It's probably worth pointing out that every system should have a HDD if only for holding the page file. Moving it off an SSD will help preserve its life and the Windows will not be noticeably slower.

Idk what's scientifically better , but as you know FSX / P3D reach out to your OS for certain cfg files and profile settings. If both are on the same SSD wouldn't it be faster than if they were on separate SSD's?

Not so that you would ever notice. The SSD has a device address and the files are directly addressed on them. There might be a few microseconds of difference between having it all on the same SSD or split between two or more SSD's...

 

What slows things down is when you put a program onto a mechanical HDD where access times are determined more by rotational speed and the seek times of the heads...

It's probably worth pointing out that every system should have a HDD if only for holding the page file. Moving it off an SSD will help preserve its life and the Windows will not be noticeably slower.

I built my current system in 2009 and it's still going strong with page file etc on SSD.  Back then could only afford 64Gb SSD, so have Win 7 on one and FSX an another.  If I were building today I would install a 250Gb SSD and put both OS and FSX on it (might partition it though because I like backing up the system/boot partition quickly).  I wouldn't worry about too many writes etc on the SSD, based on my experience.

 

scott s.

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I built my current system in 2009 and it's still going strong with page file etc on SSD...I wouldn't worry about too many writes etc on the SSD, based on my experience.

 

I don't know what the expected life of an SSD is but given the cheapness of HDDs most systems could benefit from one. I store a lot of images on mine plus it holds the Downloads folder and other misc files. Each to their own I guess.

I agree with comments regarding moving the page file to the hard drive when using the SSD for the OS. That's certainly what I do.

 

I also used to use hibernate a lot and don't do so any more because a) the hib file has to go on the same drive as the OS and b) running the OS on a SSD means that boot up is pretty fast anyway.

 

I do often use sleep rather than shutdown though if I know I'm going to turn the PC on in an hour or two.

 

IAN

I am using a computer dedicated to fsx so i will store everything on a 240gb ssd

I have been toying with the idea of putting OS and FSX on one SSD and Scenery on another SSD, any comments? I know the SSD life will be shortened with frequent access, but really, by how much and is the loading speed worth it?

 

I have a 240GB SSD partitioned for the OS on C: and FSX on X:.

I relegates the Addon Scenery folder, the OrbX folder and the OzX folder to separate partions on one of my 500GB 72020 RPM WD Caviar drives.

 

I just received my new 500 GB SSD and once I install it, those 3 folders, plus the FS2020 Mesh, will live on the new SSD in their own partitons.

 

As it is now, FSX runs just fine with my current setup but I wanted to have quicker access for the OrbX and Addon Scenery files so decided to spring for the 500 GB SSD.

 

My OrbX folder grew too large to be included in the FSX drive so I moved it off to allow for further 'growth' as more OrbX areas are released. 

 

   Paul

When you install - for example - Aerosoft Mega Airports - you don't get a choice where it's installed. The installer reads the Registry to find the root FSX folder and will install scenery in a sub-folder named Aerosoft.

 

You would need to physically move the folder to your chosen location and manually edit scenery.cfg to point to the new location.

 

Not sure it's worth the hassle really. SSDs come with software which manage them quite effectively so I wouldn't worry too much about the same files being accessed more frequently than others. W7 does a good job too. Remember every time you launch FSX you're accessing the same block of memory on the SSD. Or are you? Maybe that's what the SSD management software does.

 

All one needs to do in the Aerosoft (or OrbX) situation is move the entire contents of that folder to the ROOT of another drive (an empty partition on any drive) and leave the EMPTY Aerosoft foler in the FSX directory. Then use the Win7 Disk Management utility to"Mount in the following empty NTFS folder".

 

Right click on the drive/partition where you moved the files, Select "Change drive letter or paths", then "Add". Point it at the empty Aerosoft folder in FSX, click OK and you are done.

 

   Paul

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I don't know what the expected life of an SSD

 

http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4178/hardwareinfo-tests-lifespan-of-samsung-ssd-840-250gb-tlc-ssd-updated-with-final-conclusion

 

Now you do. Bottom line is that at typical usage patterns you'll get around a quarter century of use out of them - which means that their greatest risk is obsolescence, not flash failure.

 

I have two SSDs in my machine and I just treat them as regular storage devices.

 

Cheers!

 

Luke

The 160GB Intel X-25M I first used for my primary FS machine in 2009 is now the boot drive in my primary general-purpose machine (web surfing, e-mail etc).  The Intel SSD toolbox utility is still reporting 100% life remaining on that device.  Truth be told, if you have 4GB+ of RAM in your system, your page file is living a lonesome life, with nearly all program memory access handled directly in physical RAM with no need for page swaps.

 

Indeed, that 3GB/s SATA II Intel SSD has survived long enough to become obsolete on my FS machine, where I'm now using a bigger faster 256GB Samsung 850Pro with a 6GB/s SATA III interface.

 

Cheers