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Hi all

I'm thinking of changing my computer and configuration and I see SSD hard drives everywhere. (faster, quieter, lighter...)

But I also see a lot of disadvantages: the price, the low capacity, and a faster wear than a mechanical disc.

So my question is: is there a notable interest in having an SSD hard drive for the use of solidworks?

What is your feedback on this subject? Do we really gain in performance? If so, when? How long does the software open? File opening time? recording time? And in use, does it make a difference?

 

The low capacity of SSDs forces you to use a second storage hard drive (rather a classic hard drive)

So how do you organize yourself for file management? Windows and Solidworks on the SSD? What about project files? everything on the classic hard drive? or the current cases on the SSD and once finished on the archives on the classic HDD?

 

in short, even if the SSD looks attractive, there are still many big drawbacks. What about the use?

 

Thank you for your feedback

 

 

 

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I don't have any info on the lifespan of the disks sold now.
At the time they were released, we were used to putting the system (Windows) on the SSD and the data on the HD for 2 reasons:
- the lifespan linked to the writing cycle;
- Capacity.
That was a few years ago. years now.

The evolution has done its job, it seems that now we are rather on the opposite (or almost): Windows and common data on the SSD, long storage on the HD.

Personally, with a constant budget, I prefer to go up the range of graphics card. You also have to look at the type of project you are conducting. You will be a winner if you deal with large assemblies that take a long time to load, do image processing, in short all the tasks that require really important and regular disk access. If you load your asm in the morning and only process it, no interest. The time it takes to load, you can spend it processing emails etc.

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Hello

For single station use, a 480 GB SSD is interesting, especially when you have your email on the computer, otherwise a 256G + a small 128G secondary device can slightly reduce the cost.

For your information, with black friday coming up everywhere, you can save from 30 to 50€ on the price of a disc.

For my personal config I opted for a 525GB system and a secondary one of 128 where I put my solidworks data toolbox library, property etc

2 classic disc platters in teraByte for the archive (do not work with solidworks on them because there are latency.

Compared to a 15000tr disc, the SSD is cheaper and more efficient on the high and low throughput (read, write)

for the archive I opted for a red WD or equivalent designed for servers.

I don't recommend the eco version which, despite the settings, switches to eco and causes crashes.

My config has existed since 2012 and I have no problems, because I don't defragment my ssds and I disable the scan functions which are necessary for the platters (classic HDD).

Another advantage noticed is the software and file opening time and 2 to 3 times faster

 

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the gain in speed with SSD, is done every day:

- PC boot (or restart)

- Solidworks opening/loading

- ASM or large ASM loading (much faster)

We multiply it every year, the gain is non-negligible.

 

And as said above, an SSD for windows+solidworks+work files.

And a classic hard drive (internal or external) to make backups (don't work with it).

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an SSD once you have tasted it without a pass + ;-)

1 speed ratio of 1/5 SSD/HDD

See our friend Google

rather than changing your PC see the configuration of your PC

a proc that runs at least at 3.ghz

1 SSD exploits and soft

1 stockgge SSD

1 HDD backup for files

ram according to the SW 16/ 24 giga version

an approved SW graphics card

Here you have a bomb to work

@+ ;-)

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In addition to talk a little about "history"

The SSD "boom" took place 10 years ago or more I think (capacity, 16, 32, 64 GB...)

And of course, today's (classic) SSD goes 8 or 10 times faster than those of the "boom"

(small tear memory of my first 128 GB, which died not wear writing/reading)

 

May the dark side be with you...

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Thank you for different feedback.

I had the impression that the SSD was above all a fad and a marketing argument, but listening to you it seems effective!

So listening to you we would need 2:

1 SSD for windows system + solidworks + other software. (128GB)

1 SSD for business files and other documents. (256 GB)

1 external HDD for backup and archiving. (1 T)

 

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No, democratization has taken place:

"A long time ago , in a galaxy (not) so far away... "

I would rather say a single SSD (windows+solidworks+fichiers_travail)

(possibility of partitioning it, if necessary)

And a "classic" hard (internal or external) for backup

 

And for the rest of the story, during "boom" it totally eliminated the use of raid (with ddur sata) for work PCs, for speed gains.

 

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