looking to upgrade HDD

[bobkfloyd]

I NOW HAVE Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare that is 4.6 years old.
I am looking at Seagate Hybrid Drive ST1000DX001 1TB MLC/8GB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/sNCQ 3.5" Desktop SSHD , as i have not restored pc in 4.6 years, want to do so prior to pushing win 10.
#1 is that even worth spending the money, should I notice performance improvement?

#2 Is there a WD HDD that will out perform the above seagate for under $100. I would say i need 750 gig minimum for primary drive. SDD is way out of the question. I can wait a minute.

#3 Is that a technology more likely to fail, besides the point that seagate has bad rep for failing hdds?
Any input would be appreciated!
bob

 

[bobkfloyd]

I am also wondering how much longer could I maybe expect out of hdd that is going on 5 years old. It tests good right now.

 

[rgd1101]

motherboard?
If the motherboard have m.2 slot, another option is to get a m.2 ssd (8 to 32gb) as cache and a hdd drive.

Also, backup your data period.

 

[boosted1g]

The SSHD drives only offer a minor performance bump and are just not worth it.

I would get the 1TB now, and save up a little more and get an SSD drive.
Sandisk drives are ok, but any of the other cheaper drives are cheap/on sale for a reason.
If you watch amazon they have the 850 evo on sale from time to time. I picked one up for $56 one time.

 

[bobkfloyd]

motherboard?
If the motherboard have m.2 slot, another option is to get a m.2 ssd (8 to 32gb) as cache and a hdd drive.

Also, backup your data period.

ASUS M4N98TD EVO AM3 NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard . i do not think so. My main question was, will I see noticeable hdd performance booost with the seagate mentioned above. and is there anything comperable to it, as I can get it for $60 right now,
All good advice, thanks.

 

[bobkfloyd]

The SSHD drives only offer a minor performance bump and are just not worth it.

I would get the 1TB now, and save up a little more and get an SSD drive.
Sandisk drives are ok, but any of the other cheaper drives are cheap/on sale for a reason.
If you watch amazon they have the 850 evo on sale from time to time. I picked one up for $56 one time.

thanks for response!
My main question was, will I see noticeable hdd performance booost with the seagate mentioned above over my current wd green. Is there any other comparable drive out there. I can pay $60 for it now,
Yes, when I can get a 1 tb sdd for $100, no brainer, but that is a ways away. There are many things to save for in life.

 

[bobkfloyd]

My apologies for putting so many questions into one.

 

[boosted1g]

The SSHD drives only offer a minor performance bump and are just not worth it.

I would get the 1TB now, and save up a little more and get an SSD drive.
Sandisk drives are ok, but any of the other cheaper drives are cheap/on sale for a reason.
If you watch amazon they have the 850 evo on sale from time to time. I picked one up for $56 one time.

thanks for response!
My main question was, will I see noticeable hdd performance booost with the seagate mentioned above over my current wd green. Is there any other comparable drive out there. I can pay $60 for it now,
Yes, when I can get a 1 tb sdd for $100, no brainer, but that is a ways away. There are many things to save for in life.

The WD Green drive is only 5900 rpm drive and is slower then even a 7200 rpm hard drive (about 80MBPS for green serries, 110 MBPS for 7200rpm drive).

You dont have to get a 1tb SSD drive, the vast majority of us have 120 or 250gb SSD drive and use the hard drive for backups and large storage.
You can get a 120 GB crucial BX100 for $65, a western digital blue (7200 rpm) 1tb drive for $50 and that only puts you $15 over budget. This combination will be night and day faster the an sshd.
You need an SSD for OS and for programs. Putting things like music or movies on a hard drive does not slow it down any because it only needs to be as fast as the bitrate of the file (even uncompressed 4k is only 15-20% of the hard drives max speed).

 

[bobkfloyd]

The SSHD drives only offer a minor performance bump and are just not worth it.

I would get the 1TB now, and save up a little more and get an SSD drive.
Sandisk drives are ok, but any of the other cheaper drives are cheap/on sale for a reason.
If you watch amazon they have the 850 evo on sale from time to time. I picked one up for $56 one time.

thanks for response!
My main question was, will I see noticeable hdd performance booost with the seagate mentioned above over my current wd green. Is there any other comparable drive out there. I can pay $60 for it now,
Yes, when I can get a 1 tb sdd for $100, no brainer, but that is a ways away. There are many things to save for in life.

The WD Green drive is only 5900 rpm drive and is slower then even a 7200 rpm hard drive (about 80MBPS for green serries, 110 MBPS for 7200rpm drive).

You dont have to get a 1tb SSD drive, the vast majority of us have 120 or 250gb SSD drive and use the hard drive for backups and large storage.
You can get a 120 GB crucial BX100 for $65, a western digital blue (7200 rpm) 1tb drive for $50 and that only puts you $15 over budget. This combination will be night and day faster the an sshd.
You need an SSD for OS and for programs. Putting things like music or movies on a hard drive does not slow it down any because it only needs to be as fast as the bitrate of the file (even uncompressed 4k is only 15-20% of the hard drives max speed).

 

[bobkfloyd]

I ended up getting the SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E500B/AM 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D any way. I paid 166 with a bracket. The promo code EMCAWNA28 from newegg was in my inbox as soon as I read the thread from boosted. Looking at half a decade of reliable, quiet, low energy, and super fast, (even with sata 2 mobo for now). It is surely going to prove to be a good time saving investment. I wanted at least 700 gig for primary, but 500 is a good compromise for hoarder like me. I can keep filling my green drive with media, and keep a little less programs and games on the SSD. But now I want to go and swap mobo, and cpu, which are now bottlenecking gpu and sdd. Always a can of worms. It would have helped if I had time to research things before I asked questions here, but hopefully info miight help someone else. Thanks so much guys.

 

[bobkfloyd]

The SSHD drives only offer a minor performance bump and are just not worth it.

I would get the 1TB now, and save up a little more and get an SSD drive.
Sandisk drives are ok, but any of the other cheaper drives are cheap/on sale for a reason.
If you watch amazon they have the 850 evo on sale from time to time. I picked one up for $56 one time.

The Evo 850 was well worth the extra cash. I feel that I have already paid off my investment after restoration, adding programs, and windows upgrade........ Everything is so much faster. I also power down much more due to fast startup and usage. Besides the point, I got a refurbished roku stick for streaming. That all should surely save pc life and electric bill,
Much thanks to you, and all others that take time to help others!
bob

 

[rgd1101]

Great to hear, thanks for the update.