I want to be able to play Steam games. Is this hard drive appropriate and will I have to get a 3.0 usb card?
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If you are going to down load the game on this drive you should be fine. I just plugged and played. Don't think you need to get a 3.0 usb card.
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The read and write speed is good for games and graphics software and xboxlive etc
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I'm not much of a gamer, but with only 2 USB 3.0 ports on my MacBook Pro I use 1 port for external hard drives. That leaves only 1 available for other use. As this plugs into the SD card slot it leaves your other port free.Transfer times are fast, so I would use this for games etc. I use mine for video storage, photo backup, and music.
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Will work fine with usb 2.0 but at that speed... 3.0 cards are inexpensive. . Suggest the quick upgrade. . You won't regret it.. My probox is a god send. . Love it.. My entire dvd collection on hd in iso format
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If you have a 3.0 USB port on your computer you may be able to play some PC games, it all depends on the nature of the game and its requirements. If the game requires lots of disk seeking and video requests you may have a limited game experience. This a great drive for back ups, photos, files, and programs. It is not meant to replace a standard hard drive. It has simple back up software program and includes a cloud storage option. It is very fast compared to a 2.0 USB drive ( 40 times faster).
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Absolutely, I have been using it for 2 years with no problems. Windows 7 64bit. Of course to get the best speed you will need usb 3.0 ports. Luckily, my laptop has 3!Enjoy, Arlie
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No you cannot you can though get an expansion card for about 20 to 40 dollars that will have a USB 3.0 header.
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usb 3.0 is the best.. you need a fast DRIVES rpm to get that speed, make sure to get fast solid state drives SSD to be safe from accidents
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well, yes but with some qualifications. First you need a compatible 2.5 inch drive enclosure, if you have an esata port on your motherboard, that would be the best option. If not, USB 3.0 would be next best. Be aware that this is a very high performance hard drive, and either of these options may not allow it to perform to its potential. There are also both thunderbolt and firewire connectivity options, but they are not as common.
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It has 2 USB ports, but I don't the processor speed is adequate to support any games.
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Well it should it is a laptop compatible hard drive. What's your current hard drive specifications?
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I have it, for the price its an excellent base to build with. USB 3.0 DDR3 1866 support, etc. For Gaming, the GPU is most important
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Yeah it should be great. I also play a lot of games and everything I've downloaded off Steam is runnable on this card. You might not be able to max settings in all games, but it was running smoothly for me on newer games like the new Metal Gear Solid and I get 120+ fps in Counter-Strike.
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If you've got the requisite port, there shouldn't be a problem. There's no drivers to play around with, it behaves like a traditional HDD: plug and play.
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All USB 2.0 devices are backward-compatible, but they will of course function more slowly.Buying and installing a USB 2.0 card in your machine may be a worthwhile investment.
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Only for the two USB 3 ports to work. Everything else will work fine. If you do not have a USB 3 connection on your motherboard, you can get a pci-e USB 3 card for cheap (~ $10)and use that. Just make sure that it also has the internal connectors.
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This has a dedicated graphics card, its pretty response. Although, I haven't played any steam games, but I'd be willing to bet it shouldn't have any problem.
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This unit has a 20 pin USB 3.0 cable for direct connection to USB 3.0 connectors on current motherboards. As do USB 3.0 capable cases. Make sure that the USB 3.0 PCI or PCIe (PCI e recommended) card that you WILL NEED to install has a 20 pin connector on it. It is worth it since USB 3 is considerably faster that 2.0