Question I need a 4TB SSD recommendation for a Flight Sim / Gaming System (please see attached build specs)

[SeniorSpan]

Can anyone recommend an 4TB SSD under $600 for a Flight Sim / Gaming System (please see attached build specs)

Corsair 4000D Airflow, White, No LED
Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite X WIFI7
Intel Core i9 14900KF (6.0GHz Boost Clock) 24-Core
Corsair H100i Elite Dual-Fan Liquid Cooling
48GB DDR5 SDRAM, 6000MHZ
16GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1000 Watt ATX 3.0 Gold Rated Power Supply
7.1 Channel High Definition Integrated Audio
Wired High-Speed Ethernet Port (2.5G)
Integrated 802.11be, WiFi 7

Software Focus: DCS, MSFS 2020, XP11, Lockheed Prepar3D, FSX

Resolution: 2,560 x 1,080
Target FPS: 50-60


Thank You

 

[Flayed]

Can anyone recommend an 4TB SSD under $600 for a Flight Sim / Gaming System (please see attached build specs)

Corsair 4000D Airflow, White, No LED
Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite X WIFI7
Intel Core i9 14900KF (6.0GHz Boost Clock) 24-Core
Corsair H100i Elite Dual-Fan Liquid Cooling
48GB DDR5 SDRAM, 6000MHZ
16GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1000 Watt ATX 3.0 Gold Rated Power Supply
7.1 Channel High Definition Integrated Audio
Wired High-Speed Ethernet Port (2.5G)
Integrated 802.11be, WiFi 7

Software Focus: DCS, MSFS 2020, XP11, Lockheed Prepar3D, FSX

Resolution: 2,560 x 1,080
Target FPS: 50-60


Thank You

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $299.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-27 17:48 EDT-0400

 

[USAFRet]

Can anyone recommend an 4TB SSD under $600 for a Flight Sim / Gaming System (please see attached build specs)

Corsair 4000D Airflow, White, No LED
Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite X WIFI7
Intel Core i9 14900KF (6.0GHz Boost Clock) 24-Core
Corsair H100i Elite Dual-Fan Liquid Cooling
48GB DDR5 SDRAM, 6000MHZ
16GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1000 Watt ATX 3.0 Gold Rated Power Supply
7.1 Channel High Definition Integrated Audio
Wired High-Speed Ethernet Port (2.5G)
Integrated 802.11be, WiFi 7

Software Focus: DCS, MSFS 2020, XP11, Lockheed Prepar3D, FSX

Resolution: 2,560 x 1,080
Target FPS: 50-60


Thank You

You're buying this as a prebuilt?

 

[SeniorSpan]

PCPartPicker Part List

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $299.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-27 17:48 EDT-0400

Thank you!

 

[SeniorSpan]

You're buying this as a prebuilt?

No, these specs are a starting point for a build I plan to do. If you having a suggestions and are a flight simmer, I am all ears. My focus is on DCS, PD3 and MSFS 2020,

 

[USAFRet]

No, these specs are a starting point for a build I plan to do. If you having a suggestions and are a flight simmer, I am all ears. My focus is on DCS, PD3 and MSFS 2020,

I only said that because your list of parts looked exactly like what would come out of a retailer like CyberPowerPC.
Unlisted make/model of certain things, like the PSU and RAM.


For your SSD?
The above mentioned WD is just fine. Or something from Samsung or Crucial.
Among the good quality drives, there isn't a lot of gameplay difference in each PCIe band.

 

[CelicaGT]

I would strongly recommend against an Intel build until the 13th/14th Gen fiasco is settled, particularly the i9. Additionally, if you are simming, especially MSFS2020 I cannot recommend AMD's X3D processors enough. 2020 has a real affinity to the gobs of cache these things possess, so the X3D parts almost always outperform even the highest end Intel stuff in this particular application. My recommendation is to sub in a 7800X3D and associated motherboard in for the Intel stuff, everything else looks decent for your chosen performance level and resolution.

In case you were not aware:

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-com...s-are-the-root-cause-fix-coming-by-mid-august

Time will tell if the microcode update solves the issue.

 

[SeniorSpan]

Thank you sir. I am new to this forum, sourcing/specifying parts, amd building a gaming system in general. I have purchased pre-built systems in the past, but thought I'd give this bespoke approach a try. Simply put I'm a newbie, and open to the wisdom of the community. I am very open to AMD's X3D processors. Looking over your specs, may I ask when did you build your system? Are you a flight sim hobbyist? And would you make any revisions to your specs?

Thanks again for you guidance.

 

[SeniorSpan]

I only said that because your list of parts looked exactly like what would come out of a retailer like CyberPowerPC.
Unlisted make/model of certain things, like the PSU and RAM.


For your SSD?
The above mentioned WD is just fine. Or something from Samsung or Crucial.
Among the good quality drives, there isn't a lot of gameplay difference in each PCIe band.

Thank you

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you sir. I am new to this forum, sourcing/specifying parts, amd building a gaming system in general.

Start here:

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

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Post in the Systems Forum. You need everything, not just the drive.

 

[SeniorSpan]

Start here:

*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice First off, respect where respect is due - this is an adaptation of the Animal's *How To Ask For New Build Advice* Sticky. I created this because there's a lot of posts nowadays asking for upgrade advice both on here and on the CPU forums, and I feel...

forums.tomshardware.com

Post in the Systems Forum. You need everything, not just the drive.

Thanks Understood,

 

[CelicaGT]

Thank you sir. I am new to this forum, sourcing/specifying parts, amd building a gaming system in general. I have purchased pre-built systems in the past, but thought I'd give this bespoke approach a try. Simply put I'm a newbie, and open to the wisdom of the community. I am very open to AMD's X3D processors. Looking over your specs, may I ask when did you build your system? Are you a flight sim hobbyist? And would you make any revisions to your specs?

Thanks again for you guidance.

I play MSFS2020 quite a bit, and my system was built (and subsequently upgraded) specifically to run it. As the requirements at the time (2020ish) were quite high I rested assured that the system would handle any other games I played and would play. As it sits it is last Gen AMD, as in AM4/DDR4. It still fairs very, very well in MSFS2020 but if I built today I would of course go AM5 which is the current Gen AMD platform. Now all that said the frame rate requirements for an immersive sim are quite low. I played happily at 30fps on an i7 4790K with a GTX1080 (Later RTX3060) for the first few months after release. On the flip side, after 60fps the law of diminishing returns kicks in. I chose my GPU (The 4070Ti) specifically because it could manage a SOLID 60fps at 1440p Ultra settings with NO DLSS while still maintaining some untapped potential. At 60fps it sits at around 60-80% utilization. My 5800X3D just hums along happily, with several cores parked. I find the choke point is typically the connection to Microsofts servers, and the game engine itself.