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Hello, I'm planning my first build and I'm looking for some advice.

 

I'm looking to get a 500GB ssd and a 2TB hdd. Where I live, three ssds caught my attention, Kingston's SUV500 for $77, Crucail's MX500 for $87 and Samsung's 860 Evo for $99. Out of these 3, which would you pick?

 

For the hdd, my options are : Toshiba's HDWD120UZSVA  for $67, Seagate's Barracuda for $76, two Western Digital's Blues for $92, one Red for $157 or two Blacks for $170 (but it has 32MB of cache, 64MB would be $184). Initially, the Barracuda was going to be my choice, but I've seen quite a few posts saying that they have many problems with reliability. The Blacks cost more than double and I've heard that they are much louder, but they do have a 5 year warranty. So, which option would you pick?

 

Thank you very much to everyone who reads all this, especially to those who also reply, much love to all of you!

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18 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

i would go with either the crucial or samsung. and why 2 wd blue? i would go for a single 2TB wd blue

2TB Western Digital Blue 7200 rpm isn't available where I live, only the 5400 rpm which I don't want. As such, I can only go with 2 1TB drives, which isn't bad thing. Thank you!

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