SSD + HDD setup question (partizionizing & speed)

I will soon get my new MALIBAL P170HM with:

Intel 510 Series 120 GB Sata III 6GB/s
and
Samsung SpinPoint MP4 640GB (Sata II i think)

Now my first question: What will perform better:

Windows + Game on the SSD
or
Windows on SSD, Game on HDD

Secondly:
Should I make an extra partition on the SSD for the TEMP folder? This would mean that the most read/write will be done on one part of the SSD. So in case it gets slower/damaged (in 3+ years) I could switch that partition? Will it give any other speed improvement?

Thanks

 

Well I have a similar setup to you and I can say windows on ssd and game if your have the room but for the performance gain I don't really think it's worth it on the ssd. If you got the room then put game on there just depends on how many games you want to install.

I would not make an extra partition on the ssd, use your second hdd for all that. I even have all my logs writing to the second hard drive. The main issue you will face is your user folder will still be on the ssd and chances are you might want it on the 2nd hdd. I have not found a smooth easy way to do that.

Best advice is to just redirect pictures, docs, music, etc to a cloned folder on the hdd and use library and remove the folders on the ssd.

 

I'm sure I've answered this exact question for you already?

Partition (and only use) 50GB-100GB (or less!) of the Intel SSD (this will keep the performance as high as possible. The remainder of the unallocated capacity - just leave alone/ignore. Consider it a sacrifice to the storage gods (to keep the performance as high as possible).

Partition your HDD with a 100GB partition (and the rest of the drive - Archive Data - the second partiton on the HDD).

Move the Users folder to the 100GB partition of the HDD with the following link (see my posts starting at post #3).

See:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...rades/608752-hdd-partitioning-help-500gb.html


This will give you the most responsive system possible.

Good luck.

 

Are there any benefits here to also using SRT?

 

I don't think that's how wear-leveling works. Somebody correct me if you can but SSD's (most new ones anyhow) distribute the writes across all the cells regardless of the logical organization of files. The partition is for the OS/organization only. The actual data could be across all the components of the SSD depending on the size.

 

If you mean SRT = Intel Smart Response Technology then no.
AFAIK it is not supported by current mobile Intel chipsets.

 

I thought Z68 and HM67/QM67 supported it?

AnandTech - Intel Z68 Chipset & Smart Response Technology (SSD Caching) Review

What are the reasons for saying there is no benefit? I don't have a system with SRT but am curious as to what it can offer performance wise and whether it's worth while?

 

I must correct me.
If you have a chipset that supports SRT, then it's worth to use it according to the German computer magazine c't.
But at the moment, only the desktop chipset Z68 support it.
Mobile HM67/QM67 do not. The OP gets a notebook with the HM67 chipset, so he can't use SRT.

 

Okay, thanks for clarifying only Z68. It doesn't help when Intel themselves get things wrong by advertising HM67 supporting SRT.