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How well does a NAS HGST drive do for gaming?

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What 4TB drive could I get that is cheaper with the same speeds (or equivalent to a 7200rpm WD Blue)?

Seagate Barracuda 4TB or Toshiba X300. Between the various 4TB desktop drives from the known brands, there's really not too much to distinguish any of them. 

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Link to product: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822146116

 

I was thinking of upgrading my mass storage drive for my gaming PC. I have a SSD but can't put everything on it. I run big games/apps off a HDD, as well as store documents and videos.
How does this drive compare in terms of performance to a 1TB 7200rpm WD Blue?

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(CPU: Intel 4790k) (GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 WF3OC) (Mobo: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER) (RAM: Red Corsair Vengeance Pro 2*8GB 1600MHz) (HDD: WD Green 2TB) (SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB) (CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X) (PSU: Corsair RM750) (Case & Fans: Corsair Obsidian 450D) (Monitor: Asus VX239H)

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About the same for more money and no real benefit if it's being used in a desktop system. 

 

Bear in mind that for gaming, it will just affect load times not in game performance. 

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1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

About the same for more money and no real benefit if it's being used in a desktop system. 

What 4TB drive could I get that is cheaper with the same speeds (or equivalent to a 7200rpm WD Blue)?

Please quote if you want a person to reply, they won't get a notification otherwise.

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(CPU: Intel 4790k) (GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 WF3OC) (Mobo: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER) (RAM: Red Corsair Vengeance Pro 2*8GB 1600MHz) (HDD: WD Green 2TB) (SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB) (CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X) (PSU: Corsair RM750) (Case & Fans: Corsair Obsidian 450D) (Monitor: Asus VX239H)

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Just now, Guilty Baby said:

What 4TB drive could I get that is cheaper with the same speeds (or equivalent to a 7200rpm WD Blue)?

Seagate Barracuda 4TB or Toshiba X300. Between the various 4TB desktop drives from the known brands, there's really not too much to distinguish any of them. 

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