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- Aug 6, 2012
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- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH
- CPU
- i5-3570K
- Graphics
- GTX 680
- Mac
If I only have a 120 GB SSD and a 240 GB HDD, where can I install the operating systems and the games to maximize the speed of the games? I am looking to dual boot with Windows. My goal is to play games at their fullest possible capability with my system.
I posted a question like this in the "Buying Advice" board earlier because I haven't actually bought the parts yet, but now I think this might be a better place.
Maybe partitioning the drives like this could work?
(I would put Windows 7 on the HDD because I don't particularly care how fast that operating system runs—just the games native to it.)
…but I know that I would have to partition the drives first or install the operating systems in a specific order or something, and I want to know exactly what the process is.
Remember, we are assuming I only have a 120 GB SSD and a 240 GB HDD. Please do not tell me that I should "Buy another SSD for Windows 7" unless you are absolutely certain that what I have suggested above cannot be done and further hardware purchase is the only way.
I would really like to pull the trigger on the build, and this is one of the last questions I need to answer.
I posted a question like this in the "Buying Advice" board earlier because I haven't actually bought the parts yet, but now I think this might be a better place.
Maybe partitioning the drives like this could work?
SDD | HDD |
Partition 1 Mac OS X 10.8 Team Fortress 2 Other Mac-native games and apps I want to run at maximum speed Supporting files for the above | Partition 1 Mac-native apps about whose speed I don't care Mac-related stored data, like supporting files for the above |
Partition 2 Planetside 2 (when it is released) Other Windows-native games and apps that I want to run at maximum speed Supporting files for the above | Partition 2 Windows 7 Windows-native apps about whose speed I don't care Windows related-stored data, like supporting files for the above |
(I would put Windows 7 on the HDD because I don't particularly care how fast that operating system runs—just the games native to it.)
…but I know that I would have to partition the drives first or install the operating systems in a specific order or something, and I want to know exactly what the process is.
Remember, we are assuming I only have a 120 GB SSD and a 240 GB HDD. Please do not tell me that I should "Buy another SSD for Windows 7" unless you are absolutely certain that what I have suggested above cannot be done and further hardware purchase is the only way.
I would really like to pull the trigger on the build, and this is one of the last questions I need to answer.