When full, the least recently used data gets evicted making room for new data. Read a block enough times or write to it enough times and those accesses will get pulled into the SSD cache until it's full. Rather than caching individual files, Intel focuses on frequently accessed LBAs (logical block addresses). Intel's SRT functions like an actual cache. It would involve an Intel designed Smart Cache MB socket and modular pinned chip to just plug into the MB. I would LOVE to see Intel push for manufacturers to make MBs and 64GB memory/controller chips that would be modular upgrades without having to buy a 64GB SSD and take up a SATA port. Two SATA 3 SSD will quickly gobble up 2 SATA 3 ports, on a MB that may have 2 or 3 at best. That's one thing that pays to plan ahead on. It's best if you don't have a high end MB with lots of SATA ports (esp SATA 3 if you're looking at really fast drives) to get one higher capacity drive, vs multiple drives. I just saw a Samsung 830 on Newegg's email promo for about $220. What you could do if yttou have lots of progs and games you want to load fast, is to hold off on using Smart Caching until you can afford another SSD, or wait until you can afford a 256GB one. You don't really NEED to use another partition just for the OS, but come time to format it makes things WAY easier and faster. A fast HDD can load an sp map reasonably fast, but a decent SSD can load an mp map fast enough to give you a tactical advantage in many games where position and weapon caches are critical.
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The only real reason to install a game on an SSD is for faster loading of maps. Either way you're going to have limited space for either progs or games. If you're light on programs and heavy on games, you could use something like 10 of that 40GB for progs, and 30GB for games. What you could do is make a 20 GB partition on that for the OS, and still have 40GB for programs and games. 60GB is not quite the recommended 64GB, but pretty close.
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If you want the full benefit of ISR, I would divide your SSD into two equal partitions. ISR is designed to go one step further and use an SSD for caching, and your friend is right, they recommend a 64GB partition (or a dedicated 64GB SSD) for that. Intel Smart Response is like an uber advanced version of ReadyBoost, which used RB compatible flash drives to boost fetching.
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