August 18, 20205 yr Hi guys, I know the difference between the two, but I’m more interested in seeing what your guys thoughts are on whether there would be enough or any improvement picking up a Nvme drive for MSFS over a SATA SSD? I know load times are improved for other sims but how about actual in game performance/loading? Thanks! / CPU: Intel i7-9700K @4.9 / RAM: 32GB G.Skill 3200 / GPU: RTX 4080 16GB / Freight Pilot
August 18, 20205 yr No difference in game performance--all the sims do lookahead scenery caching, so the scenery data is fetched from disk into RAM well in advance so that transfer speed is a non-issue. The one exception is large photoscenery areas, where the the higher xfer speed can make a marginal difference. Loading time isn't really better with NVME, either...the big bottleneck, at least in ESP sims (FSX/P3D), is processing the scenery layers during load. SSDs are a big improvement over HDDs, but anything beyond a SATA III SSD's throughput is really of no significant benefit. I like NVME mostly for the physical simplicity--no mounts or cable runs to mess with--they really clean up the case interior layout. 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
August 18, 20205 yr Author Good to know, thank you for the detailed response! I agree the NVME is an awesome form factor and *might* get one for the sim for that reason but with the cost of a 1tb NVME vs 1tb SATA SSD, I might try and save what I can. / CPU: Intel i7-9700K @4.9 / RAM: 32GB G.Skill 3200 / GPU: RTX 4080 16GB / Freight Pilot
August 19, 20205 yr Just to clarify, nvme is not a form factor. The form factor is m.2, and its available in nvme and sata ssd's. Nvme means the drive runs using pci-e instead of the sata interface. I like a smaller nvme m.2 for the boot drive, and a sata m.2 drive for capacity. Huge nvme drives are still very expensive. But i agree, the m.2 form factor is awesome for a clean build with no cables or drive mounts. Lian Li 011 Air Mini | AMD 9800X3D | Asus ROG STRIX B650E-F | Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 280mm RGB | 2x32GB G.Skill DDR5-6000 | ASUS TUF RTX 5090 | Seasonic Prime Platinum 1000W | Pimax Crystal Light
August 19, 20205 yr Author Yeah I should’ve clarified. I have 2 m.2 slots and currently using only 1 for the boot drive, and just SATA SSDs for the other drives. / CPU: Intel i7-9700K @4.9 / RAM: 32GB G.Skill 3200 / GPU: RTX 4080 16GB / Freight Pilot
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