Is This Hard Drive worth the money Saved?

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cwb50

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The Hard Drive I am planning on getting is:
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003

If I buy one of these, I save 30 dollars, is it really gonna be THAT BIG OF A DIFFERENCE (for gaming and editing video)

WD Blue 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD10EZEX - Bare Drive
http://www.microcenter.com/product/398271/Blue_1TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_WD10EZEX_-_Bare_Drive

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Toshiba 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive DT01ACA100 - Bare Drive
http://www.microcenter.com/product/400847/1TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_DT01ACA100_-_Bare_Drive
 
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So I should go with the cheaper? I know lots of people say WD Black is better for gaming, but is it really that big of a difference?
 
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The Seagate and WD Blue you linked are basically identical with customer feedback for reliability.

BTW, Seagate bought WD.
http://www.storagenewsletter.com/rubriques/mas/seagate-acquires-wd-for-16-billion-new-company-named-seawest/

Never mind... check the date, it was an April Fools joke.
 
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Lol, but since they basically seem the same (And Storage doesn't effect gamplay that much I understand?) I might as well go with the cheaper one
 
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I'd go for Western Digital Green, less strain on your system and a good price. Black or red if you want one with a minuscule failure rate.
Threw a 2TB one into my sky+ HD box and it's perfect. I'd go for WD any day over Seagate, they seem more reliable.
 
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I disagree.

What strain does a HDD put on a system?
 
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I was talking about sky+ hd boxes which have the crappy low power supply (out of context I know) that can fail with a hungry hdd.
Aside from that they cheap, reliable and low on power consumption (handy if you have more than one video card).

And I agree with you that western digital can be somewhat more reliable than Seagate (though they produce fine hdd too).
 
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