Gaming on an External Drive WITHOUT Slowdowns!

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It used to be that internal drives were the only real solution for quick access to your gaming library. However, wth the advent of USB 3.1 Gen 2 we got to wondering: is it FINALLY possible to put your games on a portable drive without sacrificing load times, latency and responsiveness?
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@JarrodsTech 7 лет назад

These USB SSDs are faster than my old internal SSD lol

@lioriowibowo1841 7 лет назад

same

@Feesh116 7 лет назад

Jarrod'sTech my gen1 80GB intel SSD is in this pool of slow SSDs.

@namelessdude5763 6 лет назад

I don’t have a SSD

@Cyniaal 6 лет назад

does this mean you don't need an internal hard drive

@gallantgamer4728 6 лет назад

Jarrod'sTech same

@Zoranurai13 7 лет назад

In a perfect world i'd see a 2tb ssd and a 1070 in a portable formfactor that you can attatch to any pc and turn it into a gaming rig at any moment lol

@iaial0 7 лет назад

joris yauw You just need a thunderbolt 3 connector and a usb 3.1 gen 2

@huntergagnon5951 5 лет назад

@Tassafonti thank you for saying that, I almost ruined it

@Zannypants666 5 лет назад

Mantiz Venus is the closest thing to that. Can put in any full sized GPU in it, 2.5 SSD, and a bunch of extra USB ports

@lordclay2533 5 лет назад

@@Cypress229 Stop flexin homie

@siddhoot 5 лет назад

I wish...

@jasonb5944 7 лет назад

This channel has the absolute best b-rolls, no question.

@c0pyimitati0n 7 лет назад

Jason Bayens it's good but have you seen Ash Tailor?? He literally makes movies out of his RU-vid reviews.

@hypercomedy3332 7 лет назад

Just checked out ash tailer he's awesome

@b1_ferg 7 лет назад

100% agree. Ash Tailor is underrated. Hardware Canucks is a wonderful channel still. Can't deny them that!

@c0pyimitati0n 7 лет назад

Kigerone oh for sure! I don't want to take anything away from this channel, but Ash will go on to make movies.

@BloodpactORG 6 лет назад

No, all the baguette rolls are in the English channel.

@Ti133700N 7 лет назад

One thing to keep in mind though is that flash drives or external SSDs usualy use cheap TLC which has poor endurance since they are meant to just dump files and then mostly read from it. If you only install the games and run them, then it should be fine, but if you are constantly updating the files because of game updates and such, then those excessive writes will wear the drive faster than it was designed for. Not a huge problem but still something to consider.

@XDeadzX 7 лет назад

Curious how it lines up with a cheap m.2 nvme drive. Something faster than SATA but not the fastest.

@funkyboi2672 6 лет назад

i used to do this back in middle school with a regular usb stick around 2005/2006 with halo. would bring it to school and play on the computers there. the good ole days

@ege8240 3 года назад

do you need to install or something or is it just plug and play?

@mouth7137 3 года назад

@@ege8240 Some games will work only on one pc like gta 5 so you have install another copy while other games will work on any pc like gta san andreas.

@JoshTechBytes 7 лет назад

Interesting video, good job on all the testing, must have taken a while :P

@ninonicebx 4 года назад

I was happy when I saw you testing my WD 1TB SSD Passport External. I love it. Great vid.

@afistfulofpimples1745 4 года назад

So?

@GamerzIntercom 3 года назад

Your videos are really well thought of. Thank you bro.

@MansonX 5 лет назад

I absolutely love hearing how u discuss this subject. Very informative and very well spoken. And great quality on a very simple video.

@droplighttech5688 7 лет назад

As a review, having games on an external drive is so useful! And an SSD is definitely work it for an external games drive.

@CydiaNinja 6 лет назад

Could you recommend me an external ssd? I need a decent size for steam games.

@MKermy 5 лет назад

[Deleted] Samsung , sandisk

@vinrave 4 года назад

I just bought a sandisk 500gb SSD external USB type C and I tried playing heavy games from it. It works great!

@tonyzhuravlev3017 7 лет назад

i played csgo on an sd card for a month kek

@jesus828 6 лет назад

Tony Zhuravlev how was it? Did you experience any significant performance drops?

@blkstrai 5 лет назад

He didn't answer jesus

@saltyballs1041 5 лет назад

I played Mario on a toaster.... once

@hweezy9570 5 лет назад

Jesus I played Xbox one games on a usb 3.0 external hard drive and it ran perfect

@JaredBusch 7 лет назад

neat!

