New HDD

[thebennyboy]

Now, i need a new HDD as my current 1TB is nearly full and i need to replace it due to drive also making strange clicking noises. I am thinking of getting one that is 3TB to give me a bit of headway in the future. I am also moving onto a Computing course which will almost certainly require a large amount of disk space. I am looking for a good performing HDD and a reliable one. I do however need it to be the best price possible. Any specific recommendation for any good value 3TB HDD's?

 

Cheers.

[Indus Monk]

WD HDD's are Good

[Guest]

Western Digital Blue 3TB

[AlwaysFSX]

WD Red for $122?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd30efrx

[AlwaysFSX]

Western Digital Blue 3TB

Yeah about that... Blues only go up to 1 TB.

[Nyeles]

Do you already have an SSD for Os etc.?

WD Black 3TB or WD Green 3TB, depends on the fact if you care about power consumtion.

I use WD HDD's since forever ^^

[thebennyboy]

Do you already have an SSD for Os etc.?

WD Black 3TB or WD Green 3TB, depends on the fact if you care about power consumtion.

I use WD HDD's since forever ^^

 

Ye, i have an SSD as my boot drive. It's more of a storage drive for all my stuff. Music, videos and coursework etc. I don't care about power consumption. 

[Guest]

Yeah about that... Blues only go up to 1 TB.

Oh haha didn't know that.

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh haha didn't know that.

 

Don't worry, it happens.

[thebennyboy]

I am looking at these 2: 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-seagate-st3000dm001-barracuda-720014-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-toshiba-dt01aca300-35-sata-iii-hard-drive-6gb-s-5700rpm-32mb-cache-8ms-oem-ncq

 

I know they're cheap, are they any good?

[AlwaysFSX]

I am looking at these 2: 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-seagate-st3000dm001-barracuda-720014-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-toshiba-dt01aca300-35-sata-iii-hard-drive-6gb-s-5700rpm-32mb-cache-8ms-oem-ncq

 

I know they're cheap, are they any good?

Yeah tagging or quoting would help.

 

They'll work but be wary with 3+TB drives as their failure rates are higher than drives with less platters.

[Soplias]

WD Black, thats what i would get

[thebennyboy]

Would a 2x 2TB Raid 0 be better? Am i right in that would create "one" 4TB drive?

[ThatSweetGamer]

Yeah tagging or quoting would help.

 

They'll work but be wary with 3+TB drives as their failure rates are higher than drives with less platters.

I've had my 3TB Hard Drive forever and still no signs of faliure. Thankfully I got a good one.

[ThatSweetGamer]

Would a 2x 2TB Raid 0 be better? Am i right in that would create "one" 4TB drive?

Yes, but if one hard drive fails, you lose all of the data. So you have a greater chance of faliure.

[Thermite]

Would a 2x 2TB Raid 0 be better? Am i right in that would create "one" 4TB drive?

Get a red drive for the reliability, they are interprise grade drives and will last a normal user a long time. (they are ususally used in server arrays that are on 24/7)