SIMS 3&4 GAME LAGGY

@okayshel  Sorry for the late reply but storms and loss of electric has caused chaos around here. While an external USB drive will work they can (and sometimes do) change drive designation. This will cause the game to error. While not a critical problem most casual Windows users will not know how to correct this issue. As this is not a default setting that can work it is not with out issues. A USB drive can work well with data that is not part of another programs - music, movies, pictures, and other such files. This program can be installed to another location but it needs to be located at a location that will never change. This could be a storage device that is installed directly to the bus system like the SSD is installed. Many players do use a data drive but if you install the game to the conventional data drive the game will not benefit from the SSD. IMO if you don't understand what is going on you need to get a storage device large enough for a default installation. 1Tb drives are not that expensive. This why I say you need to consult a knowledgeable technician to recommend a solution you can live with. Once you deviate from the default installation there are pros and cons to every solution and depending on your knowledge of the Windows operating system some solutions may not be for you. My demo computer has conventional 7200 rpm hard drives in a raid 0 configuration and this has acceptable performance at cheaper then SSD cost. Getting a USB drive will probable have lower performance then a directly connected hard drive.