@Don_Qiz722 4 года назад

After two years am the only one ☝️ to like your comment lol

@Ibrahim-fs5dj 4 года назад

3rd like

@m-copyright 7 лет назад

That SSD looks like a Merci Chocolate Bar. Seriously, check it out.

@briannacoulter1313 7 лет назад

This is great. I'm not able to install software on my work laptop and I've been thinking about doing this so I can use my work laptop to play games when I go home.

@TheLonlyGuy_ 7 лет назад

What about using the 3.5" and 2.5" drives externally connected to a USB port? Would there be a difference between them being used externally and internally?

@FlashgunFilmUK 6 лет назад

Love SSDs but I need at least 2T and the price is insane vs a HD

@DavorBa 7 лет назад

Thumbs up for that WD Blue 1TB EZEX drive. I have it and it's an amazing drive and very cheap!

@SimonLavictoire 4 года назад

Hey guys, I've been searching for external SSD or HDD for gaming. Each time I do this kind of research, this video always comes up first. Even if it's 3 years old, I think it's still relevant. I suppose asking for those links in the descriptions you talked about would be unreasonnable because everthing must be out of date. I was also searching for external HDD becasue they are cheaper, but I'm reluctent because this days I don't see their RPM speed anywhere... So I am more inclined to go for SSD. Do you think your going to remake another video like in the futur?

@adrianstanea6236 4 года назад

You can buy a Segate Baracuda HDD(I hope I didn't get that name wrong) since it provides a awesome value for the price and to be honest you don't really need to spend almost double the money on a ssd just to load a game 10/20 sec faster. I d say that for general use hdd's are still great options.

@SimonLavictoire 4 года назад

@@adrianstanea6236 thank you for your input!

@robinroopnarain504 4 года назад

@@adrianstanea6236 does an external hdd with its own power source be any factor for gaming in terms of the life of the drive?

@fritzmass5997 3 года назад

@@adrianstanea6236 what external hdd should I buy to play League of legends and valorant? I'm thinking to buy external hdd than a 2.5inch hdd for my laptop because in my country acer don't let us upgrade our own laptop or it will void the warranty. Is my idea "playing lol and valorant stored in an externall hdd" a problem solver? What external is the best for me? Of course cheap is cool

@samzero2189 3 года назад

@@fritzmass5997 same, I've been looking for an external hard drive

@Sail17 6 лет назад

Thank you so much. This is so useful.

@RazeAndJadith 7 лет назад

Drive speeds do effect FPS in some games. Arma, Dayz, PUBG ect. Mostly it appears as stuttering.

@Spartan117A51 4 года назад

1:28 *Infinity Ward:* hold my beer

@MV-lr5jv 5 лет назад

Would I still be able to get reasonable speeds with USB 3.1 Gen 1? And would using a Thunderbolt port be possible/ better?

@juanmarti4671 4 года назад

thank you for sharing this video!

@hyenagametalk7293 5 лет назад

I need more space and I want to use an external ssd for it so if anything happens to my laptop ill still have my space, mostly for games tho, but ya know I just need more space

@andrewmckenley5355 5 лет назад

Very good test. Thanks

@sion8103 6 лет назад

Well i don't know how to change the internal hdd so i'm going for this one. So is it good for gaming?

@IcePrincess8807 5 лет назад

thank you very much, very informative

@andreasnielsen6037 5 лет назад

when installing the games, do you just install them directly on the SSD, or do you install it on the internal SSD/HDD and move the library?

@afistfulofpimples1745 4 года назад

@ortegaajesus1998 4 года назад

You can do both

@sesosa365 5 лет назад

I have WD My Passport 2TB. I downloaded all my favorite games. Nothing slow, laggy, So smooth and play well!! I love it!

@msnkx6206 4 года назад

HDD I'm guessing? Glad to hear it's running smooth I'm thinking of getting a WD passport 1TB HDD for all the games on my laptop as it only has a 512SSD built into it. And I need the space on the laptop for uni work etc. Do you think it would be a good investment?

@iZacq 6 лет назад

Would it be Better & FASTER on Samsung T5 ? PLEASE Reply :) I will be getting a Surfave Book 2 15"

@oldfire3107 6 лет назад

I have the exact same thing. I came here to see whether I can use it for this purpose!

@roideus 6 лет назад

I was thinking about buying another SSD for my laptop, but I guess this is it. I work with 3D modelling and texturing and that needs a fast drive, and this seems a lot better than using an external drive or buying another SSD that will run out of space very quickly.

@adlaiferguson2992 3 года назад

Dude this is awesome

@itsdeonlol 7 лет назад

I kinda like the idea of this! Cool!

