Cant Decide on which internal 3tb main HDD to get ...

1Nor1

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Rounded up with this 4:

newegg compare hdd site

wanted a new big hdd for gaming mostly - store crazy amount of full hd movies :D - also install windows 7 pro.

right now i have an asus z97 AR mobo recently upgraded and need a new install for windows , i hope i dont need to upgrade from here to 3 or 4? years minimum so i want a very stable hard drive , not so obsessed with speeds (like in ssd but not going below 7200rpm) and looking not to pay more than i require...

i think everyone will point out the WD black best choice...but pricey :< , so was wondering if any of the other cheaper alternatives just as good for my purposes :D
 
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*WRONG LINK* will update you with the correct below!

I upgraded to this hard drive most recently, the technical specs gives you the experience of SSD without the high costs. I highly recommend this hybrid drive I notice a variable difference in speed, it also claims to have up to 4x faster than standard 7200 RPM hard drives*; it...

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so what you are saying i should make the partition as a GTB instead of MBR to get a full 3 tb partition right? oh ! very cheap drive as well although though green WD were better as storage drives not also to operate the operating system as well :x
 

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*WRONG LINK* will update you with the correct below!

I upgraded to this hard drive most recently, the technical specs gives you the experience of SSD without the high costs. I highly recommend this hybrid drive I notice a variable difference in speed, it also claims to have up to 4x faster than standard 7200 RPM hard drives*; it improves system-level performance by an average of 20%.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DX001/dp/B00EIQTKAS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423503485&sr=8-2&keywords=Seagate+3TB+SSHD

Seagate SSHD Hybrid Drive only sizes are 1TB, 2TB, 4TB.
 
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