Whats the cheapest high TB hard drive ???

[RoryRB]

So basically i run a small gaming channel on youtube and stream sometimes, but all in 1440p 60fps, so the file sizes are huge and in one session i could get 2+ hours worth of footage, so i need a hard drive(s) with a good price:storage ratio. If it would be beneficial to run multiple drives in raid then let me know, i just need a cheap drive to put footage on and store the finished videos, as my 500gb Samsung 970 evo plus is running low on space, and speed is not a priority.

[Bombastinator]

This sounds like a job for the pcpartpicker spiderbots.  Plug in your requirements in filters sort by “cost per gb” and there you go.

[RoryRB]

2 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

This sounds like a job for the pcpartpicker spiderbots.  Plug in your requirements in filters sort by “cost per gb” and there you go.

ok thanks didn't think of that

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

depend on your region, eg here WD HSGT goldstar 8 TB is relatively cheap

[cole0622]

To me 6-8tTB seems to be the cheapest especially if you look at external hdds, and if you need them to be internal then you can remove the case and all the extra stuff from the hdd.

[porina]

3 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

This sounds like a job for the pcpartpicker spiderbots.  Plug in your requirements in filters sort by “cost per gb” and there you go.

This is what I did to get a shortlist when I needed some bulk storage recently. I'd still like some performance so I'd try to lean towards 7200rpm drives and avoid the slower ones. This usually means looking at the Toshiba NAS drives. They tend to be cost competitive although Seagate can be slightly cheaper, at least in my region.

[Anomnomnomaly]

I wouldn't go for a standard HDD for home use, I'd look at the surveillance drives, like the WD Purple or the Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance... which are a little more expensive per GB, but are designed for this exact purpose of recording video a lot.

 

here in the UK a 2TB is around £40-60, a 3TB £65-85 and 4TB £90-110