@kuunib7325 7 лет назад

Next test should be SD cards right? I'd love to see that.

@DoxBryant 4 года назад

Hey bro I'm doing my homework on what to buy to game on my surface book 2. I''m a gears head so all I'll play is multiplayer gears 4 and..... of course I'm waiting for gears 5. Would you recommend even gaming on my surface book 2? I'm a console gamer trying to make the switch. Any help in 2019 would be much appreciated ✌

@TheDragonfriday 4 года назад

1:18 wow time has change a lot, these days 8TB cost 144$ instead of that amount

@galvanizeddreamer2051 6 лет назад

Now, can I do this with a 2.5" SSD and an external SATA connector, while having it be able to be read by any computer it is plugged into without reformatting and re-partitioning?

@khalidkhan-gm4tn 7 лет назад

will leave a link down below goes to discription no link :-(

@HardwareCanucks 7 лет назад

Fixed!

@khalidkhan-gm4tn 7 лет назад

good, thanks

@captapraelium1591 7 лет назад

Err... Sorry but no it isn't. There's a link to the other video, links to the gear you use, but no link to the SSD :( You're teasin' us man! ;)

@khalidkhan-gm4tn 7 лет назад

yes that's right also

@Ash-me 6 лет назад

Wheres the links man

@andyyiu3987 5 лет назад

I have a gaming laptop with limited storage capacity. I was going to add another internal hard drive to it until I came across this video, and thank god I did, for it saved me a lot of time (taking apart my laptop is complicated). I have had a bad history with external hard drives, but modern external SSDs coupled with USB3 seems good enough. I’m now running off a Samsung T5 for some of the games I cannot fit off my internal SSD, and it seems to be working just fine.

@db-jn6gi 2 года назад

have you faced any heating problem? how its performance now?

@andyyiu3987 2 года назад

@@db-jn6gi This was two years ago, and I’ve since moved everything to my home built desktop. I still have my SSD though. Never encountered heating problems and it still works fine.

@db-jn6gi 2 года назад

@@andyyiu3987 thank you

@duffey7505 6 лет назад

Doesn’t loading the games on the same system using different drives cause some of the games files to be left in the cache giving you “increased” performance just based how how many times you loaded them? Did you run each test multiple times? Did you do a system restart in between switching drives?

@Max-ej3vf 7 лет назад

I could see this being useful for those on the go, but wouldnt you say the scenario of having multiple systems would warrant having a NAS rather than this? Just food for thought

@Duckispiano 4 года назад

1:54 lol i was looking if my games would work if i put my harddrive in a different pc and found this video and it was kinda funny how i have the same exact harddrive that you are holding here

@boopang1000 7 лет назад

is there any problem with the hardware temperature? i'm just curious to know

@Eber.Antony 7 лет назад

Surprisingly didn't experience heating with all 4 drives :)

@boopang1000 7 лет назад

nice! thanks for the info

@demoen8908 4 года назад

Hey, I just bought a external backup drive and I download games on it. I can play the games until I unplug the drive. When I plug the drive back in I can't run or update the games if there is a update. It says their location is changed how can I fix this?? Plz help

@foramomentinspace 7 лет назад

I have a question, I'm going to get this SSD soon because I do indeed game at multiple different locations and having a portable device is fantastic. I am wondering if the speed will be affected by whether I have Steam downloaded onto the WD My Passport SSD or the HDD of the PC. In other words, can I have steam on my desktop and some games installed on the SSD and still be able to grab the advantage?

@joels2494 6 лет назад

Tatsuro Kajioka Hey I had the same idea also have the same question

@carlomassari7361 7 лет назад

very useful thanks!

@SUHABOUT 6 лет назад

You have such a good voice. Feels like watching a news.

@afistfulofpimples1745 4 года назад

No he doesn't

@SUHABOUT 4 года назад

@@afistfulofpimples1745 you jealous

@regoly 7 лет назад

at 2:44 what you disabled are not background applications. rather they are start up applications. they launch as soon as you turn on the pc. you just disabled them at launch thats it. they can launch themselves after some time though

@ragingmonk6080 6 лет назад

I use a WD HDD 1TB for a boot drive and keep it below 50% full to it is faster. I use a 3 TB HDD Barricuda which test much faster (user bench mark) for my games. According to your tests an SSD will not help enough to spend extra money. I already had the 1TB WD in the rig and added the 3 TB which is why the OS is on the WD.

@aryasengupta8001 7 лет назад

Eber, I'm asking a question which is totally out of context, i.e which icon pack you use on your smartphone ? Can you please tell!

