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Old August 18, 2009, 06:52 AM
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Hey Guys, I am throwing together a small HTPC for watching network stored movies, files on USB and blueray discs. There will be no recording or storage on this machine. Do you think a 32Gig SSD will be enough? I am only going to have Windows MCE 2005 installed any maybe something like XBMC ontop of that. Will a 32Gig SSD work? I want to go as quiet as possible and produce as little heat as possible. Thanks.

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Old August 18, 2009, 07:04 AM
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Sure, not a problem.

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Old August 18, 2009, 07:34 AM
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i am testing 7 x64 on a 32 gb warp right now and all my installs are on a 320 gb hd but i also play games on my htpc so far so good. ( i have a temp setup for my htpc right now )
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Yes, even Windows 7 64 takes 15GB maximum, add 2-4GB page file and you left with 10GB+ for software and temp files
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Old August 18, 2009, 08:11 AM
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Great, thanks guys. Now I just have to find a cheap 30ish Gig SSD.
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