Quote - > Quote - Well after 3 days my new system is up and running with most of the programs loaded.  I stuck with Windows 7 as I have grown used to it and Windows 8 is too new for me to be tempted.  Most of my extra speed comes from using an SSD for the programs and Intel Rapid Storage which, while the SSD cost a little more, was better value than Windows 8.

 

SSDs are nice, until that final write. Keep it backed up on something just incase.

My PCIexpress one spent more time in the mail than in my machine...

 

 

Good idea in theory, until it dies....

 

Thanks for the warning, I do understand where you are coming from. I have been watching the SSDs for a while now and I am aware of the potential problem but they had reached a price where I felt it was worth the gamble.  So cheap infact that if mine keeps having to be sent back I might buy another one as a back-up and just keep rotating them.  I also paid a lot for the motherboard that had m-sata and decided it was worth trying the potential. The two SSDS I have come with a three year warranty so I have a while to decide the way forward.  I also did a lot of research and not all SSDs are equal with some companies having a reputation for returns much higher than others.

Choosing between SSDs and Win 8 was easy as I saw the 'metro' look on the Nokia mobile phones and hated it from day one.  I have no problems with Win 7, which I love, and so there is no problem I am looking to fix.  

Finally I do keep an image of the 'C' drive, which I do on all my machines, irrespective of the type of storage.  The other SSD is just running acceleration so if that fails the associated hard drive continues to work unaccelerated.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.