HDD

[The Shizophrenic Wins]

I know it says you need ssd, but will it run on hdd? So far had no problems with other games which also mention that you need ssd

[Madz]

It will works just expect longer loading times and maybe some lags here and there. I exchanchad all HDD´s for SSD´s some time ago. Only having two for multimedia backups.

[space]

it will launch but it's not gonna be a good experience, hdds severely limit performance

you will encounter longer loading times, texture pop-in, audio desync, stutters, etc

[Mechanique]

It is not exactly required, game will run on HDD
Or, rather, walk since the loading times will be many times as long. If you are ok with waiting 1-5 minutes every time you load a quicksave you should be fine

[Foxrun]

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

I know it says you need ssd, but will it run on hdd? So far had no problems with other games which also mention that you need ssd

It'll be like playing ARMA 3 on a HDD

[met]

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

I know it says you need ssd, but will it run on hdd? So far had no problems with other games which also mention that you need ssd

Better not even try. The game itself will take a long time to load. And the game will lag.

[ImHelping]

These days If a game says it needs an SSD, it can be a performance disaster even with on an M2 SSD. It is listed because "Aw ♥♥♥♥ our new methods don't even bother thinking about hard disk tech" code corner cutting more than the performance boost an SSD should have over a hard disk.

If you want a game that still works great on a hard disk, try armored core 6. The final game I ever installed on my aging hard drive before finally ripping it out for another +4tb of internal SSD space.

That runs better on a hard disk better than most games demanding an SSD do on SSD.

[God Module]

Why are you still using a HDD in 2024?

[Feuver]

In this modern age where SSD are incredibly cheap, I would not recommend putting most games on a HDD anymore. Sure, the price/gb is still lower than an SSD, but the R/W speed can make a massive difference in the performance of a game. From the loading times, from the reloading/saving/loading when you die or need to resume, from just rendering parts of the maps, enemies or even data within the game... it might be really bad.

[Bandy]

OP, how much space do you have on your HDD? Look at "This PC" or your disk manager and let us know how full your drive currently is. Please note that for best performance a HDD should not be filled beyond 75 to 80%...

And S2 is going to take up at least 160 GB...

I will not insult your system, or call it a potato, but if you are limited to a HDD then I cannot imagine what your other hardware specs are!?! Best take a hard look at the store page, and get a SSD for your games, they are no longer expensive and your gaming experience will drastically improve...

[GlowWorm]

At least one of the reasons that "SSD required" shows up is that the test machines for determining system requirements simply all have SSD's. It's entirely possible that the game is simply not tested running from HDD.

Maybe it runs fine from HDD, maybe SSD really is required. But if they didn't test it with HDD, and only tested it with SSD, then unfortunately the requirements charts "needs" to list "SSD required" because that's what the test systems had when they ran the tests to build the requirements chart.

It's hard enough keeping a collection of test systems with "standard" configurations. If the requirement were expanded to include "every" configuration, that would be an insane number of systems - or they would be tearing systems apart to swap components, which really slows things down and also introduces a much higher chance of hardware failure.

[The Shizophrenic Wins]

Originally posted by Bandy:

OP, how much space do you have on your HDD? Look at "This PC" or your disk manager and let us know how full your drive currently is. Please note that for best performance a HDD should not be filled beyond 75 to 80%...

And S2 is going to take up at least 160 GB...

I will not insult your system, or call it a potato, but if you are limited to a HDD then I cannot imagine what your other hardware specs are!?! Best take a hard look at the store page, and get a SSD for your games, they are no longer expensive and your gaming experience will drastically improve...

short for specs of my pc: 32gb 2400mhz ram, ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1660 super 6gb and wondering if I should even try to buy it and play on this set up bcuz it should run 40-50fps on 1080p low by the looks (if the requirements are legit) - also hdd not sdd, or I should save up and buy next month AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X / MSI GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti VENTUS 2X 16G OC / 32 gb ram 5600mhz / 1 tb ssd

[The Shizophrenic Wins]

because it's just 1 game (s2) which my current pc set up gonna struggle to run it, all other games I can run 1080p high/ultra

[The Shizophrenic Wins]

and I don't mind low graphics, fun fact played whole metro exodus campaign + dlc on gtx 8600 on 680x480 low settings 15-30fps xD

[SonnoMaku]

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

Originally posted by Bandy:

OP, how much space do you have on your HDD? Look at "This PC" or your disk manager and let us know how full your drive currently is. Please note that for best performance a HDD should not be filled beyond 75 to 80%...

And S2 is going to take up at least 160 GB...

I will not insult your system, or call it a potato, but if you are limited to a HDD then I cannot imagine what your other hardware specs are!?! Best take a hard look at the store page, and get a SSD for your games, they are no longer expensive and your gaming experience will drastically improve...

short for specs of my pc: 32gb 2400mhz ram, ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1660 super 6gb and wondering if I should even try to buy it and play on this set up bcuz it should run 40-50fps on 1080p low by the looks (if the requirements are legit) - also hdd not sdd, or I should save up and buy next month AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X / MSI GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti VENTUS 2X 16G OC / 32 gb ram 5600mhz / 1 tb ssd

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

and I don't mind low graphics, fun fact played whole metro exodus campaign + dlc on gtx 8600 on 680x480 low settings 15-30fps xD

If you can't wait then just use the 2 hour refund to check if it runs well enough for your extremely low standards. Like seriously, that bar must be halfway to the opposite side of the planet from your location. If you can build a new PC by next month then why bother asking this? Just wait.

[The Shizophrenic Wins]

Originally posted by SonnoMaku:

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

short for specs of my pc: 32gb 2400mhz ram, ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1660 super 6gb and wondering if I should even try to buy it and play on this set up bcuz it should run 40-50fps on 1080p low by the looks (if the requirements are legit) - also hdd not sdd, or I should save up and buy next month AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X / MSI GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti VENTUS 2X 16G OC / 32 gb ram 5600mhz / 1 tb ssd

Originally posted by The Shizophrenic Wins:

and I don't mind low graphics, fun fact played whole metro exodus campaign + dlc on gtx 8600 on 680x480 low settings 15-30fps xD

If you can't wait then just use the 2 hour refund to check if it runs well enough for your extremely low standards. Like seriously, that bar must be halfway to the opposite side of the planet from your location. If you can build a new PC by next month then why bother asking this? Just wait.

Well I am not really sure if it is worth buying new pc just for stalker 2 when my current set up pretty much runs everything like I said on high/ultra 1080p