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Hi there

Just to clairfy I'm in the process of buying a new build with NickN reccomendation however I'm just confussed about a couple points

1. Will I need to buy two Wd velrap drives or is one suffienct and have another drive for the os.(1000gb wd)
2. When installing software and addons is it right to say they can all be installed on the same drive as the os or do addons go on the same drive as os??

Thanks in advance
Bara

I think NickN's recommendation is based on optimum throughput from the HDD to FSX.

He likes to see the fast VelociRaptor there to pump out the game unhindered by other data clutter on that drive.

He implied (I think) that you would benefit from another VelociRaptor to pump out photo scenery on a dedicated scenery drive. However, if your photo scenery files are exceeding 300gb, (the VRaptors capacity), then it may be prudent - even necessary - to get a fast 1tb drive like a Samsung F3 (HD103SJ), instead of the Raptor.
There are likely faster options, but we hit a performance vs price ratio barrier if we get too excited

Congo thank you very much on the reply I think I understand it more now!!

Just one other thing where would i install aircraft add ons i mean on which of the three drives do I install them on???

And not sure if you can help me on this but with a gtx285 I'm hoping I can connect a 32 inch LCD (although not sure if that's a good idea)

Basicall what I want to do is fly my planes in virtual cockpit and be able to read the instruments without having to zoom in!

how far off are 2tb SSD's? Nick?

Why, They're already here!

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17244/1/

Also if you want to learn about solid state drives see my post here.

http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1262459656/5#5

Anand is a brilliant reviewer and knows what he is talking about.