So most games today require SSD (like recently Alan Wake 2 or Hogwarts Legacy) to load assetts fast enough while also taking loads of space. And here is my current conundrum. When I bough PC 4 years ago, I was not thinking that far ahead and went only with 500 GB ssd and 2 TB hdd, thinking that 500 GB is enough for few games here and there that will really need the ssd. What I ended up with is now I have huge hdd that simply is not up to snuff in modern games and small ssd to juggle few games between.
My case layout does not allow for any more internal drives, so either I throw away the hdd and buy internal ssd or go for external.
And here comes my question, is external via usb 3 good enough, or will I suffer and end up having to buy internal ssd later down the line anyways?
does your motherboard have any m.2 slots? if so you could instal an NVMe ssd. if you don’t already know, type “sysinfo” into your task bar search field and see what it says your mobo is then lookup the user manual to see the board layout.
to the question of external drives, id sooner just replace the HDD with a (larger) ssd than go external. also if your case has bays for 5 1/2 inch devices (like an optical drive) they make adaptors to hold HDDs and SSD in those spaces.