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mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:21 PM

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So uh, i tried to get steam games on a HDD USB, WD black 8 TB, but it keeps slowing down downloads from steam. Any help? Also it's USB C plugged.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:24 PM

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You are bottlenecked by whatever transfer speed is the lowest in the chain, and it's probably that drive, if I understood you correctly.

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You are literally downloading games into that drive, yes?

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:25 PM

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Yeah

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steam games that is.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:26 PM

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Ok so I would instead recommend you download them elsewhere temporarily (ideally an SSD drive)

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:26 PM

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don't have a SSD on me..

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here's the spec sheet. https://storage-asset.msi.com/excelSku/us/desktop/Codex R2 A13NUC7-217US.pdf

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:27 PM

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Hold up what's that spec for?

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:27 PM

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i already replaced DDR 5 to 32 GB DDR5

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:27 PM

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You have an all-in-one?

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:27 PM

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serene hound Hold up what's that spec for?

premade box below me

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:28 PM

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ok

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:28 PM

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Also the graphics card have been updated to 5060 TI

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:28 PM

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It says you should have a 1TB M2 NVMe Gen4 drive, isn't that an SSD?

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:29 PM

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Graphics card..

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And yeah, SSD inside NVME

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but no SSD

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serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:30 PM

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it doesn't matterrrrr lol
just set up a steam library for downloading in that NVMe for faster download

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:30 PM

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mental edge

it doesn't have 1TB

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:30 PM

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the top one is built in.

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the other 1 is for USB

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:31 PM

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mental edge the top one is built in.

yes, that's what I mean it doesn't have 1TB of space

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as per your spec sheet

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:31 PM

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this is before data stuff.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:31 PM

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well anyway the point here is

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:32 PM

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serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:32 PM

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if you download into an HDD drive it is gonna download as fast as the HDD can handle

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HDD are literally mechanical cylindric drives

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even with an USB-C connector it can't read nor write as fast as your standard SSD

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:32 PM

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So uh.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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so you're bottlenecked by that

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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With the SSD's up in price, um

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i need more then 2TB

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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I told you to try downloading into the SSD

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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i don't have a SSD rn

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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that means using your /home directory to set up a steam library

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or whatever outside of the HDD

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:33 PM

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already did.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:34 PM

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and then you can move over from /home to the HDD without re-downloading the files

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:34 PM

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hmm

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what about shaders?

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:34 PM

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that's a good question, honestly don't know

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:34 PM

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mental edge With the SSD's up in price, um

yes it's a terrible time to upgrade your PC components

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not much you can do if you don't got the cash, maybe try second-hand market

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I would really recommend you grab an SSD however possible, ideally not USB

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SATA SSDs are good, you don't have to rely only on NVMe

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:36 PM

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but thing is

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i don't think my motherboard has that space left.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:36 PM

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mental edge i don't think my motherboard has that space left.

it's the case you have to worry about

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your spec sheet says you have 6 expansion slots for SATA

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:37 PM

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it's a big case.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:37 PM

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and it's the case that gives you the SATA connector wiring parafernalia

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so dw about the motherboard

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:38 PM

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here..

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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Western-Digital-WDBA3P0080HBK-NEWM-BLACK-8TB-D10-Game-Drive/1073041504

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Also i need the snapshot key change..

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:39 PM

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idk what you mean by that last sentence and I did answer your problems regarding steam downloading speeds, it's a hardware bottleneck issue

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:40 PM

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the screenshot system

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:40 PM

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if the question you originally asked is answered please open another ticket

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:40 PM

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So um

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SATA?

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i need a bit of info on that.

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:41 PM

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it's just an interface, like HDMI, VGA, USB

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look up a video you'll be able to see and understand

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:42 PM

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but like, i need more space?

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serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:43 PM

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this video covers all the basics in no time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjfRYfN4jfM

YouTube

Digital Trends

How to Install a SATA Hard Drive

Adding a new hard drive to your existing system is an easy way to store more data on your computer. And the installation process is fairly simple.

When it comes to modern hard drives, you won’t have a lot of different choices, and chances are you won’t end up buying an incompatible drive. If you’re installing an SSD, you’ll want to go f...

▶ Play video

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:43 PM

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let me look

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i have a local micro center, but what SATA you suggest?

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:48 PM

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any SATA SSD drive should be fine

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if possible try to get a brand you're already familiar with

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:49 PM

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i see a SSD but thqat's USB 3.2

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:49 PM

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no good, USB =/= SATA

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:49 PM

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yeah

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:51 PM

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I'm sure you'll find some, hope this was of help to you, please make another ticket/thread in #1170387230448177152 if you still have doubts about what to buy or how to install it

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:51 PM

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not USB right?

serene hound Mar 30, 2026, 9:51 PM

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this isn't as much linux-related as generally computer-related

mental edge Mar 30, 2026, 9:51 PM

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ah

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