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What should I install on each disk? SSD vs HDD

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I bought a SSD for my gaming machine, and I'm wondering how should I separate my data. I know SDDs are known for failing somehow fast, and I'd like to make it last as long as possible. Should I install all my games on a separate drive, leaving the SSD only for the OS? Doing this would reduce read/w…

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SSDs have a limited number of program/erase cycles per cell, in the order of 5000, depending on the drive. The controllers in recent drives "rotate" these cells to spread writes across the whole SSD, maximising the life of the drive. There is also h…

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