that would be greater.
Oh btw the warranty on your Intel® SSD 320 120GB just changed. The warranty was 3 years and has been changed to 5 years. This is a retroactive change to all Intel SSD 320’s including those that have already been sold.
http://newsroom.intel.com/community...-new-5-year-limited-warranty-on-intel-ssd-320

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[abast]

Thanks for the information and good news. Not often a warranty increases, that's a good sign.

 

[postmark]

You should also look into the Smart Response Technology to be able to use your drive as a cache for a normal spindle based HDD.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4329/intel-z68-chipset-smart-response-technology-ssd-caching-review

That way you get the benefit of a fast SSD, but you are not space limited as you will have the full size of the spindle HDD.

 

[abast]

Read about that, sounds nice. But can you use an SSD for a primary and RST?
Might try breaking 20gig off of it if I can go back to full size if needed.

 

[Zap]

can you use an SSD for a primary and RST?

AFAIK yes.

I would just put all non-games on the SSD. Then, as space permits, put some games on the SSD. For instance, WoW and FSX are shoe-ins for an SSD, as well as anything else that tends to load stuff dynamically. Games that load only at the beginning of a level don't benefit much from an SSD beyond just loading times.