Wols Lists wrote:
On 18/09/17 15:33, Lew Wolfgang wrote:
So I wonder if there is some type of small hard disk that can be used for fast swap. SSD? Would it wear out? SSD is typically slow at writing.
We've been using SSD's for root and swap partitions on scientific workstations and servers since 2008 or so, and we've never had a problem. Indeed, the first one I installed is still working after running 24/7 for nine years. Writing to SSD's may be slower than reading, but the writing is still MUCH faster than writing to spinning disks. I'd give it a try, Carlos. Your motherboard does support SATA, right?
It's been mentioned before - the "test to destruction" test on SSDs. I think it took about 18 months of a machine locked into a "write, read, rewrite, erase, reformat, restart" loop before the drives even started thinking of failing.
c't magazine recently ran an article on their results of long-term testing SSDs.
The other thing is, depending on the PC, might it be simpler to just upgrade the mobo? I guess you're on DDR2? My DDR3 mobo is 16GB. And I'm looking at upgrading - the new setup will take 4 x 8 or 16 GB sticks, and the cost will be about £150 plus ram (£50 for the mobo, £100 for the processor, ram maybe £30 a stick?) My current machine is probably a good five years old, if not more ...
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