Playing a game from a USB flash drive.

[sidsaccount]

Is it possible? and if so, what is a good flash usb thumb drive with a good speed?

Thanks,
-Sid

 

[ghost6303]

depends on the game. if the game does not require you to install it (ie- it will run from a folder, no registry changes needed or other files that need to be loaded) then sure you can run it from a thumb drive. for instance, warcraft 3 you can run from a folder, world of warcraft you must install.

there are so many thumb drives out there its impossible to say there is a "best" one. just go browse newegg. you didnt even say what size or the game or any other info so im not going to recomend anything specifically.

 

[GushpinBob]

You might want to consider a SSD for speed instead. Even the fastest USB 2.0 drives won't even hit the theoretical 480mbps (~60-65MBps; comparable to a hard drive using Ultra ATA/66).

Fake edit: Unless you are using USB 3.0 and a flash drive with full support. Though I haven't seen anything on the market yet with speeds much faster than USB 2.0 drives.