What kind of Hard Disk Drive do I use?

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I'm building a Rig. I've got an ASUS PRIME-Z270-K. I've got and an NVMe SSD it's a Samsung 960 EVO M.2 500GB that I was planning on using for my OS and whatever programs I'm running. I want to get additional storage in the form of an HDD 7200RPM 128MB cache like 6TB's. My issue is what type of HDD do I get? A NAS, an Enterprise, or whatever other options are out there? If you've got a preferable brand throw that in too? Thank You Very Much In Advance!!!!
 
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Enterprise drives are not ideal for home solutions. Whilst they have benefits for the enterprise they are often louder.

A NAS Drive is better than a desktop drive. NAS drives are rated for 24/7 operation. I've only ever had 1 fail.

Desktop drives (WD Green, Seagate Barracuda), are rated for 8/5 operation and will almost certainly fail just before or just outside the warranty period if you use them for more than 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Since about 2013 HDD quality has plummeted. Manufacturers have sneakily acknowledged this by offering shorter warranties on all of the products.

TL;dr - Go for a NAS drive.
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Enterprise drives are not ideal for home solutions. Whilst they have benefits for the enterprise they are often louder.

A NAS Drive is better than a desktop drive. NAS drives are rated for 24/7 operation. I've only ever had 1 fail.

Desktop drives (WD Green, Seagate Barracuda), are rated for 8/5 operation and will almost certainly fail just before or just outside the warranty period if you use them for more than 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Since about 2013 HDD quality has plummeted. Manufacturers have sneakily acknowledged this by offering shorter warranties on all of the products.

TL;dr - Go for a NAS drive.
 
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Tanyac, Thank You So Much!!! You just made my day and week. I've been trying to figure this out with some friends that are pretty knowledgeable as I am decently but we couldn't nail it down. I can't Thank You enough!! I've got one more piece to the puzzle left now and hopefully I can figure that one out! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You again!!!!!!
 
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