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Hi,

i will have a SSD for my Windows, so i will use the HDD to save my music, photos, videos, etc...

 

Money is not a problem, i like silence by the way because the PC is next to me.

 

Which one do you recommend me?.

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Just now, Matty2hatty said:

Neither if you want silence.

so, which one is best to buy then?.

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1 minute ago, RGT said:

Hi,

i will have a SSD for my Windows, so i will use the HDD to save my music, photos, videos, etc...

 

Money is not a problem, i like silence by the way because the PC is next to me.

 

Which one do you recommend me?.

Green is best for silence

Blue is the best all around one

Black is the best performance one

Red is the NAS one

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Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

Green is best for silence

Blue is the best all around one

Black is the best performance one

Red is the NAS one

I had a Green drive before and i noticed that the HDD think a lot somethings to load the photos, etc...

i don't like that :(

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Just now, RGT said:

I had a Green drive before and i noticed that the HDD think a lot somethings to load the photos, etc...

i don't like that :(

If you want a very fast one that is relatively quiet, get a WD Black

if you want a average one that is pretty quiet, get a WD Blue

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1 minute ago, RGT said:

I had a Green drive before and i noticed that the HDD think a lot somethings to load the photos, etc...

i don't like that :(

The drive will turn off to save its own lifespan and power. The blue is the best all around.

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Black is superior to Blue:

Lower seeks

Faster read and writes

longer warranty

Forgive me El Guapo. I know that I, Jefe, do not have your superior intellect and education...

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14 minutes ago, RGT said:

Hi,

i will have a SSD for my Windows, so i will use the HDD to save my music, photos, videos, etc...

 

Money is not a problem, i like silence by the way because the PC is next to me.

 

Which one do you recommend me?.

none!

get a WD Red like this instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236343&cm_re=wd_red-_-22-236-343-_-Product

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17 minutes ago, RGT said:

so, which one is best to buy then?.

wd blue

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30 minutes ago, RGT said:

so, which one is best to buy then?.

I have 2x1TB WB Blue and noise is not that bad with them. Honestly I don't think you can hear them. A totally silent option would obviously be SSD's. 

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For file storage? Blue.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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1 hour ago, RGT said:

Hi,

i will have a SSD for my Windows, so i will use the HDD to save my music, photos, videos, etc...

 

Money is not a problem, i like silence by the way because the PC is next to me.

 

Which one do you recommend me?.

I would recommend the WD Red. They're pretty quick and quiet. They aren't searing hot like the blacks. There's not much of a speed difference between the Blacks and Reds. Or even the highest end WD Re SAS drive.

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7 hours ago, verydogesuchwow said:

If you want a very fast one that is relatively quiet, get a WD Black

if you want a average one that is pretty quiet, get a WD Blue

I have a WD Black in my computer and it can get really loud sometimes. Most of the time it's okay but there's certain workloads that'll make it audible from the other side of my house.

I actually couldn't underclock my 5 year old GPU to make it as slow as a next-gen console.

#pcmasterraceproblems

~Slick

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