What HDD to upgrade to, from a WD Black 4TB for a gaming PC?

[amsga]

Hi All,

 

I was wondering if anyone could advise me on what should I be looking at for upgrading my WD Black 4TB (WD4003FZEX)?

Got about 1TB of space and I appear to be the data hoarding type. 

Locally, WD Black and WD Blue options max out at 6TB, while Seagate's option beyond 4 TB are from the IronWolf and IronWolf Pro lineups.

 

I am running a X570 motherboard so the StoreMI could be an option in the future.

[Mateyyy]

I mean.. you've still got a terabyte of space left.

WD's Red Pro drives max out at over 10TBs.

[Eighjan]

36 minutes ago, amsga said:

Hi All,

 

I was wondering if anyone could advise me on what should I be looking at for upgrading my WD Black 4TB (WD4003FZEX)?

Got about 1TB of space and I appear to be the data hoarding type. 

Locally, WD Black and WD Blue options max out at 6TB, while Seagate's option beyond 4 TB are from the IronWolf and IronWolf Pro lineups.

 

I am running a X570 motherboard so the StoreMI could be an option in the future.

WD Blacks are the ones intended for bulk, non-NAS storage.

Add another WD Black 4TB...

[amsga]

On 7/8/2020 at 10:49 PM, Mateyyy said:

I mean.. you've still got a terabyte of space left.

WD's Red Pro drives max out at over 10TBs.

I would have thought the Reds and IronWolves may not be appropriate for a gaming PC unless used for long term storage of data?

[amsga]

On 7/8/2020 at 11:22 PM, Eighjan said:

WD Blacks are the ones intended for bulk, non-NAS storage.

Add another WD Black 4TB...

Current setup doesn't allow me to add one more HDD in the case.

Was hoping for a direct upgrade as much as possible.

[Mateyyy]

3 hours ago, amsga said:

I would have thought the Reds and IronWolves may not be appropriate for a gaming PC unless used for long term storage of data?

A NAS drive still functions the same way, it's just that it's certified to run continuously without any issues.

I'd advise against getting the Red non-Pro in 2-6TB capacities though, as those drives are SMR as opposed to CMR, which is worse.

[Eighjan]

6 hours ago, amsga said:

I would have thought the Reds and IronWolves may not be appropriate for a gaming PC unless used for long term storage of data?

6 hours ago, amsga said:

Current setup doesn't allow me to add one more HDD in the case.

Was hoping for a direct upgrade as much as possible.

Any of these fit your requirements...?

 

[amsga]

5 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

Any of these fit your requirements...?

 

All of them do, I guess.

Though locally I am stuck with Ironwolf or Ironwolf Pro for Seagate.

 

2 hours ago, Mateyyy said:

A NAS drive still functions the same way, it's just that it's certified to run continuously without any issues.

I'd advise against getting the Red non-Pro in 2-6TB capacities though, as those drives are SMR as opposed to CMR, which is worse.

So basically if I am looking at 6TB or higher, I'll be looking at the Red Pro versions. 

[Eighjan]

Just now, amsga said:

All of them do, I guess.

Though locally I am stuck with Ironwolf or Ironwolf Pro for Seagate.

Ouch; even for online shopping?

[amsga]

Just now, Eighjan said:

Ouch; even for online shopping?

I try to avoid online shopping.

Had bad experiences before when items were DOA.

Barracuda locally max out at 4TB. 

[Eighjan]

17 minutes ago, amsga said:

I try to avoid online shopping.

Had bad experiences before when items were DOA.

Barracuda locally max out at 4TB. 

Buying online is safe... WHERE you buy from is the variable.