Let's face it. People turned away from drive compression because of how slow it was. But what happens when you have an SSD and a quad core or better cpu...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd ... ,3073.html
I have to say I am tempted to try this out. I could save a good deal of space on my drives but they don't show the impact on gaming.
SSD and NTFS compression
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Re: SSD and NTFS compression
The type of hard drive in your system is largely irrelevant when it comes to file/drive compression - the extra load is placed on the CPU. If your game data is compressed, expect a negative impact; mileage may vary dependent on which CPU you have.
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