@neaumusic 3 года назад

yo what interface are you loading those over, 30 seconds to start bf1 is insane

@xavierlim3870 7 лет назад

I've been gaming on a Samsung S2 Portable (40MB/s rw) back then and GTA V ran well.

@retrorevival1 7 лет назад

I play games off of a Samsung M3 1TB (I believe these are now marketed by Maxtor?), never felt a difference over internal HDDs

@NOOBIFIER1337 7 лет назад

But... does it blend sir?

@9696Punk 6 лет назад

Did you mean: "Does it Djent?"?

@shadia2000 5 лет назад

I can't find the link to the actual drive, there is only a link to the other video in the description.

@blazefreak. 7 лет назад

What about m.2 drives and what about testing games that are known to be frequently loading things such as the total war series?

@tankerbruja 7 лет назад

What about type-C SSD drives? wouldn't that be quicker and any computers that you will be travelling to, or with would have a type-c connector no? Or are type-C SSD drives still way expensive?

@DarkDrifter 7 лет назад

Nice video, too bad there wasn't a NVMe m.2 SSD for comparaison, it's becoming the standard over SATA III for SSDs.

@EricWoelk 5 лет назад

I have a new question: I have played the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A., which was fantastic, but with the recent patch of 30 GB the game won't fit on my internal SSD and slotting in an extra is out of the question (the MSI GS65 Stealth has the motherboard fixed upside down). Do you think I can install and run the game on my regular external HDD (Silicon Power USB 3.0 with 2 TB) or will I need a speedy external SSD? Thank you for this video!

@dburd22 5 лет назад

How do you play the games if they are on the same drive and dont have a video card?

@AxiomofDiscord 6 лет назад

I really think USB is going be the answer for portable computers in the future. Playing games on a handheld computer could use say a 256 gb USB drive to hold a good deal of games. If it fills buy another and just swap to the one you need. I think it should work just fine. Be almost like playing on cartridges again lol.

@Cyniaal 6 лет назад

are you saying that you don't need an internal hard drive at all? thanks

@joshuamoore4971 4 года назад

So how does an HDD compare to an SSD? I'm guessing it's a better option, but it's over 4 times the price per GB. I'll probably still jump for the SSD, but I'm just a bit curious as to why.

@sjv2493 7 лет назад

I bought me a Alienware 15 R3 laptop that has oly a 512 SSd... Can I use a single internal WD Blue 1TB HDD as a plug and use option with USB like interface?

@danthemantank1040 5 лет назад

so if you get one of these, does it mean that you have to reinstall your os? or steam?

@MrGuojie 7 лет назад

Is it possible to run the USB SSD for Lightroom and edit images or even videos?

@sashakiselev8456 7 лет назад

What's the point of it being an external ssd. Might as well enable hot plug sata and have a sata lead hanging out of your computer

@prodigy10690 7 лет назад

Why was this not compared to the samsung t3? Since theyre similarly priced drives

@Laughingmen 7 лет назад

So how does an ssd in an external enclosure with usb 3.0 compare? Are there any gains over a 2.5 7200 hdd?

@arvma3829 7 лет назад

0:22 agree. Dimitry is such a luxury.

@ridnerrahman8413 6 лет назад

Dose External Drive lose its lifespan by playing games on it ?

@missnae703 7 лет назад

Nice video!

@2soulja 7 лет назад

What about a 2.5 SSD with a 2.5 enclosure? Not sure if it's compatible though.

@ParoxyDM 7 лет назад

Jazz Tahil This is what I would do. USB 3 enclosures are cheap ($25) and pick whatever size SSD drive that makes sense for you.

@viera996multi 7 лет назад

It's what I did. Well, almost. I had a 2.52 1TB HDD in my laptop which I upgraded to a 2.5" 500GB SSD and I bought a 2.5" USB 3.0 external case for an internal drive so now I'm using the HDD as an external HDD and all the games are there. It works.

@viera996multi 7 лет назад

No, and it's actually connected to an USB hub.

@ParoxyDM 7 лет назад

Cat 17091 2.5" drives don't usually need the extra power adapter. USB should supply more then enough amps. But a 3.5" drive would need a power adapter.

