Storage recommendations please (SSD & HDD)

[jeffery7466]

Hi all,

So I am planning on building a transportable ITX (Lan parties ftw). (If you are interested, part list is at the link at the bottom)

The part I've researched the least is storage solution. I would like a small SSD for OS, and 2TB HDD for other crap.

 

1)So for the SSD I might go for the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, cuz thats the smallest they do and everyone seems to use Samsung.

Are there any (cheaper) brands/ series that people recommend? I think 120GB would actually be enough. I got a bit overwhelmed on http://www.thessdreview.com/, reading about all the different technologies, NAND types, controllers etc.

 

2)For the HDD, I will go for the Seagate Firecuda, since it is apparently more 'reliable' than their barracuda range, which helps if I will be moving the rig occasionally.

And other suggestions here?

 

Thanks.

 

 

[DnFx91]

2 minutes ago, jeffery7466 said:

Hi all,

So I am planning on building a transportable ITX (Lan parties ftw). (If you are interested, part list is at the link at the bottom)

The part I've researched the least is storage solution. I would like a small SSD for OS, and 2TB HDD for other crap.

 

1)So for the SSD I might go for the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, cuz thats the smallest they do and everyone seems to use Samsung.

Are there any (cheaper) brands/ series that people recommend? I think 120GB would actually be enough. I got a bit overwhelmed on http://www.thessdreview.com/, reading about all the different technologies, NAND types, controllers etc.

 

2)For the HDD, I will go for the Seagate Firecuda, since it is apparently more 'reliable' than their barracuda range, which helps if I will be moving the rig occasionally.

And other suggestions here?

 

Thanks.

 

 

super nerdy stuff like NAND type and Cell level Type will simply dont make a difference unless your job is to benchmark drives, all SSD's are fast enough that most people wont care. 

[Guest]

1) SK Hynix SL308 is tiny bit slower but much cheaper, Crucial MX300 is decent for its value as well. WD Blue is ok, SanDisk Ultra II is also ok

2) There is nothing wrong with the Barracuda lineup. Their reliability that been tested by blacklaze turns out to be wrong on so many level http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6028/dispelling-backblaze-s-hdd-reliability-myth-the-real-story-covered/index.html

Also SSHD (Firecuda) doesn't really benefit you much, only a small portion is dedicated to make things faster.

[Droidbot]

850 EVO is a good choice - long warranty and from one of the biggest semiconductor brands in the world. 

 

Firecuda is not needed for games, go with Barracuda or WD Blue 

[Guest]

Using a Seagate baracuda drive. From a model, which had a bad reputation somehow... Using the disk in a pc that's on 24/7 for several years, and all energy savings turned off. Using it for mass storage but I won't allow my drives to go to sleep or anything like that. Still going strong and no issues at all. I'd say they are good drives.

 

For SSD I am using an Kingston HyperX Savage. I think it can be considered an older model, but I'm really happy with it. Wasn't budget stuff when I got it... And for lan parties + games drive, I wouldn't go below ~250 gb.

[TheGroovyMiner]

23 minutes ago, jeffery7466 said:

Hi all,

So I am planning on building a transportable ITX (Lan parties ftw). (If you are interested, part list is at the link at the bottom)

The part I've researched the least is storage solution. I would like a small SSD for OS, and 2TB HDD for other crap.

 

1)So for the SSD I might go for the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, cuz thats the smallest they do and everyone seems to use Samsung.

Are there any (cheaper) brands/ series that people recommend? I think 120GB would actually be enough. I got a bit overwhelmed on http://www.thessdreview.com/, reading about all the different technologies, NAND types, controllers etc.

 

2)For the HDD, I will go for the Seagate Firecuda, since it is apparently more 'reliable' than their barracuda range, which helps if I will be moving the rig occasionally.

And other suggestions here?

 

Thanks.

 

 

Kingston stuff isn't bad, I got a 480gb on amazon prime day a year ago for £80 and hasn't given any issues. Be careful, at the moment ram, gpus and storage prices have gone through the bloody roof!