Hitachi deskstar E7K1000 vs. Seagate barracuda ST1000DM003

Jobumo · Dec 15, 2014

Here's my build, if you're curious: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LYD6mG (this link contains both of the hdd's I'm considering and my ssd)

My question (as stated in the title) is which hard drive should I chose for gaming.

Hitachi deskstar: http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=9SIA67S2404376&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566

Seagate barracuda: http://m.newegg.com/Product?ItemNumber=22-148-840

(The price of the Hitachi on newegg is way more then it should be, pc part picker had them about the same price)

thor220 · Dec 15, 2014

For me, both of those links send me to newegg's index page. It's not a deal though, I know both these drives.

You are going to get about the same performance with each drive with a slight nod to seagate. This seagate model is known to be variable. People have been reporting a large difference in performance between drives of the same model.

The hatachi drive you linked is a higher reliability drive. It comes with a longer warranty and mean time before failure.

Jobumo · Dec 16, 2014

Thank you. Oddly though the price for the Hitachi on pc part picker spiked back up to $126.

Do you happen to know about the Toshiba HDKPC03?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149382&cm_re=Toshiba_HDKPC03-_-22-149-382-_-Product

thor220 · Dec 16, 2014

I only know about that drive through benchmarks and reviews. I don't know any friends who have one so I cannot give you my own experience with the drive.

Based on what I do know, the Toshiba HDKPC03 isn't as good as the Seagate ST1000dm003. It's not as fast and it doesn't have a good track record for reliability.

If you are looking in the $55 price range, the Seagate you linked is a pretty good choice. I would also recommend the western digital blue or green.

http://www.amazon.com/WD-Green-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B006GDVREI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418760812&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+green+1tb
http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418760866&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+blue

Jobumo · Dec 16, 2014

Which do you prefer? The western digital or seagate drive?

thor220 · Dec 17, 2014

The western digital. It's a more reliable drive.

Jobumo · Dec 18, 2014

Thank you!

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