Does partitioning effect speed

[thelostsoul]

Hi all, I have my harddrive partitioned, first partition for OS, second for games and downloads and third one for backups etc. Question, by doing this, does this effect the speed of the drive in anyway, or life of the drive. Thanks.

 

[thelostsoul]

Thanks for your input, i think i will stick with the set up i have got, it seems to work ok for me. Can't justify buying more harddrives to achieve the same sort if outcome. thanks.