- Jul 2, 2016
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I plan to get bigger storage for myself. So far I've been running off of a 240gb ssd for windows, 2tb hdd for games and some pictures and a 6tb external hdd for video file, pictures and other precious data. The external disk is starting to make noise and i have over 2tb of footage and files that need to be backed up on my pc. I'm the type of person who dedicates storage on my pc equally, the 2tb disk was separated into 1tb for games and 1tb for pictures and other school files i had on. That's why I can't just store files mixed between partitions, because I'd like to keep things in their own space.
So I plan to pick 2x 4tb drives, set them to raid 1 so that I can have 2 copies of files on each disk, in case one of them dies.
My problem comes with picking what type of drive to choose, and no amount of googling helps me with my scenario, since I believe it might not be as common to talk about.
I have a few games that I play, despite the fact that I don't game much I like to keep them on, in case i decide to give them a go. Games like gta 5, rocket league, monster hunter, skullgirls and some other less demanding titles. But I do a decent chunk of streaming and making illustrations. Pictures don't take up as much space as video footage does.
In that case, should I go with something like a Seagate Barracuda, or a Seagate Ironwolf. Would a NAS drive be a better choice for storing somewhat big quantities of files, and also be used for some light gaming, or would a regular consumer drive be better. I'd like to make sure I don't lose my files, but also not have to buy a separate disk, or use my current 500gb ssd as game storage, since it's used for windows and software for streaming and content creation.
I'm not picking any new external drives, as I've learned that they are not really meant for daily active use, and are more meant as a backup. A mistake I will not repeat.
I'd like to hear the opinion from a third party, because right now I feel like I should invest in the long term. I think I'd want to go for Ironwolf Pro's since I'm not a speed freak, I'd just like a bigger solution for storage, but again, I don't know what to pick.
So I plan to pick 2x 4tb drives, set them to raid 1 so that I can have 2 copies of files on each disk, in case one of them dies.
My problem comes with picking what type of drive to choose, and no amount of googling helps me with my scenario, since I believe it might not be as common to talk about.
I have a few games that I play, despite the fact that I don't game much I like to keep them on, in case i decide to give them a go. Games like gta 5, rocket league, monster hunter, skullgirls and some other less demanding titles. But I do a decent chunk of streaming and making illustrations. Pictures don't take up as much space as video footage does.
In that case, should I go with something like a Seagate Barracuda, or a Seagate Ironwolf. Would a NAS drive be a better choice for storing somewhat big quantities of files, and also be used for some light gaming, or would a regular consumer drive be better. I'd like to make sure I don't lose my files, but also not have to buy a separate disk, or use my current 500gb ssd as game storage, since it's used for windows and software for streaming and content creation.
I'm not picking any new external drives, as I've learned that they are not really meant for daily active use, and are more meant as a backup. A mistake I will not repeat.
I'd like to hear the opinion from a third party, because right now I feel like I should invest in the long term. I think I'd want to go for Ironwolf Pro's since I'm not a speed freak, I'd just like a bigger solution for storage, but again, I don't know what to pick.
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