Hard disk encryption

[dlockers]

Hi folks,

Not sure if this is the right place, but a lad in the watch thread was burgled. They left his gaming pc thankfully but it made me consider if my own pc was stolen. The hard disk is a treasure trove of nudies and family photos.

Is hard disk encryption plausible for a gaming pc or does the overhead really cause issues?

My work laptop, like many of ours, is encrypted and slow as sin despite being an i7. Presumably this is software not just bitlocker causing an issue?

Any recommendations? Thanks

 

[dlockers]

A separate disk that is encrypted seems like a great option. It is literally just photos etc. that I'd never, ever want in public domain. They are all backed up to OneDrive anyway (lols complete trust in MS). That way I never have to worry about gaming performance impact etc.

Thanks all!