Posted: 11/30/2025 9:48:05 PM EDT
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My computer only has a 1 TB SSD and I would like to run a Crucial X10 external 4 TB SSD for gaming. Is this okay for gaming or just old games like Fallout 4 / Skyrim? The computer if it matters has a 12700k and 7900 XTX. Thanks for any advice. |
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If it absolutely must be external for some reason, you can install a SATA to eSATA adapter plate to expose one or more internal SATA connectors, then add an external eSATA drive. You'll have significantly less overhead and greater throughput than just using a USB to SATA drive enclosure. For 99% of tasks the bandwidth limitations of SATA vs NVMe are not noticeable by most people, and a lot of inexpensive NVMe modules aren't fast enough to max out the theoretical bandwidth of NVMe. |
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If you mirror the game files to a RAMdrive while you play, you will get awesome transfer speeds. (for game data that you actually have enough free memory to store in RAM). |
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It's very likely your motherboard (MB) has more than 1 nvme slot. I'd look at the documentation online for it to verify and prioritize using that vs external. Unless you already have the external in-hand. I think for older games where there are not a lot of textures loading and online multiplayer, you should be fine. Your GPU has plenty of VRAM to load them all at startup. |
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