suggestions for storage for new pc.

[hollowriller]

the hdd i currently have is 8 years old and i should probably change it to a newer one to avoid problems now that i'm changing other parts that were as old, the pc is going to be https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jD29vV

the GPU is really the sapphire r9 290 but it wasen't a choice in pcpartpicker.
the one i have is a 1tb one, using ~400gb on it now, using it to play games via steam, and have only a few programs installed that i'm going to
transfer.

have windows 10 on it upgraded from 7 that was preinstalled, but i seem to remember it being possible to transfer it to a new pc some way.

any suggestions is appreciated
thanks in advance

 

[elbert]

Switch the R9 290 to a rx480. The rx480 is as fast for about $100 less.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB XXX OC Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $229.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-12 19:12 EDT-0400

 

[Rhinofart]

Get yourself a 1TB SSD drive. They are decently priced these days, and will work beautifully with the rest of the components you have picked out.

 

[cryoburner]

Get yourself a 1TB SSD drive. They are decently priced these days, and will work beautifully with the rest of the components you have picked out.

An SSD is certainly a good option, but a 1TB hard drive costs around $50, while a 1TB SSD starts at around $250 for a lower-end model. And of course, they are only using around 400GB right now, so most of that space would probably be sitting around unused for quite some time. A ~500GB SSD might be a more reasonable option, since if they needed more space, they could always add an additional SSD later, or another regular hard drive for bulk storage, which doesn't benefit as much from the higher performance of an SSD.

 

[Rhinofart]

Get yourself a 1TB SSD drive. They are decently priced these days, and will work beautifully with the rest of the components you have picked out.

An SSD is certainly a good option, but a 1TB hard drive costs around $50, while a 1TB SSD starts at around $250 for a lower-end model. And of course, they are only using around 400GB right now, so most of that space would probably be sitting around unused for quite some time. A ~500GB SSD might be a more reasonable option, since if they needed more space, they could always add an additional SSD later, or another regular hard drive for bulk storage, which doesn't benefit as much from the higher performance of an SSD.

True for the storage amount they are using right now, but I'd rather have some extra space up front. Personal preference I guess.

 

[hollowriller]

i'll probably go for a 500gb ssd then depending on how much difference in price it is to the next size, should be plenty for how i use it.