SSD configeration advice.

[Python]

Just looking for a few opinions on how best to go about setting up my Hard drives in general. Long story made short, when I had my PC built, it featured a Corsair Force 3 SSD (240gb) for windows, general programs and DCS ( C: ). And an 1tb HDD for everything else ( E: ). Well as expected, the SSD hs been critically full for some time now. I've uninstalled DCS completely and ordered a Samsung 850 Evo (1tb)

 

I was planning to add the Samsung as a third drive specifically for DCS, but now I'm thinking that may be over kill. I'm wondering what others would do in this situation? I'm going to wipe the corsair SSD anyway and start fresh whatever I decide to do as I believe my windows 7 is corrupt and preventing me making the Windows 10 upgrade currently.

 

So is the best option to leave the 240gb SSD as the boot drive only and add the 1tb SSD as the third drive for DCS and other games. Or should I put my expensive new Samsung SSD to better use and make that my boot drive with all other games etc on, and use the 240gb Corsair SSD for DCS only as a third drive? I don't plan to touch my HDD at all but can do if needed. Any help/opinions appreciated.

 

 

Specs:

 

I7 3770k @4.4ghz

Asus Z77 Sabertooth

EVGA GTX 680 SC

8gb Corsair XMS 3 ram

Corsair force 3 240gb SSD

western digital 1tb HDD

Samsung 1TB 850 evo SSD

[TaliG]

I would use the new samsung ssd for OS and apps i use every day and the HDD for apps and data I don't use often.

I would also use the 240gb ssd to cache the hdd (ssd caching). Your motherboard is capable of this function if im not mistaken.

[majapahit]

depends how fast your SSD's are

 

if your new one is a faster one, I would say boot from that, and put your DCS on there, the faster the better.

 

Other programs, who cares

[cichlidfan]

depends how fast your SSD's are

 

if your new one is a faster one, I would say boot from that, and put your DCS on there, the faster the better.

 

Other programs, go on a different machine!

 

Fixed that for you. :P

[Thick8]

Load everything on the new SSD. Once everything is on it. Ghost it over to the HDD to keep as a backup. Sell the old SSD to recoup some of the cost of the new one.

[Python]

Load everything on the new SSD. Once everything is on it. Ghost it over to the HDD to keep as a backup. Sell the old SSD to recoup some of the cost of the new one.

 

It isn't worth selling now they have come down in price so much, I paid more for that one a couple of years ago than I just did for my 1TB Samsung SSD. The new Samsung drive is the better of the two, I think I'll make that my main drive for now with all my steam/Origin games on etc. Then I'll reserve the 240GB Corsair Force 3 for DCS only... No telling how big it may get mind. Thank you fro the input so far guys.

[majapahit]

.. The new Samsung drive is the better of the two, I think I'll make that my main drive for now with all my steam/Origin games on etc. Then I'll reserve the 240GB Corsair Force 3 for DCS only

 

You are not putting DCS on your fastest drive?

 

You infidel, you will burn in - (somewhere).

[Python]

You are not putting DCS on your fastest drive?

 

You infidel, you will burn in - (somewhere).

 

Yeah, I'd just like DCS somewhere alone and clean as it is the title I care most about. The Samsung drive has proven to be about 200% faster in the tests I looked at. But the force 3 has been no slouch for me so far. It has given me very quick loading times. I may yet change my mind and just put DCS on the main SSD with Windows, that is what this thread is for, for people to tell me I'm a fool and give proper advice ;)

[outlawal2]

It isn't worth selling now they have come down in price so much, I paid more for that one a couple of years ago than I just did for my 1TB Samsung SSD. The new Samsung drive is the better of the two, I think I'll make that my main drive for now with all my steam/Origin games on etc. Then I'll reserve the 240GB Corsair Force 3 for DCS only... No telling how big it may get mind. Thank you fro the input so far guys.

 

Yep that is what I would do...

:thumbup:

[Flycat]

Just use that cool 1tb ssd, it must be terribly fast and have enough room, you don't need any other disks.

lol

I don't like to install/remove the OS to the new disk, so if I have a new one, I will only connect it to my computer and let it as the "storage disk". :)

[Python]

Just use that cool 1tb ssd, it must be terribly fast and have enough room, you don't need any other disks.

lol

I don't like to install/remove the OS to the new disk, so if I have a new one, I will only connect it to my computer and let it as the "storage disk". :)

 

 

My windows is corrupt anyway I believe as I've been having a few niggling problems and some start up failures recently. I was going to wipe my boot drive (SSD) anyway and figured I may as well kill two birds with one stone. I'm sure the samsung drive will be blindingly fast, even relative to the speedy one I already have. Maybe I will put DCS on it after all and leave my old one for origin or something as I have a relatively small library of games on there anyway.

 

I use my HDD for storage and some programs that don't really need the speed of an SSD.

[cichlidfan]

HDD's are still useful. I have seven of them in my NAS configuration.

[Pilotasso]

I have a vertex 3 240GB as a boot drive (comparable to your corsair), and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB as my gaming drive. What I have noticed is that the later is nearly twice as fast in writes.

 

Your arrangement of drives is largely indifferent either way unless you intend to do write intensive tasks like video encoding and in that case the Samsung will be better. Note: you can setup your swap file in either drive after installing windows.

Edited August 17, 2015 by Pilotasso

[Python]

I have a vertex 3 240GB as a boot drive (comparable to your corsair), and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB as my gaming drive. What I have noticed is that the later is nearly twice as fast in writes.

 

Your arrangement of drives is largely indifferent either way unless you intend to do write intensive tasks like video encoding and in that case the Samsung will be better. Note: you can setup your swap file in either drive after installing windows.

 

 

Hmm, my thinking was that DCS would perform better if nothing else was on the drive, given the way SSD's work. But in reality, the extra speed of the EVO would more than make up for that I guess. I think I'll make the new 1TB Evo my main boot drive and just install DCS on it. I'll use the corsair for Origin titles... Battlefield 4 etc.

[PureEvil]

I have a vertex 3 240GB as a boot drive (comparable to your corsair), and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB as my gaming drive. What I have noticed is that the later is nearly twice as fast in writes.

 

Your arrangement of drives is largely indifferent either way unless you intend to do write intensive tasks like video encoding and in that case the Samsung will be better. Note: you can setup your swap file in either drive after installing windows.

 

I too have vertex3, but 120GB as a boot drive and EVO850 500GB for games. No need for swap file (in some guides it's even recomended to turn it off when using ssd's), unless some software require it, some older games do.

Edited August 18, 2015 by PureEvil

[BitMaster]

Fixed that for you. :P

 

may even only need another SSD and a boot option for a 2nd Windows Installation ONLY for DCS....or 1 SSD which can hold 2 Win Installs, well...I'd prefer 2 SSD's and above all YES...a dedicated DCS machine and everything else goes somewhere in your LAN or WAN...whatever these days.