vvince Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 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 Screenshot: Issue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack the Swede in Spain Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvince Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvince Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thanks Nick, I'll follow your advice and put everything on the same SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxbr Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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