External Drives vs SSD vs HDD for GAMING - What You Need to Know

The debate about the best game storage drive between HDD vs SSD vs NVMe has been raging forever but in this video we look at how external SSDs can be used for modern games in 2021. How does an external drive perform against the internal drives in game load times, game updates and stability? Also which USB ports should you use for the best external drive performance?

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Crucial X8 External SSD - https://geni.us/X8SSD
Crucial X6 External SSD - https://geni.us/X6SSD
Crucial MX500 - https://geni.us/MX500SSD
Crucial P5 NVMe - https://geni.us/P5SSD
Western Digital Black HDD - https://geni.us/WDHDD2TB
Western Digital Blue HDD - https://geni.us/WDBLUE2TB

Corsair 5000D - https://geni.us/C5000D

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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Review unit provided free of charge by the companies listed. This video is sponsored by Corsair. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

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