Does Seagate SSHD cause hitching in games

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Ricardo Nixon

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Hey guys,
So... I've ran out of SSD storage for my games :(. Now I need to install them on my 2TB Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drive (SSHD). Many have complained that games installed on HDDs experience hitching because of HDDs transfer speeds. However, since I have an SSHD, it is faster than a regular hard drive. Will I also have hitching? Thanks so much.

 
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No, you wont have hitching in game. You will just have to wait a few seconds for the next level to load.
A poorly optimized open world game may pause a second when you enter a new part of the map.
Most games load that data in the background so you will never notice.

The SSHD wont be any faster unless you only play 1 game all the time.
How SSHD's work is only stuff you access frequently (like the Windows folder) gets copied to the SSD part of the drive.
In my testing, I only saw a slight benefit after the 10th time in a row I started the benchmark program.
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No, you wont have hitching in game. You will just have to wait a few seconds for the next level to load.
A poorly optimized open world game may pause a second when you enter a new part of the map.
Most games load that data in the background so you will never notice.

The SSHD wont be any faster unless you only play 1 game all the time.
How SSHD's work is only stuff you access frequently (like the Windows folder) gets copied to the SSD part of the drive.
In my testing, I only saw a slight benefit after the 10th time in a row I started the benchmark program.
 
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