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Running games off of external HDD?

Toni186
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It depends on your definition of Manageable.
If you want to have a quick snack while waiting then it's definitely manageable.
If the external HDD is still in it's return period, return it a and get at least a SATA SSD as there is hardly a big price difference as it used to be couple of years ago.

Running games off a external is never a good idea as it can get disconnected any time.

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I had a 240 SSD in my pc and so it filled up pretty fast. That's why I bought an external HDD. Having moved a few games to it and noticing that they do load slower overall. I obviously knew that was going to happen, but I want to know if something like Star Wars The Old Republic which is taking up a lot of the space would have manageable waiting times on the loading screens. Given that the HDD is specced at 5400rpm and connected via USB 3.0. Thank you in advance.

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It depends on your definition of Manageable.
If you want to have a quick snack while waiting then it's definitely manageable.
If the external HDD is still in it's return period, return it a and get at least a SATA SSD as there is hardly a big price difference as it used to be couple of years ago.

Running games off a external is never a good idea as it can get disconnected any time.

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