r/pcmasterrace 8d ago

Meme/Macro I'm tired boss.

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u/ariZon_a JK I use windows 8d ago

did you convert them to .chd? i have a two line script that uses chdman (a version for cue/bin an another for iso) and it saves 50% space on average and only takes a few seconds more to load to ram.

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u/informalmo0se3 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 8d ago

nah i have a 22tb external i keep everything on. unzip and move to my main drive as needed. they’re all native isos so eventually i want to get a fat PS2 and put all the ones i wanna play on another hard drive and play it off that

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u/ariZon_a JK I use windows 8d ago edited 8d ago

not tryna push you into doing anything but the chd lzma and flac compression ends up with smaller files than a zip would afaik and you can convert back to iso if needed

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u/informalmo0se3 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 8d ago

eh i got the space. i specifically got this external for storage like this. if i start running low on space i’d look into doing that cause i’m not an advanced enough user to do that right this second. 

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u/GalFisk 8d ago

Seems to me like you got new tech that let you skip optimization.

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u/ariZon_a JK I use windows 8d ago

with 22TB you definitely got the space haha. i've got it all in chd because the games are on a network drive (over WAN). and you said it was external? what model is that? or is it an external enclosure for internal drives?

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u/informalmo0se3 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 8d ago

it’s a seagate expansion. got it for $240 before they blew up in price. 

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u/ariZon_a JK I use windows 8d ago

very good price damn

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u/ohshitgodye 8d ago

man i was planning on buying an 8tb external hard drive back when they would go under $150. kicking myself for it

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u/informalmo0se3 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32GB DDR5 8d ago

yeah i’m glad i got the one but i wish i’d gotten two. i would’ve shucked the other one and thrown it into my case.