HDD for gaming

[necromancher]

Hi guys i am in a bit of a trouble here.



I want an hdd to run games from it and i am in confusion beacause i want the best solution in speed but i am also concerned about reliability cause i may running my computer over 12 hours per day and sometimes concecutive days in a row(I think i am using my pc a little less about 7/24).



So i am between those 3 HDDs:

1)WD RE 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:WD1003FBYZ)

2)WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:WD1003FZEX)

3)Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:ST2000DM001)



Thanks everyone.

P.S. This topic is about HDDs so don't bother suggesting any SSDs

 

[Alpha3031]

Go for the cheapest. You'll get 2-3% difference in speed max. RE is server HDD, and Black is Enthusiast, so they would last longer, but it's not worth paying much more for.

 

[mrt3]

Hi guys i am in a bit of a trouble here.



I want an hdd to run games from it and i am in confusion beacause i want the best solution in speed but i am also concerned about reliability cause i may running my computer over 12 hours per day and sometimes concecutive days in a row(I think i am using my pc a little less about 7/24).



So i am between those 3 HDDs:

1)WD RE 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:WD1003FBYZ)

2)WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:WD1003FZEX)

3)Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm 64mb cache (model number:ST2000DM001)



Thanks everyone.

P.S. This topic is about HDDs so don't bother suggesting any SSDs

get Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 64mb cache slimmer than WD or get Seagate SSHD for ssd like performance and it is also slimmer than WD

 

[necromancher]

The difference in prize is about 5-10 euros in my region in all of 3 disks so it isn't my concerne.I put RE in the choices because of its stability in constant use(as server HDD) but i dont know if can run game as well as from the other two although the have same factory rpms.As for the seagate i am reading a lot of negative reviews about failing and tha it is not suggested for concecutive use(nearly 24/7) thats why i am in confusion.As for the extra TB is not my concerne either

 

[Alpha3031]

In that case, I'd get the WD Black.

 

[necromancher]

Yeah you see the point here for the black is the bad reviews about noice and i am not the guy who will tolerate noice.
Anyway thank you for the responces but i can't still make my choice.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Caviar Black every time. You can always use thin rubber grommets between the drive and the cage to isolate noise/vibration.

 

[antec20]

Yeah you see the point here for the black is the bad reviews about noice and i am not the guy who will tolerate noice.
Anyway thank you for the responces but i can't still make my choice.

i just bought locally a wd black 1tb desktop internal drive. no noise problems here.

 

[necromancher]

I think the noice problems are always linked with the total hardware of the case.For example if you have a lot of fans even in low rpms you propably won't be anble to hear it.In my case i got a custom watercool so tha rad fans may not completely cover any possible noice that may occur from the disk.For the record i have seen youtube videos with the noice problems and a lot of reviews.Either way it is always about the piece you get and the enviroment around it.Finally i will propably go for the RE so thank you all for the responces.

 

[Alpha3031]

The RE is a bit slower though, 100 MB/s vs 140 MB/s.

 

[necromancher]

In the WD site they give a peak about 180 mb/s if i can remeber correct but i thought that you said that there is a difference about 2-3% thats why i am going with the extra stability.Either way do you have any link of a benchmark test written or in a video to check it?

 

[Alpha3031]

RE 2013: http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/8573/WDC-WD1003FBYZ-010FB0

Black 2013: http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/WD-Black-1TB-2013/Rating/1822

I made my 2-3% remark looking at an old version of the Black and RE. Sorry :/

 

[necromancher]

Yes i see your point.In the WD site in the driver spec sheet they give these numbers.

WD Black:
Data transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host 6 Gb/s
Host to/from drive (sustained) 150 MB/s

WD RE:
Data transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host 6 Gb/s
Host to/from drive (sustained) 128 MB/s

Ok i can see the difference in the numbers and also on the benchmark list but both disks are working at 7200rpm and when i 'll use them to run a game from them the read speed is my concerne which in the benchmark is about 40mb/s difference.But after all will this difference be perceptible in a daily basic view and in plain site.And i say this beacause on the other hand with the RE i got about double the stability and not any bad reviews for noice(which is my concerne).That's why i think i am leaning to the RE.