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Will SSD Drive load games faster ? #1071899
06/25/16 09:14 AM
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Hi All,
I'm thinking of getting an external SSD Drive to install my games on. I've read that the load times for games is faster with SSD drive and am looking for comments/feedback.


You laugh because I'm different
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Re: Will SSD Drive load games faster ? [Re: oldman] #1071901
06/25/16 09:36 AM
06/25/16 09:36 AM
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Internal SSD drives will load everything faster -- at least if you get a good quality drive.
It is certainly noticeable.

The speed of an SSD drive that connects through USB will depend on the speed of your USB port.
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-performance-of-an-external-SSD-decreased-by-USB-limitations
http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/using-external-ssd-drive-with-usb-2-0.1177328/

If you have a USB 3.0 port or connect the SSD drive internally to a SATA 6 Gbps port, you should see a difference (compared to an internal mechanical drive).

I wouldn't expect to see much difference if your computer only has USB 2.0 ports.

SATA -- 6 Gbps theoretical maximum speed
USB 3.0 -- 5 Gbps theoretical maximum speed
USB 2.0 -- 480 Mbps theoretical maximum speed


Re: Will SSD Drive load games faster ? [Re: oldman] #1072491
06/29/16 11:49 AM
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Thank you for the advice Jenny. I went ahead and went with an internal SSD drive, replacing my hard drive and it is done and working fine.


You laugh because I'm different
I laugh because you're all the same

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

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