David OC Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Hi sorry when I buy SSD I would like to do a windows 10 pro installation from 0, totally clean. I will install DCS World and put my profiles and saves. This is because I would like to rule out any system errors. PS do you consider the crucial mx500 a good ssd? I have only ever downloaded DCS once, have a few backups on an external drive, copy paste, run repair, run cleanup, redo links, the maps are to big to download again:cry:. Just deactivate all the modules in the DCS manager than copy the full install to an external backup drive, plus the save the DCS save games folder. I use SkateZilla's Updater GUI Utility or command line to do the repairs etc, it's up to you tho if you want to download everything again.;) Never had any experience with this drive only use Samsung, if BitMaster says it's ok, then it's a good drive, he has helped many people around here with there systems.:thumbup: You are maybe # 101 who is asking the "SSD" question. Everyone who then got one got happy, maybe that tells you how much difference it makes. If you do not know SSD's, here is a quick tip which ones are best and often considered by many gamers: I would either pick a Samsung 850 or 860 series, or a Crucial MX500 ( not 300 ). Those are the fastest 2.5" around. If you can usre NVMe, then get that, it's even faster for about the same money. Samsung makes the best NVMe modules as of now imho, 960 series. Edited April 11, 2018 by David OC i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 MX500 has top reviews everywhere. Either that or a Samsung is your best bet. 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...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted April 21, 2018 ED Team Share Posted April 21, 2018 frame times Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avec Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Wow what a difference. Just now installed DCS 2.5.3 on a SSD disk I had laying inside an old Macbook and had totally forgot. With HDD it took over 5 minutes to load a training mission. The same mission takes just a little over 30 sec on the SSD. Note! I did not and do not know if a clean install would have done any difference on the HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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