active ORBX and P3D on two distinct SSDs : any improvement?

[vvince]

Hello,

 

With the new option offered by ORBX Central to install files outside the P3D folder, there now is the possibility to use two SSDs, one for ORBX files, one for P3D.

Will there be any improvement in terms of loading speed, in flight smoothness, etc... , compered to when everything is on the same SSDS?

And pushing even further, with three SSDs : a first one for P3D, a second one for ORBX Global (base, vector, regions) and mesh, and a third one for airports (ORBX and other third parties)?

I am asking because with the new ORBX Central  and the release of P3DV4.5 HF2 I plan a re-install, and I have some spared SSDs...

 

Thanks for any advice

 

Vvince

 

 

 

Operating system:  W10

Simulator:  P3DV4.5

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[Jack the Swede in Spain]

As said before, an SSD ONLY speeds up the initial loading time for the sim, nothing else. You will not get more fps or have any other benefits when running the sim.

 

Jack

 

 

 

[vvince]

Thanks Jack. It´s clear to me that no fps improvement is to be expected.

I meant to ask if the use of two SSDs would reduce the initial loading time, which would be already well worth it. And by "flight smoothness" I was referring to getting rid of the few seconds freeze when transitioning from one area to another (which I guess is linked to in-game loading, but I might be wrong here) which sometimes occur (always at the same spots).

[Nick Cooper]

In my experience with HDDs, P3D works best when everything is on the same HDD.

I would think that this logic can safely be applied to an SSD but at the same time,

I can see no disadvantage to putting all your files onto SSDs if they are not already.

[vvince]

Thanks Nick, I'll follow your advice and put everything on the same SSD.

[viperxbr]

1 hour ago, vvince said:

Thanks Nick, I'll follow your advice and put everything on the same SSD.

And try to buy as large of an SSD as possible.  ~1TB if your wallet will allow.  Recommend Samsung EVO line!  I have the 970 EVO NVMe and it rocks.  The 860 EVO's are great as well as a M.2 or 2.5" option.