Best HDD for a YouTuber?

[Mike3k24]

I am currently a YouTuber and am looking for a good hard drive to add to a new build I'm going to make soon. Videos do take up a lot of storage so I will need something that can hold a lot. It'll be paired with a 250 gig SSD. My total budget is $1400
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Other: Dragonpad USA Pop filter Studio Microphone Mic Wind Screen Pop Filter ($9.93)
Other: Blue Microphones Snowball Black iCE Condenser Microphone ($49.00 @ Amazon)
Other: InnoGear Microphone Scissor Arm Stand Suspension Boom Studio Mic Stand ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Desk ($99.00)
Total: $1420.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-10 08:53 EDT-0400

 

[TheBadGamer]

Hello my friend,

Glad to see another fellow Youtuber is starting out. Anyways videos do indeed take up space. Depending on my hours recording. 4 videos that are 1+ long take up 20-30GB. It depends on what you are using so for an example OBS takes up a lot of space when recording but it comes down to settings. But assuming that you already know that then let's move onto Hardrive space. So I would recommend Hybrid hardrive as videos when moving them and exporting take a long time on my hardrive but maybe a hybrid hardrive can help you. You got space, reliability and speed.

 

[Mike3k24]

Hello my friend,

Glad to see another fellow Youtuber is starting out. Anyways videos do indeed take up space. Depending on my hours recording. 4 videos that are 1+ long take up 20-30GB. It depends on what you are using so for an example OBS takes up a lot of space when recording but it comes down to settings. But assuming that you already know that then let's move onto Hardrive space. So I would recommend Hybrid hardrive as videos when moving them and exporting take a long time on my hardrive but maybe a hybrid hardrive can help you. You got space, reliability and speed.

Thanks, glad to see another YouTuber. I'll look into some hybrid hard drives!

 

[dark_lord69]

Pick your price!

8TB - 256MB cache - 7200 RPM: $269
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179003

4TB - 64MB cache - 7200 RPM: $129
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD5DC6481

3TB - 64MB cahce - 7200 RPM: $76
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD2AE0872

2TB - 64MB cache - 7200 RPM: $49
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD2KD365

Hybrid hard drives offer VERY minimal increases in performance and since you already have a solid state drive it would be a waste of money if you ask me.

 

[Corwin65]

Just asking but would it make sense to get an SSD to use while you edit then transfer the finished product to an HDD?

I agree about the SSHD not really being worth it.

 

[Mike3k24]

Pick your price!

8TB - 256MB cache - 7200 RPM: $269
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179003

4TB - 64MB cache - 7200 RPM: $129
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD5DC6481

3TB - 64MB cahce - 7200 RPM: $76
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD2AE0872

2TB - 64MB cache - 7200 RPM: $49
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5AD2KD365

Hybrid hard drives offer VERY minimal increases in performance and since you already have a solid state drive it would be a waste of money if you ask me.

Thank you for the suggestion. I think I'll go for the Hitachi 4TB.