How are HDD speed and CPU usage related?
Hey guys!
So my question is pretty simple (i think so ) and it popped in my head after sb told me that "you need a faster cpu to play games normaly off of a slow hdd". (which is questionable imo and sounds like illuminati stuff since as far as I know it would affect only loading times..)
So I was wondering if CPU usage would be higher when playing (music or movies or games even) off of an external HDD (usb 2.0; 5400rpm) instead of my SSD (intel 520) for example or my internal HDD (WD green; sata 2, intellipower rpm (w/e that is)). Basicaly I want to decrease the disk usage of my internal drives by using my external hdd or even flash drives for playing media files.
But if this guy is right and CPU usage is higher when pulling off of a slower drive, then it's not worth it, since I've got a crappy CPU.
Any knowladge is welcome and pls don't judge my potato tech skills.
P.S. i don't store my crap on the SSD, it's for boot and programs only and my internal hdd is for the rest (music, movies, games)
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