Using external SSD drive via USB 3.0, is it worth it? - Lemmy.World

So most games today require SSD (like recently Alan Wake 2 or Hogwarts Legacy) to load assetts fast enough. When I bough PC 4 years ago, I was not thinking that far ahead and went only with 500 GB ssd and 2 TB hdd. What I ended up with is now I have huge hdd that simply is not up to snuff in modern games and small ssd to juggle few games between. My case layout does not allow for any more internal drives, so either I throw away the hdd and buy internal ssd or go for external. And here comes my question, is external via usb 3 good enough, or will I suffer and end up having to buy internal ssd later down the line anyways?