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Getting a new PC
Posted: 28 Jun 2013, 20:45
by simondix
I am getting a new PC soon. I am thinking of a SSD thingy but my computer lady has said a Raptor is faster and cheaper but not as stable. Also as I will still be using FS9 as well as FSX Windows 7 or 8.
Re: Getting a new PC
Posted: 29 Jun 2013, 08:03
by Vancouver
Your computer lady has some catching up to do. HD's cannot compete with SSD's in speed. I would suggest a SSD for the OS and a large HD for you programs. You will find Windows will boot up in the blink of an eye under an SSD. Depends of course on budget. I run e.g. a 128Gb Crucial M4 SSD with W7 64 almost exclusively on it. Of course that is now getting long in the tooth.
Check out this video which is now 3 years old
http://youtu.be/-lR0XoHFU6Y
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lR0XoHFU6Y
Re: Getting a new PC
Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 21:40
by simondix
Thanks for the reply and the videos. My gut feeling was for SSD especially as she said it was more stable.
Re: Getting a new PC
Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 09:46
by Chris Sykes
I have raptors, deffinatly not as fast as SSD but ive not had any issues with them for the past 4 years... Im not sure an SSD could last as long however the costs are the one that denote what you purchase, HDD for larger space, SSD for speed...
Re: Getting a new PC
Posted: 15 Jul 2013, 20:16
by Vancouver
One day we may get Fast, cheap, large capacity SSD's...... Dream on.
