OK, so I'm now running FSX from my newly installed SSD drive and all went fine moving the data from the old disk to the new disk.As for the performance I was honestly hoping for a bigger improvment over my old VelociRaptor but sure there is an improvment especially when it comes to load times so I'm happy!

OK, so I'm now running FSX from my newly installed SSD drive and all went fine moving the data from the old disk to the new disk.As for the performance I was honestly hoping for a bigger improvment over my old VelociRaptor but sure there is an improvment especially when it comes to load times so I'm happy!

Remember to exclude your SSD from any defrag programs you might have running, too. Running defrags on the SSD puts unnecessary write cycles on the array, and will cause your write performance to degrade over time. It's unneeded because, as a random access device, a defrag does absolutely nothing to improve read performance.CheersBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

Thanks Bob but I already learned that and I'm not using any 3rd party defrag programs. Interesting though is when I went into Windows 7's defrag schedule to make sure it wasn't checked the SSD disk was not on the list? However it's listed together with my other disks before I click the schedule button. So...at least that to me mean I don't have to worry about my SSD being automatically defragmented.

Richard,Have you noticed an increase in frame rates in larger airports like klga. Also please give me your feedback as per texture loads when doing fast looks or quick panning.I'm going with 2 Patriot Torqx in a Raid O. I hope that they are as reliable as my raptors.

Remember to exclude your SSD from any defrag programs you might have running, too. Running defrags on the SSD puts unnecessary write cycles on the array, and will cause your write performance to degrade over time. It's unneeded because, as a random access device, a defrag does absolutely nothing to improve read performance.CheersBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

Here is a very good review that explains the technology. Not only does defrag on the SSD degrade performance, it can reduce the lifespan of the drive significantly. http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-x128-ssd-review-test/3Colonel,They recommend disabling drive indexing, prefetch and superfetch. I am wondering what the impact is on OS performance when you have a mixture of standard hard drives with a SSD thrown into the mix. Have you followed these recommendations by the reviewer?

Here is a very good review that explains the technology. Not only does defrag on the SSD degrade performance, it can reduce the lifespan of the drive significantly. http://www.guru3d.com/article/corsair-x128-ssd-review-test/3Colonel,They recommend disabling drive indexing, prefetch and superfetch. I am wondering what the impact is on OS performance when you have a mixture of standard hard drives with a SSD thrown into the mix. Have you followed these recommendations by the reviewer?

I think those recommended actions are for those who run their OS on the SSD. For FS use, an SSD is ideal, since FS9 and FSX do very little writing to disk...the majority of the workload is scenery, terrain, and texture reads, and the SSD is lightning fast for those.The OS (Vista 64 HP) runs on a 300GB VelociRaptor, where it writes the paging file, the steady stream of MS updates, etc. I always disable drive indexing on my FS machines, and I leave the pre/super-fetch alone, as it works pretty well on a machine dedicated primarily to FS use.CheersBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

Richard,Have you noticed an increase in frame rates in larger airports like klga. Also please give me your feedback as per texture loads when doing fast looks or quick panning.I'm going with 2 Patriot Torqx in a Raid O. I hope that they are as reliable as my raptors.

Haven't had the time doing much flying yet but I hope I will be able to during the weekend. What I did notice so far is like said above that the load times have improved, not as much as I was hoping for but still a bit anyway. And just knowing I have FSX installed on a disk that is like a rocket when it comes to random reading gives me a good feel in the stomach and what I also like is I don't have to bother anymore with making sure the FSX disk is perfectly defragged all the time.Will report back if I find anything else after the weekend.

Bob,I have a follow-up question, what block size did you choose for your FSX SSD drive?