April 15, 20197 yr Hi i currently have a 1.5TB hdd hardrive with windows and P3D installed in it. I was looking to get a 1TB samsung SSD. Im looking to use the SSD for P3D V4 only. Do i need to isntall windows on the SSD aswell or can i just install P3D on the SSD by it self and leave windows in the HDD? Any steps and tips or suggestions would be appriciated 🙂 Thanks
April 15, 20197 yr Personally, I would buy another ssd, small 256 or 128 gb to install windows onto, and then 1tb for p3d. Putting windows install onto ssd, is one of the best improvements you can make to your pc! IMO. AMD Ryzen 5900X - Asus Crosshair VI Hero - G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) 3000 C14 DDR4 @ 3600 14-14-15-14-28-42 AMD Red Devil Radeon 6900XT 2700/2112 1125mv - 3 x Iiyama G-Master GB2888UHSU 4k @ 11560x2160 Saitek X-55 Rhino - Track IR5 - Obutto Sim Cockpit + Triple Monitor Stand - Fancy some Techno? https://www.mixcloud.com/dj_bully/
April 15, 20197 yr I absolutely agree with djbully. However, for the difference in price and based on my own experience, a 128Gb SSD for Windows is a little small. I found mine got pretty full, especially with Windows 10. A 256Gb SSD would be ideal. Although it is not necessary to put P3D and the OS on similar drives, not having your OS on an SSD would be a waste IMO. HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
April 15, 20197 yr If you can afford it, and if your motherboard can accommodate it, do yourself a favour and get a M.2 SSD
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April 15, 20197 yr I keep Win 10 on a separate 256GB SSD, and spread P3D across a couple of 1TB SSDs. The only reason I keep the OS on a separate device is to make system backups go fast, as Win 10 updates have done some damage in the past, and I want to keep the ability to do a system disk restore fast and without disturbing the P3D drives. Having Windows on an SSD will make your boot-ups happen very fast...and it eliminates the need to mess with defragmenting ever again. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 21, 20197 yr How does an SSD affect performance? I'm thinking of upgrading too, to an SSD. I know there are shorter load times, what else? i5 8600K @4.5Ghz 16GB RAM GTX1060
April 22, 20197 yr Solid State Drives run quiet (silent) and cooler than a HDD. I expect they consume less power since there is no motor in a SSD. SSD does not require defragmenting, the read, write, and seek times tend to be much better than those of a HDD. With the HDD, load times are better with data stored on the outer edge of the disk and gets progressively slower as data is placed closer to the center, it's even worse when the drive becomes fragmented. There are no such problems with the SSD, but an SSD will begin to write data slower when it is filled to greater than 70% of its capacity. Today, I would not consider using a HDD for anything other than backup/storage, The SSD is just a better idea for a drive that is going to be used for frequent reads and writes. Edited April 22, 20197 yr by stans My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
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