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Old 10-23-2010, 12:49 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
Because instead of your CPU sitting idle waiting for the data to come up from disk, you can put it to use to actually improve throughput rates, reduce latency on standard drives (not as big an issue on SSD’s), and even extend the lifespan of SSD drives.

If you have a fast CPU there isn’t much downside.
Yeah, I read somewhere that compressing an SSD drive can actually increase performance. The theory was that you're moving a smaller file around, and that the decompress speed is actually faster than the transfer speed...

I didn't even think about the stuff you just mentioned.

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What's up with your Random QD=1 scores? Did you let Windows partition the drive, your partition alignment looks messed up.
You know... I saw you talk about this in a different thread, and I meant to ask you what was up with that. I have no idea about partition alignment or how to do it (or even what the benefit is). I mean, I understand what partitions are and all that, but I have no clue about the alignment side of it.

I did let Windows partition my drive. Whenever I reinstall, I just select the old volume and delete it... and then tell Windows to create a new one and install to it.


PS. I love these SSD discussions. It seems like there's always something new to learn!

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