Place GTA V games on the SSHD storage drive.
Place GTA V games on the SSHD storage drive.
By storage device you're referring to is a simple volume without an operating system. I assume you're familiar with that, sorry, but I'm not very technical. I'm just trying to understand. My question is whether it's a good idea to put games in a "Games" folder inside my SSHD storage. Right now I'm considering GTA V because it's a big game in terms of graphics and CPU needs. My main drive is an SSD with 220GB space (actually, about 190GB usable after some settings), which is barely enough for anything back in 2016. Last time I tried installing GTA V on my SSD, almost half the space disappeared instantly—probably a glitch. Now I just reinstalled Windows 10 Pro and thought about it. But I have some worries that's why I made this topic. 1.) If I put GTA V (or any game) on the SSHD, how will it impact performance? I've heard FPS isn't affected by the drive, but map load times are different, and so on. 2.) Will the game run just as well as if it was installed on my SSD—especially in terms of loading speed? (My English is a bit off today...hope it's fine tomorrow). Thanks!
GTA5 takes a long time to start, and the online version is extremely slow.
You can still change the default installation folder even if you're using a non-Steam source like the one from socialclub.ru.
It might relate to your internet connection or the speed at which content is being downloaded. Online platforms often have many more interior models and textures to load, which can slow things down.
I don't understand your question fully. I used to play older games on the SSHD (GTA IV) but couldn't test how they'd run on my main boot drive. It doesn't need to be the OS drive. Just want to know how installing it directly affects performance.
The SSHD doesn't speed up game loading much compared to a regular HDD since it focuses on the most used programs and Windows. Unless you play GTA5 often, it performs better on a standard HDD. It runs faster with an SSD instead. My opinion? SSHD isn't worth it. Consider a budget 7200 rpm HDD or an SSD, plus a smaller secondary HDD for big files like videos and photos.