Why GFX card with more RAM?

[icarus]

Originally Posted by addman

I can't say an SSD will solve all of your CloD problems but it sure loaded faster and ran smoother on my SSD. Harddrives are so over the top expensive right now so why not go for one?

Because my Steam account is too big for my SSD C drive and I can't afford the $1200 for an SSD big enough to replace one of my 600 GB HDD's. I'm not removing my data/programs to put in a small drive and I'm not dual booting for CoD. If it wasn't for the insistence on Steam, I'd buy a DVD and install it on my C drive.

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by icarus

Because my Steam account is too big for my SSD C drive and I can't afford the $1200 for an SSD big enough to replace one of my 600 GB HDD's. I'm not removing my data/programs to put in a small drive and I'm not dual booting for CoD. If it wasn't for the insistence on Steam, I'd buy a DVD and install it on my C drive.

this might help, its only $149 (500GB)
"Hybrid Hard Drive Designed with high-performance core components on an innovative platform, the Seagate Momentus XT solid state hybrid drive consists of a 7200-RPM hard drive with 32MB of cache, 4GB of solid state SLC NAND flash storage, and Adaptive Memory technology, delivering an 80 percent faster performance than traditional 7200RPM hard drives."

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148591

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

this might help, its only $149 (500GB)
"Hybrid Hard Drive Designed with high-performance core components on an innovative platform, the Seagate Momentus XT solid state hybrid drive consists of a 7200-RPM hard drive with 32MB of cache, 4GB of solid state SLC NAND flash storage, and Adaptive Memory technology, delivering an 80 percent faster performance than traditional 7200RPM hard drives."

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148591

Thanks. Funny thing, I was just looking at hybrids when you posted LOL. Anyone tried these?

Edit: Testing shows the SSD part of the hybrid is twice as fast as a 7200 rpm and half as fast as an SSD. I have 10000 rpm Velociraptors which will not be as fast as this, but I don't think the difference will be that much.

[Ataros]

I think you can move only Clod files to SSD and place a simlink alias or whatever it is called to Steam folder. I think there was a thread about this it the tech forums. Also there is a link on how to use simlink with RAM-drive in the FPS guide linked in my sig (8 ).

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Ataros

I think you can move only Clod files to SSD and place a simlink alias or whatever it is called to Steam folder. I think there was a thread about this it the tech forums. Also there is a link on how to use simlink with RAM-drive in the FPS guide linked in my sig (8 ).

this might be a cheap solution to simlinking and moving you page file off the HD(Provided you have a mini pcie slot) $29
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161493

[Dano]

Steam Mover: http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover will do all the hard work of moving it for you, worked perfectly for me.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Dano

Steam Mover: http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover will do all the hard work of moving it for you, worked perfectly for me.

Thanks worked like a charm.

Weird thing is with the SSD... still stutters but, loads faster and higher fps. I know....it was supposed to stop stutters and do nothing for fps.