>The game suffers an endless amount of video and audio stuttering issues unless you run it from an SSD or an NVMe
The recommended MINIMUM requirement for storage is to use an SSD, per https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/Starfield/ :
System Requirements
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043) Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 125 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Required
That said, ensuring your games run on minimal hardware goes a long way, Blizzard does/did this for their games.
>The game suffers an endless amount of video and audio stuttering issues unless you run it from an SSD or an NVMe
The recommended MINIMUM requirement for storage is to use an SSD, per https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/Starfield/ :
System Requirements
My previous PC had an SSD, I would rather not go back to running my OS/applications from a HDD.That said, ensuring your games run on minimal hardware goes a long way, Blizzard does/did this for their games.