Can a old and slow hdd cause lag in games? (Especially open world games)

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

Well I have already searched the net about this, but I can't find anything new and updated.
Usually when I game something like gta 5 and forza horizon 3 (Especially forza) I get big stutters.
This happens no matter the graphics setting, and I do believe my system are capable of running them. This never happens in closed games like cod, bf or csgo. Frankly anything like that. I have no idea on how old my hdd are, but it saids windows xp on it, if that helps anything, and it is 5200 rpm. I have tested the hdd with some software (Can't remember what it is called, but something popular) and it came out clean with no errors.

Specs:
AMD FX-8320
Gigabyte 990fxa ud3 rev 4.0
Gigabyte geforce gtx 1060 6gb
8 gb ddr3 ram

D_Know_WD · Nov 3, 2016

Hi there Tri910,

Yes, a slow/failing drive, could affect the overall gaming performance in open world games. (textures loading)

You can test your drive once again: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/282651-32-best-diagnostic-testing-utility
It would be nice to provide a screenshot of the SMART report.
If there's something wrong with it, just back up your data.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

D_Know_WD :

Thanks for the answer, do you think/know if upgrading to a 7200 rpm, solves the problem?
And can send a screenshot, just need to get home from school first

D_Know_WD · Nov 3, 2016

Well, a 7200 RPM drive, shouldn't have any issues with open world games.
Yet, you need to be sure that the drive is the thing that causes the stutters/lags, but not something else. Can you borrow a drive from somebody? You can install it as a secondary one to your PC, install a game and see if the issue persists.

D_Know_WD

Jatheon · Nov 3, 2016

Skip borrowing HDD for test, buy SSD and solve the problems.

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

D_Know_WD :

Well can it be a drive with windows on it? Without deleting windows ofc

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

Jatheon :

As much as I would like to do that, ssd's do not come in big enough sizes, that my budget can cover.

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

D_Know_WD :

http://imgur.com/a/JeNog Here's the report

D_Know_WD · Nov 3, 2016

What does the Health tab show?

Yeah, it can be a drive with OS on it.

D_Know_WD

Tri910 · Nov 3, 2016

D_Know_WD :

It saids OK all the way, and nice I will see if I can borrow one, don't think I can tho :/

Jatheon · Nov 4, 2016

Tri910 :

Take just for OS and games you play, HDD use for pictures, music or whatever, and the problem is solved. That's my setup now, and it works fine.

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