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[QUICK]Help me make a decision: upgrading my OS (OS X) on a SSD

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Alright, I've kind of stumbled into a loop. I'm upgrading my primary drive to a Solid State Drive, and have the choice of either installing Snow Leopard (would use version 10.6.8) or Mountain Lion (10.8.1). Lion is a shitshow so i'm not going there. I have a hackintosh, so some of these questions might not be best suited here. However, regarding interface and functionality, i'd love to hear both cases. I still have yet to purchase 10.8 and have a copy of 10.6 I can use, so I really would have to justify 10.8...

My questions:

-does 10.6.8 run full 64 bit? is 10.8 any more/less 64bit? I know 10.6 runs most x64 apps in 64 bit mode, but I sort of want the OS to run full x64, which i haven't figured out via google.

-how stable have you found 10.8 (specifically 10.8.1) to be? Running programs: CS6 Master Collection, Cinema 4d, Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Studio 3, possibly ableton

-possibly upgrading my GPU from a 5770 to a 660ti. How is CUDA support in 10.8? 10.6? Is the 660ti even supported in 10.6? Anyone recommend a fast and COOL RUNNING gpu? (running a 2560x1440 monitor, needs to be well vented)

-Can someone explain TRIM support to me?

thanks guys, hopefully I can be up and running by bedtime!

Aug 24 2012 10:34PM
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Snow Leopard is very much full 64 bit.

If you're changing to 64 bit applications, make sure you go to the actual application file, right click and select "run in 64 bit mode". Otherwise you'll have an OS that does 64 bit and applications that don't make use of that power.

Just because you mentioned ableton, I'm going to mention that unless all your VSTs and plugins are 64 bit you'll end up having to use a bridge to get them to work in 64 bit ableton, and it will be glitchy as all hell. So either give up those 32 bit plugins and move forward or keep running your ableton in 32 bit. I run Logic and have snow leopard, and am still running in 32 bit so I can have all my plugins and it runs beautifully.
(hopefully that made sense)

no idea on the other stuff, good luck man!
Aug 24 2012 11:21PM
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Aidan-G
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Did you try turning it off and then turning it back on?
Aug 24 2012 11:22PM
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thread/.
Aug 24 2012 11:23PM
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I probably should do this to my brain, as i'm overthinking much of this!

fuck it, redbull will guide me
Aug 24 2012 11:26PM
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Aidan-G
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That's the spirit
Aug 24 2012 11:27PM
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Welp, fuck gigabyte. Bios can only be updated through windows. So i'm waiting for it to install to fix the bios (2 minutes) so I can remove it and install 10.8
Aug 25 2012 3:38AM
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TijmenDal
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How big a drive are you getting?
'Main' drive sounds 500gb...
Aug 25 2012 3:46PM
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1x240gb SSD, now successfully running 10.8.1!
2x320gb HDD, soon to be running raid 1 for music, photos, documents, etc
2x1tb HDD, running raid 1 for footage

1x1tb external
1x500gb external
Aug 25 2012 4:26PM
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TijmenDal
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Which SSD are you running?
I'm thinking Samsung 830 or M4, but the write speeds to SSD's with Sandforce controllers (Sandisk+Intel) is so nice. I'm just a little wary of sandforce controllers...
Aug 26 2012 1:28AM
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Sandisk Extreme 240gb sata 6.0gbps

just fyi, if you're running 10.8.1 you have to enable trim control manually
Aug 26 2012 1:44AM
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