Seagate Blog – 10.24.18 (10.23.18)
When looking at a gaming PC build — whether an upcoming plan to build a PC, or upgrading a PC you already have — most gamers will prioritize researching the best CPU, GPU, and RAM they can get, as these are generally the most expensive items.
While prioritizing those should very much be the case, it isn’t everything you need to consider, though. There could be a bottleneck in your system, depending on where you decided to cut back on spending. Some do this on RAM, others when deciding whether or not to add liquid cooling to their CPU. For me? I’ve sometimes chosen to avoid spending money on new Hard Disk Drives (HDD) or Solid State Drives (SSD) for that matter — by reusing the storage I already have.
Read more: Game PC Build: How to Remove Bottlenecks and Maximize Performance