Grievo Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 G'day lads. If I were to buy a new SSD for DCS to live on, what would be the considerations I need to make when doing so? Since it would be very easy to connect an external device via USB to my PC I'm guessing that is in some way unsatisfactory, and there is a much better, more expensive, more fiddly way to do it properly. Can anyone enlighten me? Currently have an SSD of 200GB or so that the OS is on, and a 1TB HDD. Looking to get a 1TB SSD for DCS. Would this give any significant performance improvements? I fly exclusively in VR. System as follows: i7-9700F CPU @ 3.00GHz, 32Gb RAM, Nvidia, GeForce RTX 2080 Super, HP Reverb G2. i7-9700F, 32Gb RAM, RTX 2080 Super, HP Reverb G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) DO NOT BUY AN EXTERNAL USB SSD! You need at least a SATA SSD, preferably a NVME m2 disk. It would make a huge difference, not so much in FPS, but definitely in loading times and an overall smoother experience (less microstutters) Check whether what type of SSDs your motherboard supports before you buy one first. Edited June 25, 2021 by Lurker 1 Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noruas Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 i would recommend this Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-77E1T0B/AM): Computers & Accessories or this Amazon.com: SAMSUNG (MZ-V7S1T0B/AM) 970 EVO Plus SSD 1TB - M.2 NVMe Interface Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND Technology: Computers & Accessories either would be a great improvement over your mechanical HDD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grievo Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Thanks for the responses guys. And thanks Noruas, you've probably cost me a couple of hundred dollars this weekend! haha Is there any reason you'd go for SATA III or M.2 specifically for DCS? Or is it about much of a muchness in any practical sense? i7-9700F, 32Gb RAM, RTX 2080 Super, HP Reverb G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grievo Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Nevermind, I noticed the other thread. Thanks again. i7-9700F, 32Gb RAM, RTX 2080 Super, HP Reverb G2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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