To everyone using Shadowplay with an SSD (or ADM counterpart)

[CapHunterx]

I just noticed something really bad for your SSD for some of you that don't know. SSD have a limited write capacity (reading doesn't matter) so to avoid ruining your SSD it's best not to write to much to it. Under normal daily use this wil pose no problems.

But Nvidia Shadowplay allows you to save the last X minutes of your gameplay. Even if you have your save location to your D drive I'm most certain you have the temp files being saved to your C drive (aka your SSD) this makes Nvidia Shadowplay nonstop writing to your SSD this can be really really damaging!!

So move your temp files to a HDD there better made for constants read/write.

 

[leandre0310]

indeed it's a good idea, for now I just told shadowplay to only record games and not my desktop but I will move this temp file

 

[The_Hellr1der]

@CapHunterx is it enough to change the temp files destination in the recording setting? or are there anymore hidden settings?

 

[CapHunterx]

@CapHunterx is it enough to change the temp files destination in the recording setting? or are there anymore hidden settings?

yep chaning the temp file destination to HDD will prevent it. saving to your SSD is no problem tho