sean5900xt Posted February 9, 2013 CID Share Posted February 9, 2013 I just built my new system today. Had a question since this is my first computer with a SSD. I did a clean install of windows 8 pro. I was wondering do I need to change any settings since I'm using a SSD. I know you never defrag a SSD since it doesn't need it. Dose windows 8 turn this off by default? Also what is TRIM? I have heard the term before but don't really know what it is. Gotta say I'm amazed at the difference a SSD makes its like night and day. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted February 9, 2013 CID Share Posted February 9, 2013 SSD's do make a world of difference i got one not to long ago aswell heres more info on TRIM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM and as for defrag i don't believe windows defrag's automaticly unless you set it up to so you shouldn't have anything to worry about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean5900xt Posted February 9, 2013 Author CID Share Posted February 9, 2013 Ok good to know. Only other thing I'm worried about is the life of my SSD. I know a SSD can only do so many read and write cycles. About how long should it last me? Do I really need to worry about writing and deleting files to much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted February 9, 2013 CID Share Posted February 9, 2013 Ok good to know. Only other thing I'm worried about is the life of my SSD. I know a SSD can only do so many read and write cycles. About how long should it last me? Do I really need to worry about writing and deleting files to much? i wouldn't! like all types of storage making paraodic backups on a different drive is always a good thing and from everything i've read they actually should have better life than a traditional HDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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