Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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HDD vs SSD vs M.2 NVMe in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The recommended requirements for Dragon Age Veilguard state that a SSD is required, so I thought I'd test that. Despite the longer loading times, the HDD run it pretty well.

HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch

SSD SATA: SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA SSD 500GB 2.5”

M.2 NVMe: WD_BLACK 2TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280

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00:00 Loading Times
01:26 Performance/Frametime
02:08 Final Thought + Gameplay

Dragon Age: The Veilguard SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: 64 bit Windows 10/11
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X* (see notes)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/1650 / AMD Radeon R9 290X
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Preferred, HDD Supported; AMD AM4 CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7 or newer

Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: 64 bit Windows 10/11
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X* (see notes)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required; AMD AM4 CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7 or newer

PC Specs:
Case: MSI MPG GUNGNIR 110R
Motherboard: MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY
CPU: i5 11600kf
CPU Cooler: MSI MAG Core Liquid 240R V2
Memory RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz
GPU: EVGA RTX3070 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 8GB
PSU: Corsair RM850
Storage: -1TB Kingston KC3000 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
-500GB SSD Samsung 870 EVO
-2TB HDD Seagate BarraCuda

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