[Hardware Question] SSD just for the OS?

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by klem

1. Isn't 1366 socket later/newer than 1156?

newer/older is irrelevant
1156 is the cutback budget version of the 1366 with less features but they are pretty much the same generation.

Originally Posted by klem

2. What's the better 'future' of these sockets/processors?

Probably neither. The P67 (socket 1155/2011 ??) based motherboards for Sandy Bridge will start to takeover from early next year.

Of course in terms of overclocking it seems the p67 motherboards may well have limitations with PCI bus etc locked to processor frequency which may give an extended life to the current chipsets.

Originally Posted by klem

3. I was intending to use the SSD for my 'Flight' Drive (FSX at 17Gb including the SDK and IL-2/mods at 13.6Gb hopefully leaving plenty for SoW). These SSDs are quoted at something like 'up to 355MBps' vs my existing 93.5MBps. Would a new HDD really be better?

Not sure what you asking here.

Originally Posted by klem

4. Does any genius know how much space SoW will take?

My tarot card guy predicts more than 5Gb and less than 100 GB