Game folders in My Docs

[Relentless81]

Hi,

A question for you -

Games save data in the My Docs folder, if the My Docs folder isnt on the C drive which is an SSD and is mapped to a different drive which is mechanical or a network drive, would this effect game performance as it accesses the data?

Thanks

 

[Relentless81]

No I havent noticed anything specifically as my My Docs has been mapped to a mechanical drive for some time and I havent noticed any issues so far, I was curious more than anything else and always looking for ways to improve performance and I was also thinking of ways to keep my personal stuff separate and the game related stuff on the SSD C drive, I'm also thinking of migrating the My Docs folder to a network drive

 

[Relentless81]

If you want speed, don't put My Docs on a network drive. Why add network latency into the equation? Unless you have a huge need to have them available elsewhere, having them on a mechanical HDD (and storage is so cheap nowadays) inside your PC will tend to be faster. I wouldn't want to be browsing through pictures across the network, for example. Higher-tier options may mitigate the latency obviously, but you'll be paying through the arse for that, and for what? Must have plenty room for HDDs in your case?

You are quite right, after much reading and weighing up the benefits of an SSD only gaming rig (Silent build) for my next build with a NAS for storing my data vs what I have now which is SSD for Windows and mechanical drive for storing all of my data I think I'm going to stick with what I have now and try and find the most silent HDDs possible

I have a Define S so might as well reuse it for my next build with two large mechanical HDDs for storage and SSD for Windows