HDDs used to be the standard for gaming 5-6 years ago, and one of the reasons was that their counterpart — SSDs — were available at highly steep prices.

SSDs also generally run cooler than hard drives. However, high-performance SSDs, like those used for gaming, can generate a lot of heat and may require a heatsink to help dissipate it.

The next-gen consoles will use SSD technology rather than a hard drive (HDD) to store your game installs. What is the main difference between SSD vs HDD? That is easy.

SSDs also generally run cooler than hard drives. However, high-performance SSDs, like those used for gaming, can generate a lot of heat and may require a heatsink to help dissipate it.

Games load faster if they are installed on an SSD rather than an HDD and there will be significant differences in terms of performance between them. Related read: How to move Steam Games to ...

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Anthem SATA SSD performance I've used a fast SATA SSD, one of the best SSDs for gaming in fact, and it has plenty of free space available so it shouldn't run into any hiccups.

We also still recommend fitting an SSD into your PC build if you can, but if you’re having trouble budgeting for one, don’t worry about losing out on much in-game performance by using an HDD.

After failing to gain market traction with its first iteration of hybrid drives three years ago, Seagate today announced a new hard-disk and solid-state combination drive with as much as 500GB of ...