Using an External Hard drive for Video Games

[JASANITY]

Is there a performance hit if I do this? I am using USB 2.0. Lower frame rates? Or just slower loading times?

- Jason

 

[redbox]

OHH bad idea ya there will be slower loading times! Why would you even think of doing that? Do you not have sata? Even IDE would be a better idea than external at usb 2.0 speeds. Just get yourself a nice cheap sata hardrive and put it in your case. If you don't have the room in your case then I am sure you could change one of the other hardrives to a new bigger one. The prices on hardrives have realy come down.

 

[JASANITY]

so other than the slow load times, the frame rates/gameplay experience should be unaffected?

 

[Nightmare225]

Yes, but some games load on-the-fly, so you might be getting a jerkier play experience.