Should I install steam on C or D?

You can install steam games anywhere you want on your computer. But it is preferable to install it in specified by steam(C:\Program Files(x86)\steam\steamapps\). Otherwise there is no constraints as long as your specified location has sufficient space.

Can you install Steam games on external hard drive?

Of course, you can use almost any drive you want to install your games externally, but these are reliable drives to get you started. Installing games in a different location than default on Steam is easy. It will give you an option to “Create a new Steam library” on your external drive. Select a game to install.

Does HDD RPM affect gaming?

Yes, your games will load slower at the start and any hard drive access during playing will slow things down and cause lag spikes. Sometimes it may seem like a lot, but if your still loading and someone else is already in the game and got 4 kills, it puts you at a disadvantage.

Is HDD good for gaming?

HDDs and SSDs both work well for gaming. If the HDD has enough capacity to store your games (modern games range from 20GB up to 180GB for a single installation), and is fast enough to support the graphics, you shouldn’t have troubles. Where HDDs do not do as well as SDDs for gaming is in load times.

Should I get external SSD or HDD?

An SSD is faster, lighter and less power-hungry, whereas an HDD drive will be cheaper and slower than an SSD. HDDs are also good for storing lots of data as they often have a high capacity. So, if you want to store huge amounts of data while keeping prices low, a HDD is the way to go.

Should I go for SSD or HDD?

HDDs are a legacy storage technology that use spinning disks to read/write data. SSDs are faster and more power efficient than HDDs. HDDs are priced lower, but SSD prices are dropping.

Is a 512gb SSD enough?

512GB SSD should be fine for your internal drive, but yeah you should get an external SSD as well.

Can I use both HDD and SSD?

Originally Answered: Can I install both HDD and SDD in a single PC? Absolutely, yes. Make SSD your primary AKA Master / system drive – to install the operating system, and the regular hard drive a slave – to store your important files / as a backup drive.

Does SSD reduce stuttering?

SSD will ofc speed up system in general but I’d say in most cases don’t expect major improvements to stuttering (you can often do other stuff though as in W3).