New mass storage solution

[d00m1ord]

Hi community 

 

I have run out of storage space in my pc i currently have a 1tb hdd and its full and so needs replacing i am mainly using it for games and game files but i do have some documents and pictures

 

So my question is should i just get a bigger hdd or would it benefit me to get a large ssd for my games (i already have a 120gb ssd for my os and a few programs)

 

Thanks in advance

 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

get another 1tb hdd and go raid?

[ZcanKal]

get a big HDD, you can pick up 2tb for $70 each.

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, ZcanKal said:

get a big HDD, you can pick up 2tb for $70 each.

I've seen Seagate Barracudas going for closer to $60 each.

[gnomik]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

get another 1tb hdd and go raid?

But the pictures and documents? I wouldnt use raid 0 for anything that i care about losing.

[ZcanKal]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I've seen Seagate Barracudas going for closer to $60 each.

Haven't Seagate been a bit unreliable lately?

[gnomik]

Just now, ZcanKal said:

Haven't Seagate been a bit unreliable lately?

Id say its the other way around. Now they are better than ever.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, gnomik said:

But the pictures and documents? I wouldnt use raid 0 for anything that i care about losing.

get another 1tb drive for important stuff, and 1tb for raid?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, ZcanKal said:

Haven't Seagate been a bit unreliable lately?

I've been running a 1Tb Barracuda for a couple years. I haven't heard any reports of Seagate drives going bad, especially not the Barracuda ones.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I've been running a 1Tb Barracuda for a couple years. I haven't heard any reports of Seagate drives going bad, especially not the Barracuda ones.

i have dead seagate drives here, laptop ones tho

[gnomik]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

get another 1tb drive for important stuff, and 1tb for raid?

Then he should do raid 5

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

i have dead seagate drives here, laptop ones tho

How old are they? I've got Seagate drives from the IDE era that still work fine.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, gnomik said:

Then he should do raid 5

And spend even more on storage?

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

How old are they? I've got Seagate drives from the IDE era that still work fine.

 between 2004-2014

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Valkyrie Lenneth said:

 between 2004-2014

Interesting. I've heard the Barracuda drives were very reliable which was why I got one(also the WD Blue was more expensive at the time, but that's not important).

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Interesting. I've heard the Barracuda drives were very reliable which was why I got one(also the WD Blue was more expensive at the time, but that's not important).

i never seen a drive other then seagate die, still got alive maxtor drives ,  only ones i seen dead were seagate

 

the only one that died that wasnt seagate was wd ( but i dropped it lol so it didnt die on its own )

[gnomik]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

And spend even more on storage?

If he does as @Valkyrie Lenneth suggested. I would just buy couple of 2tb drives.