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rainbowscarnage Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:04am
SSD required?
Hi folks, just noticed when rechecking the specs for BG3, that it say SSD required (did it before?)

My operating system is on my SSD (which is only 250gb), the majority of my games, including BG3 are on my conventional hard drive, and has so far been running absolutely fine. Do we have to have the new BG3 on an SSD drive itself, or is the important point that the PC operating system itself is on an SSD?

Thanks!
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Wolfgang421 Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:06am 
It will probably run fine, albeit slow in loading and, depending on how much vram swapping occurs, some pop-In. I wouldn't want to coop with someone running it on an HDD, though, given the long load times, then syncing.
Last edited by Wolfgang421; Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:06am
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failure_joker Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:06am 
It means that the game should be running on an SSD. It's not like it won't work on a HDD, you will just experience slow loading times.
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wtiger27 Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:08am 
Yes and for good reasons. You will be able to launch the game with a HDD, but your performance and thus, your enjoyment of the game will suffer.
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His Dudeness Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:08am 
I went through Early Access on HDD and everything was ok.
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failure_joker Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:09am 
Although I'd recommend you getting one, 1TB NVMe SSD is like 100$ and it's a game changer.
Just make sure that your PC does support it
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rainbowscarnage Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:14am 
Thanks folks.
I play it with my OH so will try it on launch and look for a new SSD to replace my "slow" drive.
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thorin106 Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:24am 
Originally posted by rainbowscarnage:
Hi folks, just noticed when rechecking the specs for BG3, that it say SSD required (did it before?)

My operating system is on my SSD (which is only 250gb), the majority of my games, including BG3 are on my conventional hard drive, and has so far been running absolutely fine. Do we have to have the new BG3 on an SSD drive itself, or is the important point that the PC operating system itself is on an SSD?

Thanks!
As SSD become more main stream you may see more devs recommend them, SSDs can be more useful for some programs. However, the larger SSDs can be quite expensive and one must remenber that maintenance on them are different than traditional hard drives. Some programs that require faster access times are better on SSDs than a traditional hard drive.
Last edited by thorin106; Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:24am
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Quillithe Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:29am 
I'd also point out another good option might be to buy an external SSD. Old external drives were very slow, but with USB-C an external SSD will be generally as fast as an internal one with SATA and ~20% slower than a NVMe (also cheaper than them too though)

But still many many times faster than your hard drive and less hassle to add to your existing computer.
Last edited by Quillithe; Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:30am
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AIR Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:42am 
SSD Drivers are extremely cheap, I just got a new 500gb kingston for 30usd. It's cheaper then the game to upgrade yourself.
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Dante Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:44am 
C'mon guys. Discussing HDD or SSD in 2k23 is ridiculous, especially when it comes to "serious" gaming. Even an ssd (not m.2 or something) is ridiculous for gaming.

I replaced all my mechanical-garbage-collectors with ssd's 2 years ago and I've never been so happy about a completely quiet pc btw.
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rainbowscarnage Jul 23, 2023 @ 8:57am 
Originally posted by Dante:
C'mon guys. Discussing HDD or SSD in 2k23 is ridiculous, especially when it comes to "serious" gaming. Even an ssd (not m.2 or something) is ridiculous for gaming.

I replaced all my mechanical-garbage-collectors with ssd's 2 years ago and I've never been so happy about a completely quiet pc btw.

Good for you.

We upgraded my PC 3-4 years ago with an SSD for the main drive, and hadn't really thought of putting one for the main drive. My partner upgraded the year after and we went for much bigger SSD drives as we'd since learnt. I play a lot of games and consider myself a gamer, I don;t want to feel bad for asking a question.
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Dante Jul 23, 2023 @ 9:05am 
Originally posted by rainbowscarnage:
We upgraded my PC 3-4 years ago with an SSD for the main drive, and hadn't really thought of putting one for the main drive. My partner upgraded the year after and we went for much bigger SSD drives as we'd since learnt. I play a lot of games and consider myself a gamer, I don;t want to feel bad for asking a question.

I'm sorry mr. gamer! I got the year wrong in the calendar...

2-3 pizza orders left out and already money for an ssd there. It's like "crawl on the ass or walk on your feet" and either is better for your figure... ;-)
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RakiaTime Jul 23, 2023 @ 9:17am 
with current gen consoles having SSDs all games will now have it as a requirement
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Super_ Jul 23, 2023 @ 9:18am 
there's a lot to load in this game. if you play on hard disk drives there will be missing assets and stuff
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WastingSanity Jul 23, 2023 @ 9:22am 
Originally posted by rainbowscarnage:
Hi folks, just noticed when rechecking the specs for BG3, that it say SSD required (did it before?)

My operating system is on my SSD (which is only 250gb), the majority of my games, including BG3 are on my conventional hard drive, and has so far been running absolutely fine. Do we have to have the new BG3 on an SSD drive itself, or is the important point that the PC operating system itself is on an SSD?

Thanks!

There were other games in the last year or so that say they require a SSD. This is due to longer load times on traditional hard drivers.
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