Everything boots faster , data transfer is faster , anything involving data storage is significantly faster than a standard HDD . However , storage speed isn ' t a necessity . It is much cheaper to add on an SSD later than buying a new graphics card later on . <| sep |> You win Europe . You guys are super diverse . <| sep |> Not sure about your specific rig , but in general most games cause laptops to overheat if the games are newer , I know , I used to eve on a laptop . Best i can say is get yourself a decent cooling platform and maybe make sure all your vent avenues are clean . Eve will still run , but it will unfortunatly be potato status until you get a new rig more than likely . <| sep |> Clearly something under the stuffed animals , probably a shopping cart . Edit why am I downvoted for saying essentially what uValve 00 did ?