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Timestamps:
0:00 - External drives for gaming Intro
1:27 - USB Interfaces EXPLAINED
3:37 - How to Choose the BEST USB Port
4:36 - WATCH OUT for Front Panel Connectors
5:11 - How we Tested External Drives
7:34 - External vs SSD vs HDD Performance
8:10 - Game UPDATE Times
10:23 - Game LOAD Times - External vs SSD vs HDD
11:42 - Game FRAMERATES
12:20 - External vs SSD vs HDD Conclusion
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
2 years later and you are the ONLY youtuber who properly covered gaming on external hard drives. Everyone else just goes off features not even related to gaming.
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Great video. Very informative. I Love the presentation and the timings to jump to certain content. I am definitely going back to watch others you posted.
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Interesting content as always guys. Definitely worth mentioning how much CPUs can impact game updates due to decompression though!
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Can't wait for USB 4 gen 2x2 revision 2 gen 2 superspeed. Gonna be great!
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Switched my PS5 external storage from a WD Black HD to an NVME SSD and loving it. For PC, I'm always going to store games on an internal SSD so I don't need to worry about the bandwidth limitations of the USB ports. A+ video
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Thanks for sharing! Me and my wife share a laptop and so I don't want to hog up storage with all my games and slow the system down. At the same time, I'm also in the market for an external drive to store photos and documents so this would seem like an appropriate solution.
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Anyone else still mindblown that an external drive the size of a credit card can fit so much data into it?
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Fantastic video with great advice, including information on the speed realities of these devices on older and newer USB hardware.
This video helped me make a choice to purchase the Crucial X8, something I can now use for multiple purposes and have great speeds when needed.
I'll be using my incoming (today!) X8 as a quick fix for backing up my Android smartphone (S21 Ultra) sans laptop, use as a temporary external device for my aging laptop (internal SSD failed so X8 will be utilised for diagnostic purposes and running an OS), and later as a new storage source for my PS5 on occasion.
Crucial X8 1Tb has the raw speeds I like for when I need it on USB 3.2 Gen 2 devices (or whatever the previous names were π), but has storage capacity useful for older devices on short notice.
Having the X8 preformatted in exFAT makes this option seamless across multiple devices in my home too.
Thank you again! π
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Hi Ibra, this is really informative! Just quick question regarding reliability of the external ssd connected to usb port all the time. Is this safe?
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Thanks. I'm getting a Crucial X8 for my more taxing games. Really appreciate your clear info on this subject.
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Hey there, great video! I just bought my m1 macbook and I wanted to ask if I install games on an external drive will it leave any "footprints" of temporary or otherwise game files on the internal drive? I don't want to "polute" and overload my drive with unnecessary stuff.
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Banging video. Thank you so much, I was needing a bit of help!
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USB should just be designated by speed, throw away the annoying 3.x gen something bullshit.
There's USB2, USB 5 Gbit/s, USB 10 Gbit/s, USB 20 Gbit/s. Just like ethernet everything is simple now.
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THANK U for the advises in the end of the vid . i was wondering what i should choose and now i know π
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wow this has been the best video on the topic so far. I've even learned something about USBs, thank you so much!
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Exactly what I wanted to know, super thanks!
I have the Crucial x8, so this was perfect.
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Has anyone experienced the decreased performance for the Crucial X8 when its temp increases or when you try writing a lot of data? I've seen reports of these and am now hesitating to get it because of these.
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So Iβve been considering getting a USB SSD (Adata SE900) but I have a question about your comment on not having too many usb slots plugged in. Was that specifically for the front panel IO or was that overall as well? Like, should I not be using any usb hubs with one of them plugged in? I have my main peripherals and audio devices plugged into the back of the motherboard, and the front usb slots are usually reserved for my wired controllers or my midi piano keyboard. If Iβm going to pick up an external ssd, will any of these split up bandwidth?
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I use a laptop and have a Samsung T7 Portable and I've been having FPS issues with it. I tried different games and they definitely ran smoother on the internal SSD. What do you think could be the problem? Thank you.
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@Piketom1
3 years ago
External SSDs are fairly affordable and a great option for gaming laptops if you don't want to have to replace the boot drive.
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