SSD vs. HDD (1 Viewer)

[Mouch.net]

I'm playing with the idea to replace my system HDD through a SSD Drive.

SSD: Windows, MePo ProgramData, Backdrops, DB, Timeshift.
HDD: Movies and Series, Recordings.

I'm hoping to get following improvements:

1. Smoother MePo menu
2. Faster loading of Backdrops and Covers in TVSeries/MovingPicture
3. Maybe smoother TV (faster switching channel and remove the very litte stuttering by high HDD usage)

Did someone already give such a configuration a try? If yes can you share your experience and your results?

 

[ThaClown]

I changed my HDD for a SSD 3 months ago, I have a server in my house (6 HDD's in RAID5) where all my movies and series are on.

I like SSD becouse:
- Windows startup is alot faster
- No more noise (Use a passive videocard and chip cooler, so I only hear 2 small casefans now..)
- A bit faster response in Mediaportal
- TV is smoother.

But I don't see a difference in TV channel switching...

I'm very happy with my SSD!

 

[moab]

Silent,
fast,
reliable,
negligible heat.

The speed improvement is a bit over-hyped so don't expect instant boot but it will be faster than your HDD.
I set my HDD to sleep so it saves a lot of heat,noise and power when not active as most of the time the data HDD are asleep.
[side note: I have been trying to get power scheduler to work but it appears to do nothing so I have to leave my system on all the time.]

 

[dcwp]

Is it possible that HDD lag time causes video stuttering on a machine with otherwise decent video hardware?

I've been struggling with skipping in HDTV, timeshifting problems, and a general sluggishness when doing anything video-related and I wonder if going to SSD system/timeshift drive could help. I know the speed difference may be overhyped, but in my case I'm running everything off of a partitioned 1.5 Tb WD Green Power Drive, which maxes out at 5400 RPM. Should a solid state system drive help this significantly?

My system info should be up to date (although I haven't been around in a while), but the highlights are XP, C2D 2.2GHz, 2X1 Gb PC6400, integrated GeForce 9300, partitioned WD15EADS, PVR-1600.

Thanks for any thoughts!

 

[moab]

Should be ok. I have run on a similar config and fine.
Things to try...
Are you running any anti-virus - turn it off.
Turn off any standby or hybernation.
Make all power settings always on.
Look at your taskmgr and see what CPU and memory looks like.
Are there any processes hogging cpu or ram (I once had a UPS monitoring software consuming 100% of one cpu - uninstalled it)
Disable all windows updates service/BITS/indexing.

 

[kiwijunglist]

try making a 512mb ram drive, reduce the timeshift file size, put the timeshift on the ram drive.
that would be a good test to tell you if buying an SSD/faster system HDD would help.

 

[regeszter]

I am useing 2GB ram drive for timeshift + windows temp dirs and the channel switching is 1-2 sec, jumping on live tv is 1 sec.

 

[kiwijunglist]

i was meaning the guy who has suttering with 5400rpm HDD

 

[Gixxer]

I am useing 2GB ram drive for timeshift + windows temp dirs and the channel switching is 1-2 sec, jumping on live tv is 1 sec.

those are very good numbers !!

but with gb you dont get a lot of timeshift time,right?

 

[kiwijunglist]

i have timeshift and temp dirs on HDD and i channel change in about 1-1.5sec too, not sure if it makes that much of a difference.
(and for skipping through the timeshift it is almost instant)