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<blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 594114" data-attributes="member: 18896">Yes, SSD is much easier, it will also make things a lot faster, due to much higher IOPs. I was especially vague on the RAMDisk method, because if you are not experienced in using them correctly in this scenario, it is best to avoid them.Most HTPC don't need much room for the OS partition, I've setup a 32GiB partition myself for that purpose, so a cheap 40GB SSD would be enough. I actually had that planned and purchased a Kingston 40GB SSD last year, but got offered a deal to sell it that I couldn't refuse. End of this year 25nm SSDs will come out, which means twice as much storage for half the price, compared to the current 34nm models. But the cost of housing, controller chipset, etc is fixed, so I don't think SSDs will become cheaper then the $70 lowpoint you can get a good 40GB model for now, but we should see double the capacity.If you do not want to reinstall your OS due to your current single partition setup, and are not handy in adjusting that on the fly via tools, then you could consider the HDDBoost from Silverstone. It's a special device you place between your SATA controller and your harddisk and connect the SSD to the same device. The SSD then acts as a superfast cache system, and it will get like 90% of the speed compared to using the SSD directly, but at least that way you don't have to mess around with small OS partitions.<a href="http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=HDDBOOST" target="_blank">SilverStone HDDBoost</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoChess, post: 594114, member: 18896"] Yes, SSD is much easier, it will also make things a lot faster, due to much higher IOPs. I was especially vague on the RAMDisk method, because if you are not experienced in using them correctly in this scenario, it is best to avoid them. Most HTPC don't need much room for the OS partition, I've setup a 32GiB partition myself for that purpose, so a cheap 40GB SSD would be enough. I actually had that planned and purchased a Kingston 40GB SSD last year, but got offered a deal to sell it that I couldn't refuse. End of this year 25nm SSDs will come out, which means twice as much storage for half the price, compared to the current 34nm models. But the cost of housing, controller chipset, etc is fixed, so I don't think SSDs will become cheaper then the $70 lowpoint you can get a good 40GB model for now, but we should see double the capacity. If you do not want to reinstall your OS due to your current single partition setup, and are not handy in adjusting that on the fly via tools, then you could consider the HDDBoost from Silverstone. It's a special device you place between your SATA controller and your harddisk and connect the SSD to the same device. The SSD then acts as a superfast cache system, and it will get like 90% of the speed compared to using the SSD directly, but at least that way you don't have to mess around with small OS partitions. [url=http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=HDDBOOST]SilverStone HDDBoost[/url] [/QUOTE]

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