Last night I stayed up until 3am reading about different SSD’s (Solid State Drives) and basically drooling over getting a new PC when I’m in Sydney. I was planning how I might organise my data, probably buying one big and very expensive SSD for my OS and programs while having a regular drive for my data, where I would put the swap file, etc..
It was interesting reading about the quirks of SSD’s. I didn’t know that performance drops based upon how much free space they have, below 15% being quite dramatic, but reading about windows booting in 20 seconds or applications launching instantly has me in nerdvana.
I’m also planning to have the newer ATI video card in crossfire configuration with two monitors, though I won’t be using the Eyefinity tech they have which turns multiple monitors into a single display because I don’t think it suits an even number of displays (the seam would be directly in the middle). Maybe this would be a good excuse to get three monitors? Imagine playing WoW on that!
I’ve already gotten the go-ahead for going all out on my new pc, so long as we have the money (which I will ensure we do). I need more reasons to be excited about the move to Sydney.
EDIT: I neglected to mention that I’d been thinking about how SSD’s are the tech that is exciting right now and that it’s been a while since we’ve had anything like it which can dramatically change our computing experiences.
I recall when 3.5″ floppy drives became mainstream, then harddrives, cdroms, dvds, 3d video cards, various cpu and memory tech, USB, and now SSD’s. It’s an exciting time to be a geek! I wonder what it would be like to put an SSD in my PS3…
I’m also keen to get a 64GB SSD for myself also (at some point). From what I’ve read so far, you need to be very careful about brand / model also, as some implementations of the technology are not very good. I was planning on running my OS and WoW on the SSD basically, keeping my Fraps on a secon hard drive. Research your little heart out and then let me know what brand you decide on and I’ll copy!
I’m glad you’re finding some reasons for being happy with the move. Until now it’s been mostly talk about Oui getting excited.
I think you’ll find 64GB won’t be enough since you need to allow free space on the drive for it to perform optimally. I was thinking at least a 160GB but hopefully more by the time I get the new machine.
Also, SSD’s are an example of a technology that I’m glad I’m not pioneering after seeing some of the huge performance leaps since they became mainstream. Now if only the prices would come down…