CONVINCE ME: 5400 vs 7200

[kenderkenobi]

Heya folks. New build on the horizon. Ground up and all that.

So I am going with ssd for my installation drive. Getting it big enough to run my OS and a good chunk of my steam library that I like to have installed for rainy days.

I'm also going with a second smaller ssd for use for a dedicated ubuntu drive, but that's neither here nor there.

Right now on my partpicker list I am going with the Caviar Green 3TB <$100 for my main storage for all things not program related.

Been getting grief from some folks saying I am wasting time and money not buying a smaller black model and getting a third of the storage.

In life I am no where near a pack rat.

On the box, I hate shifting things around to "make room". My currently beleaguered rig has a small 750G HDD which has served me well but over 8 years it's been filled and then spring cleaned and filled again so many times I can't count. Dunno, I'm a digital hoarder I guess.

I refuse to spend more than $100 for extra storage, so convince me that going th black caviar route and getting 1/3 the storage is better. What angle am I missing?

I am going 5820k, 16gig DDR4, yada yada yada.

Thanks folks.

 

[okcnaline]

Um... Just grab a WD10EZEX?

 

[digitaldoc]

You do not want to use a WD Green as your main system drive. They are slower.

How about WD Blue?

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SATA-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1433040924&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+blue

Seagate 3 TB can be had for $87 now, and I prefer that over WD Green any day.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433040965&sr=1-2&keywords=seagate+2+tb

 

[kenderkenobi]

You do not want to use a WD Green as your main system drive. They are slower.

How about WD Blue?

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-SATA-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1433040924&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+blue

Seagate 3 TB can be had for $87 now, and I prefer that over WD Green any day.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1433040965&sr=1-2&keywords=seagate+2+tb

Not going to be my main system drive. Just storage for vids, pics, save games, and other useless tomfoolery.

 

[okcnaline]

Then grab a WD10EZEX, usually the cheapest WD Blue.

 

[digitaldoc]

Still would not want a WD Green, but YMMV.

 

[kenderkenobi]

Ok, but why? What's the real tangible benefit? I'm not trying to be snarky, I just don't understand the real difference if it's just functioning as storage for such files?

Thanks for the input

 

[digitaldoc]

http://www.legitreviews.com/western-digital-2tb-caviar-green-and-black-hard-drives_1077/3

Who the heck wants a slower drive?

 

[jsmithepa]

I am wif you brother. If green gives you more bytes for dollar and storage space is more important than performance (that's what you got those SSD for), then go for green.

I personally always buy tires that have less road noise even though they are not top performers and not as long lasting. Noise is a big deal to me, and I don't drive like a maniac to demand whatever "performance" they try to sell me.

 

[kenderkenobi]

I am wif you brother. If green gives you more bytes for dollar and storage space is more important than performance (that's what you got those SSD for), then go for green.

I personally always buy tires that have less road noise even though they are not top performers and not as long lasting. Noise is a big deal to me, and I don't drive like a maniac to demand whatever "performance" they try to sell me.

Thanks mate!

 

[kenderkenobi]

I'm just going with the Green. It'll be more than fast enough to watch movies from, play music from, and store large pdf's. I don't need the noise or "performance".

And there really wasn't any counter arguments to getting a green.

 

[jsmithepa]

And there really wasn't any counter arguments to getting a green.

The only thing I hear about the green is, they tend to spin down very quick, by default, sounds like adjustable, plus the Windows sleep setting *should* keep it spinning when not idle. If you have it hooked up a normal internal sata, it should be OK. May have spin down issues only if hooked up externally.

 

[popatim]

Not going to be my main system drive. Just storage for vids, pics, save games, and other useless tomfoolery.

Perfect use for a Green Drive which are 5900 rpm's by the way. 🙂 Enjoy.

They just don't make good system drive because they have a inactivity timer which spins down the drive regardless of how you have windows set and it cannot be overridden. The spin back up causes a second or two of lag which isnt really noticeable on a storage drive and you would probably even have a black drive set to sleep after some inactivity period making the net result exactly the same. LoL

I have two 2Tb ezrx models in my home sever for almost 4 yrs now with no issues but the two previous 2tb ears models both failed after 2 years if that helps you. (The ears were know for having issues)

You might consider a Red drive if you want a longer warranty, the Green series is 1 yr; red is 3yrs for about $20 more.