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Hi guys please tell me if my storage is good to go, I'm not planning on touching it for idk as long as possible 10 yrs maybe? haha. Please no i5 is better or 8gb is better. Thanks.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($205.69 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($176.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($188.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($564.99 @ Memory Express)
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Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Vuugo)
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The storage setup is fine as far as quality goes. However, you can never predict how long any mechanical or ssd drive will last - you may get a "golden" Seagate that will run for years with no issues, or you may get one that runs great for 19 months, 7 days, 3 hours and then just dies without warning - it's a crap shoot. Ditto on the ssd, although sudden failures are pretty rare with ssd's.

If you value your data, make sure you backup the important stuff on a regular basis to a separate drive, the cloud or some other type of media.

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The storage setup is fine as far as quality goes. However, you can never predict how long any mechanical or ssd drive will last - you may get a "golden" Seagate that will run for years with no issues, or you may get one that runs great for 19 months, 7 days, 3 hours and then just dies without warning - it's a crap shoot. Ditto on the ssd, although sudden failures are pretty rare with ssd's.

If you value your data, make sure you backup the important stuff on a regular basis to a separate drive, the cloud or some other type of media.

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w1ldshot

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If that is the case, would you advice me to change the 250gb to 120gb ssd based on those 2 storage that I got. Also note that I don't download many videos, movies, etc. Are there any specific ssd, and hd u advice?
 
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I don't think you need to change either the ssd or the hdd. I just wanted to make sure you knew that there is no way to predict the life span of any storage device and that for safety, you need to plan to back up important data.

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