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Barracuda. :ph34r:

 

Get the Black.

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Black, only get Reds for a NAS

My Rig:  CPU: Core i7 4790K @4.8ghz  Motherboard: Asus Maximus Vii Hero  Ram: 4x4GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz (Red)  Cooling: Corsair H105, 2x Corsair SP120 High Preformance Editions, Corsair AF 140 Quiet Edition  PSU: Corsair RM 850  GPU: EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0  Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Blue 1TB  Case Corsair 760t (Black)  Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma  Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma  Headset: ATH-M50X Mic: Blue Yeti Blackout

 

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If it is just for data, I would get a green or a blue. If they are all the same price, the black is the fastest...

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

Unifi UDM Pro in front of full unifi network infrastructure

 

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How well does Barracuda drive perform?

They all perform the same honestly. If it is just for storing data, they will all be identical. A few mbps here and there in firmware tweaks will never be noticed.

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

Unifi UDM Pro in front of full unifi network infrastructure

 

iPhone 17 Pro - - MacBook Air M3

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With the HDD argument, me personally, I really don't care just get a WD Blue, Black, or Seagate Barracuda, and there really isn't much difference if any. It's just a Hard Drive doesn't make that much difference

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The black would be more suited for desktop use.

 

Now... There's better options to save money.

 

1TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hde721010sla330

2TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0f10311

3TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3300u1i72 There's a barracuda slightly cheaper but I wont recommend something I wouldn't buy.

4TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3400u1i72

 

If you're looking for a bigger drive then I think you know where to look. Out of the lot though, the 2TB Hitachi drive offers the best price/GB.

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The black would be more suited for desktop use.

 

Now... There's better options to save money.

 

1TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hde721010sla330

2TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0f10311

3TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3300u1i72 There's a barracuda slightly cheaper but I wont recommend something I wouldn't buy.

4TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3400u1i72

 

If you're looking for a bigger drive then I think you know where to look. Out of the lot though, the 2TB Hitachi drive offers the best price/GB.

 

I saw the Hitachi drives too, but there's little to none review.

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~snip~

 

Hey Iamdnhan,
 
WD Black is a performance drive that deliver higher speeds, faster access times and is more robust. It can also sustain heavier and longer workloads as well as more hostile environments. 
WD Red is a NAS/RAID class drive that is designed for RAID arrays, NAS devices, 24/7 operation and constant workloads with additional features such as TLER. When used in a regular desktop this drive would perform pretty similar to WD Green.
 
Do you have another drive besides the WD Blue (SSD?) that hold your OS or the new drive will be doing this for you? 
 
If you have a SSD for your OS I would suggest checking out WD Green. It is a quiet and cool drive designed for secondary storage and works perfectly fine for this purpose. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=JJT2KG
 
If not I would suggest to still use the WD Blue as your main drive and get WD Green as you secondary drive.
 
If you indeed need faster access times and higher transfer speeds I would go for WD Black. :)
 
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Sorry Captain, you're too late. Barracuda has taken me hostage.  :lol:

 

I have SSD, just need a fast, reliable drive to store my school work projects.

 

No problem at all :) Keep backups and make sure your data is safe :) and enjoy your new drive.

 

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