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<blockquote data-quote="Atomic7431" data-source="post: 958702" data-attributes="member: 113847">I have a 64gb ssd and it holds all i need at present for windows 7 x64, mepo and addons, makemkv and various tools i use and still have 20 gb spare (roughly).I have 3 2TB hdd and i have tv recordings and music on one, tv series and other software backups on another and hd + sd movies on the other drive.&nbsp;I wouldnt use my windows installation drive to record to as well if you can afford not too, just my personal opinion as if you start recording much hd content you may find (depending on how quick you watch things) you run out of space even on a 256gb drive, and besides why pay a premium for the extra ssd space when a normal hdd will give you far more space for less £s and you wont need a mega quick drive to record too.I appreciate ssd prices are a lot cheaper now but i would buy a 128gb and use whatever you save and buy a bigger or extra hdd for storage space as you can never have enough once you start putting bluray and films on in general.&nbsp;What gpu are you using? have you considered the amd A10-5800k with its built in gpu ? performs well in a htpc setup.&nbsp;my setup never sleeps and therefore no extra config to setup for resuming when recording etc and no issues with start or resume speeds. ssds are great for speed etc but i just find leaving it on stops a lot of niggling issues some have with coming out of sleep for recordings and or epg grabs etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atomic7431, post: 958702, member: 113847"] I have a 64gb ssd and it holds all i need at present for windows 7 x64, mepo and addons, makemkv and various tools i use and still have 20 gb spare (roughly). I have 3 2TB hdd and i have tv recordings and music on one, tv series and other software backups on another and hd + sd movies on the other drive. I wouldnt use my windows installation drive to record to as well if you can afford not too, just my personal opinion as if you start recording much hd content you may find (depending on how quick you watch things) you run out of space even on a 256gb drive, and besides why pay a premium for the extra ssd space when a normal hdd will give you far more space for less £s and you wont need a mega quick drive to record too. I appreciate ssd prices are a lot cheaper now but i would buy a 128gb and use whatever you save and buy a bigger or extra hdd for storage space as you can never have enough once you start putting bluray and films on in general. What gpu are you using? have you considered the amd A10-5800k with its built in gpu ? performs well in a htpc setup. my setup never sleeps and therefore no extra config to setup for resuming when recording etc and no issues with start or resume speeds. ssds are great for speed etc but i just find leaving it on stops a lot of niggling issues some have with coming out of sleep for recordings and or epg grabs etc. [/QUOTE]

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