Which Storage Device Should I get?

[saltuponwounds]

I am torn between getting a Western Digital - Caviar Blue  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM hard drive, or a Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive for my build. The hard drive is like 50 dollars cheaper plus it's a lot bigger, but the SSD looks good too. Please help.

[Hashiba]

It totally depends on the bitrate of your workload, but considering it's 2018, I would get an SSD as a system drive and the moment you start needing extra space you can get an HD for archiving/ slow storage.

[Wh0_Am_1]

What are you doing with it?

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

If you don't need the speed of an HDD I would recommend this: https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518754210&sr=8-3&keywords=seagate+2tb+internal+hard+drive

 

It does cost $14 more than a 1tb drive but it has double the storage.

[saltuponwounds]

16 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

What are you doing with it?

 

Just gaming and watching videos/movies

[Wh0_Am_1]

1 minute ago, saltuponwounds said:

Just gaming and watching videos/movies

Do you car about the load times of these games and movies? And will these movies/ videos be stored on your computer or streamed over the internet?  

[Catsrules]

I would get both get the SSD first save up a few dollars and buy a hard drive later on.

256GB is enough space for windows and a few large games or multiple smaller games.