SSD scratch disk for use in dual boot Hackintosh with both OSX and Win7

[numnumnum]

Hi All,
I am following tonymac's customac pro build (i7 3700, GTX650), the parts arrive tomorrow. I am pumped!

I have ordered two SSDs, with Windows 7 and OSX, and 2 HDDs devoted to storage for each OS. I figured this was the safest bet.

My partner is in architectural design, and will be using programs on both the windows and OSX side. I have an old, unopened, 120G intel Sata2 ssd laying around and I thought I'd use that as a scratch disk in the build.
I'm just wondering about recommendations for having it work on both OSs Right now i'm thinking either


1) FAT32 drive format....but not sure if any of her projects will be over the 4GB file limit. I also heard that this format is less stable


2) Partion the 120 GB drive 60/60....I am worried about space this way, but if she is just working on a few projects at a time, it may not be a problem.


Any other recommendations?

 

[numnumnum]

Hmmm, I've been doing some more reading and I'm not sure I really understood what a scratch disk was. I thought it was a SSD disk that held the project you were currently working on.
So, if we are using Photoshop, Rhino, and Autocad, should I even worry about an SSD scratch disk? If the answer to this is yes, then my original question about format/partition still stands.
Thanks for walking me through this.

 

[Solidww]

It isn't completely necessary to use an SSD as your Scratch disk. You can if you want faster read speeds.


I would use ExFat as the format option. Windows and OSX, will be able to access that drive. Good luck.