Some questions about specific HDDs.

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Bogdanov89

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I am buying a completely new PC who's primary purpose will be gaming.
Components that i have so far picked for it are:

Intel 'CPU LGA1150 Intel® Core™ i7-4790K
GeForce GTX970
DIMM DDR3 2x8GB 2400MHz Kingston HyperX Savage CL11
MB: Z97 Intel chipset, LGA1150 socket, ATX (not sure what model)
900W Raidmax Vampire RX-900GH 80PLUS GOLD

I need some help deciding between the following HDDs (not interested in getting a true SSD at this moment):
Western Digital 1TB 3.5" SATA III 64MB 7200rpm Black
SEAGATE SSHD 1TB + 8GB 3.5", SATA III, 7200rpm, 64MB
Western Digital 1TB SATA III, 64MB, 3.5", 7200rpm, Enterprise RE
SEAGATE 1TB, 3.5", SATA III, 64MB, Barracuda 7200.14

All have 7200rpm 3.5" Sata3 64MB cache, but i have questions about specific things:
- How does the "WD Black" mentioned above compare to the "Seagate Barracuda" mentioned above?
- I have heard that all the WD Black and Seagate Barracuda HDD series are (more-or-less) old and/or discontinued and should be avoided when possible?
- Are the new Seagate SSHD actually good for gaming? I heard that regular 7200rpm HDD are better for gaming than the SSHD ones (also with 7200rpm)?
- Is there a Western Digital counterpart to the Seagate SSHD mentioned above that would be good for gaming?
- WD Enterprise RE is, i guess, for business purposes. However are any of those features perhaps useful for a gaming PC, or is it of no importance?

Thank you for reading and helping me out :)
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, Bogdanov89!

This is the first post, I've encountered where someone is told to avoid the WD Black. :D People usually tend to prefer this drive for their gaming rigs. I don't know your sources but there are new batches of hard drives produced constantly actually.
The WD Re enterprise drive is one of our datacenter drives, indeed. However the WD Re is more likely to be put in the WD Red family as it is a durable capacity storage for high-availability deployments, rather than a gaming drive. You can see for yourself here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=47X6Hw
Out of the enterprise drives, the high-density performance storage for demanding applications is the WD Xe.

If you want a fast desktop HDD though, I'd suggest...
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Hey there, Bogdanov89!

This is the first post, I've encountered where someone is told to avoid the WD Black. :D People usually tend to prefer this drive for their gaming rigs. I don't know your sources but there are new batches of hard drives produced constantly actually.
The WD Re enterprise drive is one of our datacenter drives, indeed. However the WD Re is more likely to be put in the WD Red family as it is a durable capacity storage for high-availability deployments, rather than a gaming drive. You can see for yourself here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=47X6Hw
Out of the enterprise drives, the high-density performance storage for demanding applications is the WD Xe.

If you want a fast desktop HDD though, I'd suggest you to take a look at the WD VelociRaptor. It also has a 5-year warranty like the WD Black but offers 10 000 RPM and 64 MB cache. It is designed to deliver ultimate performance for high-end PCs using demanding applications. Check more of its features here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=rm6cBN
I believe there are some reviews with benchmarks on the VelociRaptor with the WD Black as well.

Hope I helped. Let me know if you have any more questions! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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