Hard Disk Discussion

[Yolocc]

Hi, I've come across a pretty inexpensive HDD that is only 1700 RSD, or about 16 dollars. I need space for games since 1 SSD of 250GB is nothing compared to new games, but I don't want the HDD to make them lag. so, is this a wise choice? https://bazzar.rs/p/D6E4MM4-hdd-3-5-500gb-wd5000aurx-wd-av-24-7-intellipower-64mb-sata3

If that's not a great option I'd appreciate if you take your time and browse that site a bit and tell me what's great price and performance HDD available there.

[Needfuldoer]

That's an old hard drive, which was designed for security cameras and DVRs. It's going to be slow even by mechanical hard drive standards. At that price I expect it to be a used drive pulled from an old DVR, so it has run for many, many, many hours.

 

 

Look for a WD Black or Blue drive, those were designed for desktop PCs. (They'll all be slower than even a basic SSD, but whether the trade-off is worth it will be up to your budget and parts availability in your area.)

[WackySpace]

Its RPM is 5400, one of the slowest speeds you can get that's why its so cheap, get a 7200 and up. And don't play the games on the HDD unless they are older titles that it won't make a difference, transfer it to the ssd for faster load times. Move the game/s that you'r not playing to the HDD. Or if you're just looking to store games get an external HDD, or a bigger SSD in an enclosure to use as external.

[leclod]

An hdd isn't competitive at low capacity (although that price is surprising). Here I can get a 1TB ssd for 42usd

Edited October 28, 2023 by leclod

[Ryker Robb]

1 hour ago, WackySpace said:

Its RPM is 5400, one of the slowest speeds you can get that's why its so cheap,

I believe that drive is actually 5,000 rpm, believe it or not.