Hello!
I wanted to ask the community if upgrading hard drives can help with performance in video games. I know that faster disks will drastically improve loading screen but how about the performance itself?
By reading other threads on various forums I've learnt that in some games (especially open world games) slow hdds can cause stuttering and short freezes. It seems like I'm experiencing those issues myself. I currently have a 5400 RPM SSHD (Seagate st1000lm014) installed in my pc and I think that it might be the cause. In my case the stuttering really only happens in Bethesda's games (Fallout 4 and Skyrim), other games are fine, apart from tiny stutters that happen maybe once every 2 hours of playtime. Getting rid of those stutters is important to me, since I pretty much only play Fallout 4 and Skyrim.
Will installing an additional faster disk drive and installing my games there help get rid of those issues or should I be looking for the solution elsewhere? If it would, should i be looking for a faster HDD or SSD?
Specs:
Cpu: Intel i5 7400
GPU: Geforce gtx 1060 3gb msi
Ram: 2x8GB Crucial
PSU: Kolink kl-c500
Storage: Seagate st1000lm014 SSHD
MOBO: Msi h110m pro-vd
I wanted to ask the community if upgrading hard drives can help with performance in video games. I know that faster disks will drastically improve loading screen but how about the performance itself?
By reading other threads on various forums I've learnt that in some games (especially open world games) slow hdds can cause stuttering and short freezes. It seems like I'm experiencing those issues myself. I currently have a 5400 RPM SSHD (Seagate st1000lm014) installed in my pc and I think that it might be the cause. In my case the stuttering really only happens in Bethesda's games (Fallout 4 and Skyrim), other games are fine, apart from tiny stutters that happen maybe once every 2 hours of playtime. Getting rid of those stutters is important to me, since I pretty much only play Fallout 4 and Skyrim.
Will installing an additional faster disk drive and installing my games there help get rid of those issues or should I be looking for the solution elsewhere? If it would, should i be looking for a faster HDD or SSD?
Specs:
Cpu: Intel i5 7400
GPU: Geforce gtx 1060 3gb msi
Ram: 2x8GB Crucial
PSU: Kolink kl-c500
Storage: Seagate st1000lm014 SSHD
MOBO: Msi h110m pro-vd