Second HDD Decision

[datgoogoo]

Hi.I currently have a 250gb 850 EVO in my system. Ive been adding to my steam library a lot lately and i think its time for another hard drive. I am either gonna get a 1tb WD Blue hard drive or a 2tb WD Blue. The 1tb spins at 7200rpm and the 2tb spins at 5400rpm. I would prefer the faster speeds, but if its only for games and large files then would it really be a big deal? I would definitely rather have 2tb, but i still want fast speeds. Which should i go for? Also, i saw a 2tb Seagate Constellation that spins at 7200rpm. Would that be a good option? Or should i stick with the WD?

Thanks!

 

P.S. The 1tb WD is cheapest, the Seagate is in the middle, and the 2tb WD is the most expensive.

 

 

 

[Canada EH]

Buy a 10k rpm HDD, much better.

[SlyTroopah]

1tb wd 7200 rpm

[datgoogoo]

3 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Buy a 10k rpm HDD, much better.

Lol. I'm not rich first of all. Second, I need a good amounts of space for a steam library. I already have an SSD for Windows and everthing that I use on a daily basis so i dont need THAT much speed.

 

[MaxBunny]

15 minutes ago, datgoogoo said:

 The 1tb spins at 7200rpm and the 2tb spins at 5400rpm. I would prefer the faster speeds, but if its only for games and large files then would it really be a big deal? I would definitely rather have 2tb, but i still want fast speeds. Which should i go for?

Why not get a 2TB hybrid drive from Seagate? Best of both worlds.

[ARikozuM]

9 minutes ago, datgoogoo said:

Lol. I'm not rich first of all. Second, I need a good amounts of space for a steam library. I already have an SSD for Windows and everthing that I use on a daily basis so i dont need THAT much speed.

 

The speed doesn't cause a performance drop that is appreciable, but IF you need a faster drive I'd go with the Black series.

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, MaxBunny said:

Why not get a 2TB hybrid drive from Seagate? Best of both worlds.

They suck... A LOT. Like badly.

[ARikozuM]

By the way HDD speed only affects loading times. Once the game is up files needed are dropped into VRAM and RAM.

[MaxBunny]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

They suck... A LOT. Like badly.

And my experience with it is the complete opposite of this statement. I don't know why people think hating on things with statements like that should affect anyone's opinion of something.

[Guest]

Just now, MaxBunny said:

And my experience with it is the complete opposite of this statement. I don't know why people think hating on things with statements like that should affect anyone's opinion of something.

I am using a Seagate HDD. I can tell they don't suck

[datgoogoo]

Thanks for the responses guys!
If it only effects loading times, do i really need a 7200rpm drive in the first place?

[xGGAx]

You could get a WD enterprise drive, best of both worlds. Ive been using the RE4 for a couple of months, no complains here.

[ARikozuM]

4 minutes ago, MaxBunny said:

And my experience with it is the complete opposite of this statement. I don't know why people think hating on things with statements like that should affect anyone's opinion of something.

I would agree with you but since OP is looking for a mass storage drive and has a SSD, it doesn't make sense to spend an extra 20 or so on 8GB of SSD cache.

 

3 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

I am using a Seagate HDD. I can tell they don't suck

The HDD are fine. I'm referring to the Hybrid-series.

[Canada EH]

Wait a minute bro, an RPM based HDD with a huge capacity like that is gunna suck.

Better to get a few smaller ones at 7200rpm.

Imagine the searching involved in a 1TB or 2TB HDD.

 

Am I right fellow LTT members?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Canada EH said:

Wait a minute bro, an RPM based HDD with a huge capacity like that is gunna suck.

 

Am I right fellow LTT members?

HDD speed is determined by platter density, RPM, and controller.

 

Controller: 1TB 7200RPM Blue has lower read performance than 1TB 7200RPM Black due to the controller.

Density: 1TB single platter will read slower than a 2TB single platter due to density.

RPM: 5400RPM will allow the drive to grab more sequential data vs 7200RPM that needs multiple tracks to be read.

 

Total performance is a combination of these factors. Basing speed on RPM alone is erroneous.

[ARikozuM]

42 minutes ago, datgoogoo said:

Thanks for the responses guys!
If it only effects loading times, do i really need a 7200rpm drive in the first place?

If you're looking for a 2TB drive for gaming I'd go with a Blue for the better value. If you're using it for everything I'd go with the Black for the better controller.