HDD Advise!!!

Asen

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Hi guys, I'm upgrading my rig and as storage I'm going with a 2tb HDD, SSD's are still not cheap enough for decent storage. What I need to know is what should I choose actually. A WD 2tb Caviar Black must be the maximum, but I was thinking also about Seagate's 2tb SSHD, which doesn't see that bad and for the price... awesome! There's a 'but', though. HDD like Caviar Blue or Barracuda seem very similar and I just can't tell which is the rght thing. Help, please. What would you advise me?
 
OK, I'm upgrading my GPU, PSU, HDD and a couple of case fans. I practicly want to spend around 600€. 350€ a gtx 970 strix, 85€ for an RM 450, 25€ for two fans, so I'd have around 140€ but I'd like not to spend everything. It's a gaming PC, already have an i5-4670 and more is better, looking at humongus games of 50Gb I want to assure myself.
 
I'd get an SSD and a 1tb.

Well, not that I don't wanna, but just to boot my PC faster is not worth it. I use Windows 8.1 and with an 10 year old hard drive it normally is operational after 30 seconds and another minute to get the HDD work properly, why would I need to get it faster.
 
Well, not that I don't wanna, but just to boot my PC faster is not worth it. I use Windows 8.1 and with an 10 year old hard drive it normally is operational after 30 seconds and another minute to get the HDD work properly, why would I need to get it faster.

Programs will run faster, more and more games recommend SSDs to run now, better reliability etc etc.
 
Programs will run faster, more and more games recommend SSDs to run now, better reliability etc etc.

Most importantly because most people buy their games off Steam, Origin, U--

you get ALL THE FRAGMENTATION ALL OF IT on your HDD. SSDs don't have such issues
 
OK, I'm upgrading my GPU, PSU, HDD and a couple of case fans. I practicly want to spend around 600€. 350€ a gtx 970 strix, 85€ for an RM 450, 25€ for two fans, so I'd have around 140€ but I'd like not to spend everything. It's a gaming PC, already have an i5-4670 and more is better, looking at humongus games of 50Gb I want to assure myself.

My advice, spend that 140€ and get a 2TB HDD and a 256GB SSD. Put your most used games on the SSD.
 
My advice, spend that 140€ and get a 2TB HDD and a 256GB SSD. Put your most used games on the SSD.

^^This, your whole computer will feel more responsive and your small programs will also be much snappier. I have a Samsung 840 Evo 250GB and I love it, it has enough space for the OS and a fair few games (which get a fair boost in performance too).
 
I'm with these guys ^^

A 128 - 256GB SSD for OS and important programs and a few most played games, everything else on a 1 - 2TB mechanical drive.
 
Do it :D :D :D also, count yourself lucky as I paid £108.29 for my 120gb SSD on 07/03/2012 @ 06:11 PM. Eyeing up a 500GB Samsung Evo for not much more, at £160. Crazy times :p
 
What Internet speed do you have. If you only play games for a month at time and not constituently switch. you download new games quickly when you want them. You could go for just a big SSD, then when you want to play a game, just delete an old one and download the new game. Then you can buy a new HDD a month down the line soon as they are cheaper to get and you can not just upgrade your SSD with out having to get a whole new one.. This means in the long run you will become better off. That is just my thoughts.
So i mean get a 500GB hard drive and save for a HDD.
 
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