HDD/SSD Planning for DCS World

[Cavemanhead]

I've got a 256 SSD and a 1 TB HDD.

 

How much space on average does each plane module take over the DCS world base install?

 

Can I leverage the 1TB slow HDD to store large files yet get the speed from the SSD by installing DCS World there where the OS is?

[T_A]

256GB should easily fit quite a few games beside the OS.

 

In DCS ,modules don't take that much usually , but thats because the base install needs to include most of the files for all aircraft even if you don't fly them(otherwise you cant play in a server that has those aircraft in the mission)

lets say you need to reserve about 50-60GB at most

[cichlidfan]

The size of the modules varies greatly. The A-10C is over 1GB while some of the others are well under 500MB. Here is an pic of my installation files for the latest version.

[joey45]

Going by the mods folder. It doesn't take that much space.. about 3.5 gigs give or take so far.

[Cibit]

My current install with all modules except the Hawk and FW 190 is 38.5 Gb's this includes all my 3rd party mods

[txmtb]

My current install with all modules except the Hawk and FW 190 is 38.5 Gb's this includes all my 3rd party mods

 

Dang, that's a lot of mods. :)

 

All modules on my install except the Mi-8 and it's 20Gb, ~1.5 of that is mods.

It's 39 with both the regular and Open Beta installs.

[cichlidfan]

For reference, v1.2.12patch1, with all modules installed, occupies 18.6GB with no mods.

[Mustang]

My current install with all modules except the Hawk and FW 190 is 38.5 Gb's this includes all my 3rd party mods

 

38.5gb? my assumption is you have ALOT of _backup folders in your directory.

[cichlidfan]

38.5gb? my assumption is you have ALOT of _backup folders in your directory.

 

Using JSGME with terrain mod zip files along with a large number of liveries could do that very easily.

 

My mods storage folder is 23.9GB and there are a number of mods missing from it.

 

EDIT: It is worth noting that using JSGME, in a standard manner, causes installed mods to exist twice inside the game folder.

Edited January 7, 2015 by cichlidfan

[Cibit]

38.5gb? my assumption is you have ALOT of _backup folders in your directory.

 

You assumed right:music_whistling: thats it whittled down by 3.5 Gbs:)

[Inrideo]

Weird. With no mods and just what's listed in my sig my install is 24 Gig.

 

For reference, v1.2.12patch1, with all modules installed, occupies 18.6GB with no mods.

[cichlidfan]

Look for files called _backup.xxx and delete them.

[2sonmike]

I have a 120GB SSD with vista business service pack 2(a real hog), and all of the DCS modules, and I have 26.8 GB left. The SSD started with 111 GB that could be used.

I don't however have flaming cliffs, combined arms, or the hawk, though. I also have a 1.5 TB HDD for other stuff on steam.

[Cibit]

I will just add to this thread rather than start a new one.

I have a Corsair CSSD-F120GBLS 7mm 120GB on order expecting it tomorrow.

 

I have 3 HDD installed and an intermittently working crucial M4 60Gb that needs upgraded firmware which I have failed in numerous attempts to instal.

The HDD's are 2x 160 Maxtors which I have partitioned into 1 striped raid array of 50gb X2 and 2 simple volumes.

A 1 TB Samsung is partitioned into 4, an 800Gb storage partition a 100mb system reserved a 55gb logical drive and 81Gb Boot and pagefile primary partition

 

I have presently DCS World running on the striped array and am wondering whether I should reinstal windows to the new corsair SSD and leave DCS where it is or put both on SSD.

 

Oh and I will be running the new SSD through an ASUS 6Gb PCI-E expansion card

 

Any thoughts or advice will be useful in helping make my choices

 

Thanks

Edited January 18, 2015 by Cibit

[Wedum Boise]

How much is the SU27?

[MegOhm_SD]

EDIT: It is worth noting that using JSGME, in a standard manner, causes installed mods to exist twice inside the game folder.

 

What exactly do you mean? And where exactly to find them? I dont think I have this issue but I want to be sure.