WD Black Cavier 2TB or SSD 1TB ?

tonytran

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Hi guys I wanted to ask if I should replaced my WD Black 1TB $100AUD which is a rebadged WD Blue 1TB HDD with bad access time 15.9ms.
To a WD Black Cavier 2TB for $159AUD for my games like STEAM, Origin, Uplay, ARC.


This is how my WD Black 1TB one looks like kinda disappointed:

http://www.coastaldc.com/product/wd-black-1tb-performance-hard-drive/


Atm my set up is like this:
Intel 535 SSD 120GB For Windows 10
Samsung EVO 256gb for Demanding Open world Games with loading Screens.
Western Digital Black 1TB Rebadged for Steam, Music, Movies,Work.

Otherwise a buy a 1Tb SSD for $350-$450AUD which is very exspensive.


 
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I can't see that the 2TB drive will make much difference performance-wise - it's still a mechanical hard drive and subject to the long seek times that are a consequence of how hard drives work. You could try defragmenting it with MyDefrag using an optimised defrag profile (maybe sorting files by directory to keep each game's files fairly close together on the disk) or short-stroking it (multiple small partitions which again keep files together) but nothing you can do will get even the fastest hard drive anywhere close to an entry-level SSD.
 


Fair enough in that case should I Replace my WD Black 1TB to a 500gb SSD for $220AUD meaning I will have 3 SSD drives in my gaming pc computer and no hdd drives at all. OR is that a bad idea?

Three SSD Drives vs Two SSD+One HDD Drive.

Oh and is the Seagate FireCuda 2TB SDHD anygood? Pretty Cheap like $155AUD.
Should I be worried about Fail Rate on Seagate Drives?

Not sure if Western Digital Gold 1TB is worth getting at all pretty good specs.
 
NEITHER.
WD Blacks are a waste of cash (I only have mine because I won it in a competition), they all pretty much perform the same as long as it's from either Seagate, Western Digital or Toshiba, and it's 7200RPM.
You also don't need more than a 250GB SSD for consumer use, the only case I recommend a 500GB for is when people are doing video production work.
SSHDs are poor value, and typically skew performance pretty poorly.
You're talking 1TB drives here, not enterprise. Put WD Blacks and WD Golds out of your mind.
Stick to a Seagate Barracuda or a WD 1TB Caviar Blue (7200RPM) if buying HDDs, if buying an SSD stick to 250GB. A 1TB SSD can't really be justified unless your other specs are up to standard, if you could post those it'd be great to get an idea of what you're working with.
 


"All SSD" is perfectly fine.
All my main systems here in the house are SSD only. 8 drives spread across 3 systems.

All the spinning drives are in or connected to the NAS box.
 


Fair enough BUT what happens if I have a big game library worth 500gb on steam then what are my options?
1. Uninstall the ones that i dont play or rarely play.

2. Buy a fast 500gb ssd for it so games load faster example loading screens/zones loading.

3. Buy a 2Tb hard drive for it which gives me enough space for other things like STEAM, Origin, Uplay, ARC Games, Music, Movies, Work, Programs & Work.

Btw I only use my Samsung EVO 256gb SSD for my Demanding Shooter & MMORPG Games that I currently play example:
Black Desert Online.
Guild Wars 2.
Destiny 2.
Titan Fall 2.
The Division.
Forza Horizon 3.
Witcher 3.

And already running out of space that's why a 500gb SSD is need.

But if you really have the money then get a 1TB and replace the WD 1TB HDD.


 


Here are my Specs:

Intel i7 4790K@4.8ghz Delided.

Gigabyte Z97X UD7H MOBO

MSI GTX1080 DUKE OC

16GB 2400mhz DDR3 Radeon R9 Gamer Series Ram.

EVGA SuperNova G2 750W PSU.

Intel 535 120GB SSD: For Windows 10.

Samsung EVO 256gb SSD: for
Demanding Open world MMO Games.

Western Digital Black 1TB:
STEAM, Origin, Uplay, ARC Games.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass Edition Mid Tower.

BenQ VZ2350HM 24in Widescreen IPS Monitor 60hz.





 

Put them on a hard drive.
The only difference an SSD makes is a few seconds faster loading times in games, no performance impact at all.
I can't justify it personally, most data heavy users or those who want dead quiet rigs will usually go SSD only, but it costs a bomb. In your case a HDD and saving for your next upgrade is best, you already have ample SSD space. :)
I however would suggest making sure software and critical files are on an SSD, as they won't fail as frequently the same manner a hard drive may.
Get a 2TB Seagate Barracuda.
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/CbL7YJ/seagate-barracuda-2tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm006
 
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Cool thanks best answer selected.
Btw have you had any exsperience with HGST & Toshiba 2tb 7200rpm hard drives?
How reliable are they compared to Seagate Baracuda 2tb 7200rpm drives.


 
HDDs. The old saying "ain't what they use to be" might apply to HDDs. I was using a "OLD" SCSI drive in a system (Running Windows 95) Since early 2002. I had to fire that system up 2009 - HDD did not come up, Rapped it with my knuckles and up she fired. Used that system thru 2013 when we FINNIALY upgraded the System.
The Reliability HDDs is a cut above Ford Edsel (exclude NON-Enterprise Expensive HDD). I think the 2.5 inch drives are more reliable than the 3 in drives. ALWAYs backup a HDD, Well you also should have an SSD backed up. NEVER buy a 3 Gig HDD - any Brand - My experience Plus an article I read. For me a HDD is a must so My preference for HDDs is WD Black (Trying their new GOLD line). Check out Newegg reviews for Various HDDs (PS Yes, Need to take with a grain of Salt).
That said, Yes I still use HDDs as saving my DVDs to SSDs would be rather expensive - To date have some 700+ movies saved (I convert DVD VOBs to MP4 format) and a hundred or so yet to convert.
SSDs VERY reliable, I have some 15 (9 in use - 3 desktops and 4 Laptops) and 6 as Backups) one is the OLD Intel 80 Gig. NOT ONE Failure. I would guess that over 70% of SSD failure are user caused. A small percentage are manuf defects.
My Main desktop: 3 SSDs (a 480 gig C for OS+Programs and D for most often accessed data files; a 256 gig E: as a scratch drive; and a 960 gig for ???) plus a 4 gig HDD. The SSD that is my OS + Program drive has Outlasted 3 HDDs - two were 3 gig HDDs.
 


Haven't had any issues with Toshiba drives the few times i've used them, but I tend to stick with Seagate and WD.
Seagate for anything 2TB+ for local storage, WD for 1TB drives and NAS storage around the store.
There was an issue with high capacity Seagates a few years back, but it was resolved fairly quickly.
 


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Make sure you are using the right drive in the right scenario and HDDs will last much longer than their minimum life time expectancy.