Storage configuration

[jon b 2,047]

I wonder if anyone could offer any  advice on setting up storage options for a new flight sim pc.

Is it best to have the OS on it’s own dedicated “small” 250GB PCIe SSD and the simulations on another separate  large PCIe SSD?

And for the scenery, I use XP with orbx true earth for the U.K. and California which is probably about half a TB in itself , would this be ok installed on a 3rd large SSD without reducing performance and causing stuttering, or is it beneficial to install it on the same PCIe as the simulation and get a large PCIe SSD?

The PC will be for running XP, P3D, DCS and maybe MSFS almost exclusively in VR.

I’m specking up from scratch to have it custom built so I’m flexible in getting the best possible configuration for simulation.

 

thanks in advance for any advice.

[Jude Bradley 659]

I have one 1TB Sata M.2 on an SSD for X-Plane and an older SSD for Orbx scenery. The OS is on yet another SSD. 

There are currently good deals (or wait until black Friday) to enable you to pick up a 2TB SSD if possible. 

 

[G-RFRY 1,712]

I would not have less than 500GB for your O/S drive remember everything you install will place something in your Windows directory, that`s how when you install a program or addon it know were your flight sim is installed and will grow over time. And Windows reserves space on your O/S drive that you cannot use. I upgraded from 500GB to 1TB last year. 

Edited November 9, 2021 by G-RFRY

[WallysWorld 4]

Completely agree with G-RFRY in regards to getting a bigger SSD for your O/S drive. I went with a 500 GB SSD for my Windows 10 install on my new computer and have about 185 GB left even though I install all games on my other SSD's. 

[jon b 2,047]

Thanks for the advice guys I’ll up the OS drive to 500GB, and look at either 2 large or one massive SSD for the sims.

[dazz 69]

I don't think there's any real benefit performance wise in having FS installed in it's own SSD separate from the OS. That seems to be a remnant from of the old days when hard drives was all there was, but unlike HDs, SSDs can be accessed by several processes at a time with no significant performance hit.