I'm gaming with an RTX 3060, an i5 12400F, and 32GB of 3200MHz RAM, but I'm experiencing a lot of stuttering in my larger games stored on a Seagate Barracuda HDD. I'm trying to figure out if there's a solution besides moving games to my primary drive, as I only have about 50GB of space left and I can't afford to buy a new drive right now. Any suggestions?
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Long-term, you might need to invest in an SSD. Even a basic one could vastly improve loading times and reduce stutter. If money is an issue, maybe consider a used or budget-friendly model. Just remember, HDDs can struggle under the demands of today’s games.
Honestly, HDDs aren't really designed for gaming anymore. You could try defragmenting your drive and running a check disk scan to fix any errors, but that might not improve performance significantly. It sounds like it might be time to upgrade to an SSD if you can manage it.
HDDs used to work just fine, but with modern games optimizing for SSDs, they're just not cut out for gaming. Moving the games you're currently playing to your SSD would help a lot. They are pushing consoles to use SSDs for a reason. If you can save up, a 500GB SSD would make a big difference for gaming.
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