@trop1cal5k1ttles 7 лет назад

That what i was thinking of doing. You can do it for relatively low budget. A basic 2.5 enclosure with UASP support goes for as little as 10$ and i even saw a used 1tb ssd for about 170$. All together with shipping would fall under 200$. Pretty good deal if you ask me. Or if you want even faster speeds you can go all out and use a 1tb m.2 with external enclosure for under 400$

@JetBen555 7 лет назад

what camera and lens are you using ? :) (mainly when you shoot yourself)

@HardwareCanucks 7 лет назад

+Benoit Levesque check the description for our gear but Eber uses the C100 with the Sigma 18-35

@rubeegeorgealset6412 7 лет назад

Benoit Levesque use any wide angle lense light ur self as u like shoot with any camera and u will be happy

@jurassic420 7 лет назад

could you guys review the new fractal design fogus g mini m-atx case?

@KhaledAli-qf5sr 5 лет назад

Can i connected on my smartphone Huawei mate 10pro or my smart tv

@thedeadboi 7 лет назад

how about using a TB3 ext drive like the Samsung T3?

@Code-n-Flame 7 лет назад

I use two 500 GB 850 Evos in RAID 0 and even then I have to watch the storage usage. Would love two 1TB drives instead.

@GlenBland 6 лет назад

I bought that WD Passport SSD and then realized my laptop does not support USB 3.1 gen 2, only USB 3.0. Now I am wondering if I should return it still unopened to buy an internal ssd instead.

@godz2928 6 лет назад

Is there any external HDD that has a usb c? I just wanna use 1 usb c cable for my mac

@boimesa8190 5 лет назад

would this mean you can play thesse games on any computer?? orrr?? I'm looking to travel with my audio software and use it on different computers...??

@Timebomb.-. 4 года назад

so, means playing with portable SSD does not have any problem with it right?

@doclogic 6 лет назад

Why would you not install Steam, Origin, etc. on the C:/ drive and have just the games on the D:/ drive? It'll load faster if you have Steam on the boot drive, then point Steam to the other drive to read the games.

@PrinceAhamad 2 года назад

great video

@travisnguyen8802 5 лет назад

it able to do on External hard drive? also it wont get overheat to break it?

@dovydas_a950 3 года назад

I have a question: if my graphics card are old and i get only 30 fps, if i buy and run game on ssd, do i get more fps?

@Trickysatry8715 3 года назад

So I have a 2tb external hard drive and when I install games on my windows my internet keeps crashing, why is that it's hard to install games.

@AjunBMorgan 7 лет назад

how about an NVME SSD? how does that compare to the other drives?

@brogamer4520 6 лет назад

ryzen 5 1500x, 16gb ram, rx 480 4gb. using an external hard drive can't run star wars battlefront 2 ,even at medium settings struggling with 40-60fps stuttery mess, not enjoyable, running it off an external 3tb hard drive. not sure if my specs are to blame or if it's the external hard drive..

@MrPruske 7 лет назад

I have games on my gigabit network and it really isn't like having it boot from an ssd. not much difference in feel loading straight from an nvme drive though.

@derekhartwig1680 4 года назад

for me i think i'm slightly screwed cause i uninstalled and installed lego pirates on my external from steam but it'll take almost 3 1/2 hours cause i get an amazing 5 mb/s internet download {i kinda live out in the boonies} so im assuming larger games will take a helluva lot longer.

@furqanbhat3464 6 лет назад

dear brother in short my question is that if we load game on external HDD can that harm my HDD or anything????? please replay ASAP, actually i wanna upgrade my internal HDD to SSD and use my internal HDD as External HDD with games in it(External HDD). is it GOOD for my PC??

@kristenmoon4405 6 лет назад

While I can see the appeal to storing all of the games on the external SSD, The larger issue that isn't being address is how well will the average receiving computer handle it? Most modern games require a pretty powerful GPU, this is just covering the hard drive. I'm curious to see how it handles on an average computer that one might be at.

@afistfulofpimples1745 4 года назад

Rubbish

@mmomm2007 7 лет назад

No link for the previous video :(

@szaimen8935 7 лет назад

@Eber from HardwareCanucks: I think you should definitely try WINDOWS TO GO with this drive. Cause I think it's the perfect purpose for an external compact SSD like this!

@venture7o7 6 лет назад

How would you compare gaming off of this to the Samsung T5?

@CallMeRabbitzUSVI 7 лет назад

I play off a Western Digital External 2.5" HDD and i have no issues playing any game

@JustxLiving909 6 лет назад

CallMeRabbitzUSVI me too got a external 4tb HDD for 89.99 for gaming I can’t complain

@nd8490 6 лет назад

Same, only game I have issues with off the external HDD are Witcher 3, when choosing a dialogue option and the next scene kicking in, I get about a 2 second loading wheel, then then next bit kicks in. So I generally try to put dialogue heavy games like W3 on my internal drive