DCS and SSD

[AKA_Clutter]

All,

 

I am thinking about getting an SSD and am looking at either SATRA 2 or SATA 3 drives. From what I have read I think I can expect faster load times of the OS and game load times, but not much impact once you are inside the DCS games.

 

I would like to hear from some of you that have SSDs and see what you think of them, did you see and change in game play either single player, or on-line.

 

Thanks in advance,

Clutter :pilotfly:

[galagamo]

From what I have read I think I can expect faster load times of the OS and game load times, but not much impact once you are inside the DCS games.

 

If that's what you expect, you wont be surprised.

[PoleCat]

This link may be of interest

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-gaming-performance,2991-14.html

[agrasyuk]

I can expect faster load times of the OS and game load times, but not much impact once you are inside the DCS games.

 

thats pretty much what i experienced moving to SSD. load times boost is nice, but not that critical really

[cichlidfan]

I have my OS and DCS A-10 on my SSD and even if it did not help with DCS it is still nice to have a complete reboot in a little more than 30 seconds.

[Napa]

All,

 

From what I have read I think I can expect faster load times of the OS and game load times, but not much impact once you are inside the DCS games.

 

Clutter :pilotfly:

 

You nailed it. You will have better loading times, depends on what SSD you get and if you tweak it properly through OS. You won't have any stuttering in DCS but frame rates will not increase at all. To increase fps you need a better GPU.

[Pilotasso]

Right now best all round SSD's are the Samsung 830 and crucial M4. Intel 510 might be a good alternative and the intel 320 is good for cheap high capacity SSD's.