Recommend external ssd for storage and gaming

[veltix]

Today, samsung external ssd is it good for gaming and fast transfer of files. WD, and other brands will work wonders.?
Gaming for fast game start up and load times.

 

[86technie]

No, internal SSD/HDD will be faster than external HDD.
External HDD speed depends on the USB so transfer rate won't
be that as fast like SATA or NVME.

That is one issue the other will be heat so if SSD/HDD get too hot which
will affect it's lifespan. So in short for gaming drive get internal.

 

[Rogue]

You have to watch out power savings settings, usb suspend feature, USB shared bandwidth infrastructure and human behavior of pulling stuff out at whim... It's either fine or you suffer from stutters/ inability to load(mainly due to certain encryption or anti-cheat/kernel software) or at the worst corrupted drive.

Just go for any of the newer external ssd that has usb 3.2 connectivity. Of course, ensure your pc has a corresponding rated port to plug in... If you have butter fingers, get one with a rugged casing.

 

[Phen8210]

Today, samsung external ssd is it good for gaming and fast transfer of files. WD, and other brands will work wonders.?
Gaming for fast game start up and load times.

You can determine the overall speed by considering the speed of each component in the chain. The USB interface, cable, enclosure, and drive. The speed will be limited to the slowest component in the setup.