I am about to build a new FSX system with the following components:MB: ASUS P8P67 PROCPU: i7 2600KMemory: Gskill Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3 1600 CL7PSU: Antec Truepower Quattro Tp 750Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II AdvancedCooler: Noctua NH D14Graphic: ZOTAC GTX 560Ti Amp 1Gb Core 950 MhzSSD: 1 x Crucial M4 SSD 64 Gb (OS)SSD: 1 x Crucial M4 SSD 128 Gb (FSX, other performance apps)HDD: 1x Seagate Barracuda XT 2 Tb (Storage)My question: is the SSD break down choice well balanced? My selection is based on the following:- Better having OS and FSX on separate SSD if possible- One SSD only dedicated to OS therefore 64 Gb is plenty- One SSD for FSX and performance apps , 128 Gb is okMy concern:- 64 Gb Crucial M4 has lower write performance as opposed to the 128 or 256 models, however this should not be a big issue for an OS SSD.- I would like to keep hibernation although read with SSD this is not recommended (but I found it handy when wanting to freeze the system where it is rather than booting always). In that case write performance is more important.Appreciate your viewsThanks

Well, from my point of view, a SSD for FSX is useless. Lots of tests avsim members made have prooven, that a SSD with FSX on it won´t give you any additional FPS. Just the overal loading time will be a bit shorter but I think that isn´t that important. An SSD for the OS is on the other side a very good idea. Just get one SSD for the OS and another 1 TB or something esle of FSX. That will work fine. Save some money and invest it in new addons. :Big Grin:

...Just the overal loading time will be a bit shorter but I think that isn´t that important....

If you have lots of scenery, an SSD will speed FSX start-up time by up to 10x. Cheers,- jahman.

If you have lots of scenery, an SSD will speed FSX start-up time by up to 10x.Cheers,- jahman.

Well, but I don't think that's worth the money these big SSD's cost.

With the cost of HDD's. SSD's will be coming down. Over here in Australia there is a shop where the cheapest storage device is a SSD, a Vertex Plus 60GB.

Yup right now on newegg if your making a new build it's more cheap to buy a ssd now and use your old hdd now. Although later down the line when prices go down then hdd will be allot more worth it. :)

Thanks guys, my question was also more about a 64 Gb for the OS as opposed to the 128 Gb. It seems to me that eventhough 64 is plenty for the OS alone, the 64Gb SSD is somehow slower on sequential write and with Windows updates, you can easily reach the limit and I would prefer never think too much about managing space on the OS drive

Thanks guys, my question was also more about a 64 Gb for the OS as opposed to the 128 Gb. It seems to me that eventhough 64 is plenty for the OS alone, the 64Gb SSD is somehow slower on sequential write and with Windows updates, you can easily reach the limit and I would prefer never think too much about managing space on the OS drive

64GB for the OS alone is plenty. Run disk cleanups every now and then to remove crash dumps, Win-update logs and stuff like that, disable hibernation and drive indexing and move the Documents folder to a different drive (if needed) and you're all set.