Any impact on load speed? (Gaming)
by stabbim 
, Des Moines, IA, USA, Monday, March 13, 2017, 20:26 (2812 days ago) @ CyberKN
Don't be. The (theoretical) transfer rate of USB 3.0 is nearly as high as 3rd-generation SATA, and certainly high enough that it's not going to impact the speed of a platter-based mechanical hard drive.
As far as practical experience, I can only speak for the XBone side, but the built-in hard drive in that thing is 5400RPM. I use a 7,200RPM external drive, and games actually load faster from that. The improved performance of the drive itself was more significant than the interface.
I haven't found an official spec for the RPM on the drive Korny posted. It's probably 5400RPM, but even that should put it on level footing with the internal drive.
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- 4TB External drive for $110... -
Korny,
2017-03-13, 15:31
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- Any impact on load speed? -
CyberKN,
2017-03-13, 16:46
- Any impact on load speed? - cheapLEY, 2017-03-13, 17:18
- Any impact on load speed? -
slycrel,
2017-03-13, 18:29
- I looked it up, and they're all USB 3.0
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CyberKN,
2017-03-13, 18:37
- orly? - slycrel, 2017-03-13, 21:23
- I looked it up, and they're all USB 3.0
- Any impact on load speed? -
stabbim,
2017-03-13, 20:26
- Any impact on load speed? -
Beorn,
2017-03-13, 21:01
- Thanks for the tips - CyberKN, 2017-03-13, 21:59
- Any impact on load speed? - Cody Miller, 2017-03-13, 22:10
- Any impact on load speed? -
Beorn,
2017-03-13, 21:01
- 4TB External drive for $110... -
Cody Miller,
2017-03-13, 17:06
- You *do* know... -
Beorn,
2017-03-13, 20:08
- You *do* know... -
Cody Miller,
2017-03-13, 21:59
- You *do* know... - Pyromancy, 2017-03-13, 23:23
- I must be lucky -
Beorn,
2017-03-14, 14:37
- I must be lucky -
dogcow,
2017-03-14, 14:49
- I must be lucky -
Korny,
2017-03-14, 17:18
- As long as we're giving anecdotes -
Vortech,
2017-03-14, 21:51
- Take 'em apart! -
DiscipleN2k,
2017-03-15, 12:16
- Agreed - stabbim, 2017-03-15, 14:30
- Take 'em apart! -
DiscipleN2k,
2017-03-15, 12:16
- As long as we're giving anecdotes -
Vortech,
2017-03-14, 21:51
- I must be lucky -
Korny,
2017-03-14, 17:18
- I must be lucky -
dogcow,
2017-03-14, 14:49
- You *do* know... -
Cody Miller,
2017-03-13, 21:59
- You *do* know... -
Beorn,
2017-03-13, 20:08
- SSD or bust -
kidtsunami,
2017-03-13, 17:12
- +1 -
Claude Errera,
2017-03-13, 18:18
- +1 -
Cody Miller,
2017-03-13, 21:58
- +1 -
Claude Errera,
2017-03-13, 22:14
- +1 - Cody Miller, 2017-03-13, 22:25
- What about menu load time? -
Funkmon,
2017-03-14, 01:55
- Much pleased by the speed increase. -
Claude Errera,
2017-03-14, 12:04
- Much pleased by the speed increase. - stabbim, 2017-03-14, 12:12
- Much pleased by the speed increase.
- +1 -
Claude Errera,
2017-03-13, 22:14
- +1 -
Cody Miller,
2017-03-13, 21:58
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
Korny,
2017-03-13, 19:02
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
CruelLEGACEY,
2017-03-13, 19:42
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
Korny,
2017-03-13, 20:19
- ok, you're forgiven... just this once ;p -
CruelLEGACEY,
2017-03-13, 22:47
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
kidtsunami,
2017-03-14, 11:36
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console - Kermit, 2017-03-14, 12:49
- ok, you're forgiven... just this once ;p
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
Korny,
2017-03-13, 20:19
- Not "or bust". Hybrids generally perform better with console -
CruelLEGACEY,
2017-03-13, 19:42
- SSD or bust - ShadowDancing, 2017-03-19, 21:23
- +1
- Any impact on load speed? -
CyberKN,
2017-03-13, 16:46