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Just get a cheap WD Blue. You can get a 2TB model for $60 here in the US (converted it would be ~49 EUR). 

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im going to build a gaming rig with a ssd + hdd combo. for the ssd i use the adata 800us ultimate (256gb). but for the hdd i dont really know wich one to get. i need one with 1tb and the price can go up to 80 euro's (its for games that i cant store on my ssd anymore and for mass storage suchs ass videos, photos)

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Just get a cheap WD Blue. You can get a 2TB model for $60 here in the US (converted it would be ~49 EUR). 

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6 minutes ago, NielsKS said:

im going to build a gaming rig with a ssd + hdd combo. for the ssd i use the adata 800us ultimate (256gb). but for the hdd i dont really know wich one to get. i need one with 1tb and the price can go up to 80 euro's (its for games that i cant store on my ssd anymore and for mass storage suchs ass videos, photos)

https://www.amazon.com/Velociraptor-WD1000DHTZ-SATA-Hard-Drive/dp/B007VPGJIY

 

Solid choice.

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https://www.amazon.com/Velociraptor-WD1000DHTZ-SATA-Hard-Drive/dp/B007VPGJIY

 

Solid choice.

What? That's stupidly expensive (far over the budget in the post) and not good value for what it's needed for. 

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I would go for the 1 or 2 TB Firecuda or normal Barracuda hard drive.

 

 

1tb firecuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FireCuda-Gaming-Solid-Hybrid/dp/B01IEKG484

 

 

1tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM010/dp/B01LNJBA2I

 

2tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402

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19 minutes ago, Colin Kent said:

I would go for the 1 or 2 TB Firecuda or normal Barracuda hard drive.

 

 

1tb firecuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FireCuda-Gaming-Solid-Hybrid/dp/B01IEKG484

 

 

1tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM010/dp/B01LNJBA2I

 

2tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402

From what I’ve researched, seagate doesn’t have the best quality drives. I would go with a WD drive, as I can back their quality. I have dropped one of their internal drives 5 times before it stopped working, one of those times I threw it across the room(none of these were intended, it was from a really only laptop and I used it as an external drive.) I abused it and it worked fine the first four drops.

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I have had segate for a long time and have no issues. Though I highly trust WD too. Any 7200RPM drive in those brands will do you fine.

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32 minutes ago, Colin Kent said:

I would go for the 1 or 2 TB Firecuda or normal Barracuda hard drive.

 

 

1tb firecuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FireCuda-Gaming-Solid-Hybrid/dp/B01IEKG484

 

 

1tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM010/dp/B01LNJBA2I

 

2tb barracuda:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM006/dp/B01IEKG402

OP, from our product lineup, this is what fits your budget and use-case, Colin Kent is on the dot.

Here are the spec sheets on the above drives:

FireCuda

BarraCuda

Seagate Technology | Official Forums Team

IronWolf Drives for NAS Applications - SkyHawk Drives for Surveillance Applications - BarraCuda Drives for PC & Gaming

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i already wanted a sshd, people said that it would be perfect for a secondary drive. but i also heard sshd are not that good and not so much faster. do people have expreience with using a ssd with it?

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57 minutes ago, NielsKS said:

i already wanted a sshd, people said that it would be perfect for a secondary drive. but i also heard sshd are not that good and not so much faster. do people have expreience with using a ssd with it?

Don't get an SSHD. You're just wasting money at that point. You already have an SSD, a plain mechanical drive won't be an issue. 

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thank for all the help guys! im going for a 2tb wd blue

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