tigertoo Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 all S! current system: i7 cpu 965@3.20 GHz (8 cpus),16 gig ram ddr 3, nvidia gforce 770,one hdd 500 gig,windows 7 home for a fair price i'm offered:intell i5-7600k,16 gig ddr4,msi gforce gtx1070,ssd 240 gb with windows 10,hdd 2 TB two questions for the specialists: 1) can i install dcs 2.5 and all the modules on that 240 gb ssd ( i think the needed free space is not enough to install the lot) 2)if i install dcs 2.5 and all the modules on the hdd (space enough), what will i lose on performances and FPS on the whole, or will the better cpu and vidio card compensate the install of dcs 2.5 and all modules on the hdd and not on the ssd thanks for reading this tigertooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedde01 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) all S! current system: i7 cpu 965@3.20 GHz (8 cpus),16 gig ram ddr 3, nvidia gforce 770,one hdd 500 gig,windows 7 home for a fair price i'm offered:intell i5-7600k,16 gig ddr4,msi gforce gtx1070,ssd 240 gb with windows 10,hdd 2 TB two questions for the specialists: 1) can i install dcs 2.5 and all the modules on that 240 gb ssd ( i think the needed free space is not enough to install the lot) 2)if i install dcs 2.5 and all the modules on the hdd (space enough), what will i lose on performances and FPS on the whole, or will the better cpu and vidio card compensate the install of dcs 2.5 and all modules on the hdd and not on the ssd thanks for reading this tigertooo First things first: I am not a specialist but I think I have a nice rig and I can help you.:thumbup: 1) If I am not wrong the whole DCS with all the modules and maps should take around 100Gb, so you should be ok if you install on it only OS and DCS, but I suggest you installing other programs on your HDD.:joystick: 2) I've bought an SSD only to play DCS normally, so I REALLY don't think installing it on an HHD is a good compromise.:lol: I can say this especially because DCS is a simulator with a LOT of things to load, even after you join the server so there is a lot of Data reading from your hard drive, for example when loading textures in you VRAM ecc... So this can cause you to have a bottleneck and an huge FPS loss. Imagine only a GPU that needs to wait an HHD to read the textures and to be loaded on its RAM: if it doesn't happen quickly your GPU can't render a scene. Last but not least, I think you are going to wait AGES before entering a multiplayer server. Edited March 3, 2018 by dedde01 SILVER 11 | Dedde DCS MODULES: A-10C; F-15C ; M2000C; AV-8B N/A; F/A-18C; SA342; CA. Asus PRIME Z490-P ; Intel Core i7 10700K @4.9 GHz; Nvidia GeForce GTX1070 8Gb ; Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32Gb (2x16Gb) DDR4 @3200MHz; Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb ; Samsung 24" 1920x1080 @60Hz; TrackIr 5; Hotas Warthog; Thrustmaster TFRP; Turtle Beach PX22; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_ Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 1) If I am not wrong the whole DCS with all the modules and maps should take around 100Gb, so you should be ok if you install on it only OS and DCS, but I suggest you installing other programs on your HDD.:joystick: :thumbup: Attache ta tuque avec d'la broche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FragBum Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I have just done a fresh Windows 10 and DCS install* and that comes out to ~150GB Is it possible to option up the SSD size or add a second SSD or M.2? If your considering VR you might want to option up the GPU * Win 10 Pro DCS with all 3 maps and a collection of models Teamspeak Chrome itunes Oculus Control is an illusion which usually shatters at the least expected moment. Gazelle Mini-gun version is endorphins with rotors. See above. Currently rolling with a Asus Z390 Prime, 9600K, 32GB RAM, SSD, 2080Ti and Windows 10Pro, Rift CV1. bu0836x and Scratch Built Pedals, Collective and Cyclic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 250GB can be enough, but you may run out o space once you add more modules and maps. You can always add another NVMe drive ( recommended ) any time in the future should the need arise. For now, if you have less than 15 modules and not all maps, yes, it will work. If you own them all, NO, you then need a 250GB for DCS alone. Never ever try DCS on a HDD, skip that experience. Just don't :music_whistling: Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertoo Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Gents, a very sincere thanks for your info and recommendations. thnx to you i understand it better and know what to do very much appreciated thanks again Tigertoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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