Are there any general rules about how best to allocate compute vs game resources for optimum performance?
I'm in the middle of a new build and am considering setting up my gaming resources (LaunchBox, Emulators, ROMs, etc) on a portable USB drive, entirely separate from the operating system [Windows 10 w/Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz]. I'm somewhat limited by the native hard drive capacity of this PC, which is one reason I'm considering doing this.
Assuming the portable drive is USB 3.0, is this a good or bad idea, or does it not make much of a difference? Is this decision ultimately processor-dependent? I'm curious to hear the pros and cons from the many PC gurus out there...