Hi guys!
Just placed my order for my new iMac with the following specs:
NVIDIAGeForceGTX780M 4GB GDDR5
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
256GB Flash Storage
The 256GB SSD will be for OS X only, however, I'm thinking of getting a 1TB (3.0 or thunderbolt) HDD for windows bootcamp/windows gaming.
Now.. My question is; will there be any significant noticable difference between an USB 3.0 or a thunderbolt connection to the iMac from HDD. Basicly in terms of FPS/boot time etc. when using bootcamp for gaming. I'm thinking that the thunderbolt won't make any significant difference since it's a basic HHD (not a fusion nor a SSD that will be used for bootcamp), however, am I wrong?
Is there a great difference from USB 3.0 HDDs and Thunderbolt HDDs when using the HDD for bootcamp?
Also, we're talking about an external HDD ofc.
And if anyone knows a lot about this; is there any specific HDD you could recommend?
I hope you get what I mean.
Thanks in advance,
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Just placed my order for my new iMac with the following specs:
NVIDIAGeForceGTX780M 4GB GDDR5
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM-2X4GB
256GB Flash Storage
The 256GB SSD will be for OS X only, however, I'm thinking of getting a 1TB (3.0 or thunderbolt) HDD for windows bootcamp/windows gaming.
Now.. My question is; will there be any significant noticable difference between an USB 3.0 or a thunderbolt connection to the iMac from HDD. Basicly in terms of FPS/boot time etc. when using bootcamp for gaming. I'm thinking that the thunderbolt won't make any significant difference since it's a basic HHD (not a fusion nor a SSD that will be used for bootcamp), however, am I wrong?
Is there a great difference from USB 3.0 HDDs and Thunderbolt HDDs when using the HDD for bootcamp?
Also, we're talking about an external HDD ofc.
And if anyone knows a lot about this; is there any specific HDD you could recommend?
I hope you get what I mean.
Thanks in advance,
X
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