Personally, I bought this drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227395

It currently $307 and works beautifully. It made my 5-boxing experience so much more enjoyable. I no longer had to wait for loading screens as they are almost instant.

Whatever SSD drive you get, make sure it supports the TRIM command. Just read reviews on the drive to make sure it is supported and that the specifications are true.


If you have disposable income, then pick up two SSD drives and use them in a RAID+0 array. You'll get twice the performance, but you'll need 6 GB/s SATA to do so.

And no, plugging a SSD drive into USB wouldn't make sense. USB doesn't have the speed that SATA 6.0 Gb/S does.


It isn't hard to install it. If you motherboard supports SATA ( I assume it does) then simply attach the cable to the motherboard and drive. Most SSD drives are 2.5 inches, so you may want to get a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch drive converter. Look inside your case and make sure there is a free 3.5 inch slot available. If not, then you can use some velcro (serious). Just buy a roll of velcro from Home Depot and stick it on one side of the drive. SSD drives don't have any circuits exposed, so should be fine. That will keep the drive from moving and safe.


Ultimately, Win7 + SDD + your current 8GB RAM + your current setup should work very well.


I wish you luck and hope to hear a report of your success.


PS: The bonus benefit of SSD is that it speeds up everything about your computer. Once you go SSD, you'll never go back.