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MythicFrost

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I'm intending to install Windows 7 on my Mac, I have a 160GB Intel X25-M SSD, I've used all but 48GB but I'd like to install Windows 7 in Boot Camp from my SSD.
I could move a 30-35GB virtual machine over to an internal storage drive, rather than having it on my SSD which would give me 30GB of extra space.

I'd like to only play a few games, Crysis, Battlefield 2142, and so on, it won't be used for much else (apart from development).

How much should I give to it?
 

mac88

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Have you ever thought of maybe changing to a bigger hard drive? I only ask because with more space you could dedicate more space to Windows to play your games more comfortably. If not, I, personally, would go for around 50-60GB. That would give you some breathing room.
 

MythicFrost

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Thanks everyone for your replies.
My Windows 7 partition is 100 GB and I'm feeling the crunch.
Ahhh :( lol not good for me then
Have you ever thought of maybe changing to a bigger hard drive? I only ask because with more space you could dedicate more space to Windows to play your games more comfortably. If not, I, personally, would go for around 50-60GB. That would give you some breathing room.
I have a 320GB and 1TB internal hard drive, I want the benefits of the Intel X25-M G2 SSD playing games, Intel don't offer any higher capacity than 160GB for the moment.
If you’re just using it for games, I’d say anywhere between 30-50GB is adequate.
OK Thanks
 
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