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SSD and a PCI Express NVME and a standard HD?

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Hi all!

 

I've been reading some other threads, but haven't found an answer, so I'm posting a new thread. (Sorry if I missed this somewhere)

 

I bought a CyberPower computer for MSFS2020. It shipped with a SSD 250GB and a good ol' spinny 1TB sata HD. I just ordered a 1TB PCI NVME of Amazon. Seems like the prices on these are starting to be more reasonable.

 

As I understand, I shouldn't have any issue running all 3, but my question is, would it be better to move MSFS2020 to the NVME, and leave the OS on the SSD? (I don't have discs to reformat, so I'm not sure and haven't researched how to reinstall or move the OS to the new drive) In the old days, back when I built my first computer with multiple sata drives, I ran the OS on one and installed my main programs on the other. Seemed to help, although I never benchmarked to confirm. 

 

Thoughts? Suggestions? 

 

Thanks! 🙂

"Thanks for flying Tree Trimmer Airlines!" 🤪

Type of flying: Not overly into the simulation aspects, such as preflight checklists, tower communications, etc. (not yet anyway), but I LOVE a realistic feeling of flying. 

Specs: CyberPower \ i5-9600kf \ 16GB XPG Spectrix RGB DDR4 \ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super \ PNY NVME 1TB + 240GB SSD + 1TB Spinny HDD

 

That's what I did. Installed FS 2020 to the NVME, left OS on plain vanilla SSD.

I've run it both ways--OS on SATA SSD+P3D on NVME SSD and vice versa, and it really makes no difference.  Not worth the hassle of moving it, IMHO.

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

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