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Western Digital Black 6 TB Hard Drive
WD announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Black line of performance hard drives up to 6 TB capacity. Shipping now, the 3.5-inch, 7200 RPM drive is the perfect solution for gamers and professionals in need of high-performance desktop systems and workstations.
WD Black hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 128 MB cache, dual stage actuator technology, SATA 6 gigabits per second (Gb/s) interface, and an integrated dual processor to deliver ultimate performance in a maximum-capacity drive. The WD Black 6TB is up to 29% faster than the previous WD Black 4TB version in maximum data rate throughput and 10% faster in PCMark Vantage.
"Combining maximum system performance with generous capacity, the expansion of WD Black to 6 TB allows gamers, enthusiasts and creatives to push the boundaries of personalization without compromise," said Cindi Grace, senior vice president of WD storage technology group. "In choosing WD Black hard drives, WD desktop customers get the best possible mix of capacity, performance and reliability to handle intense desktop computing with ease."
WD Black 6 TB hard drives feature the following:
- Increased Reliability -StableTrac Technology (2 TB and larger models) secures the motor shaft inside of the hard drive to increase reliability and help reduce impact due to system-induced vibrations from other components. By stabilizing the platters inside, the WD Black drive results in more accurate tracking in a particular sector during read and write operations, optimizing performance and reliability.
- Increased DRAM cache - The Dynamic Cache Technology improves caching algorithms in real time to allocate and optimize cache between reads and writes. This movement of cache for read data helps to reduce congestion and increase overall performance.
- Efficient dual processing - A dual-core processor offers twice the processing capability as a single-core processor to maximize drive performance for faster read and write speeds.
- Industry-leading 5-year limited warranty - Compared to standard hard drives, the WD Black drive endures more strenuous and aggressive internal testing over a longer period of time, resulting in it being backed by an industry leading 5-year limited warranty.
Price and Availability
Available now through select distributors and resellers, WD Black drive is covered by a five-year limited warranty. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Black 5 TB drive (model # WD5001FZWX) is $264.00 USD and the WD Black 6 TB drive (model # WD6001FZWX) is $294.00 USD.
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#5146149 Posted on: 08/23/2015 06:44 PM
SSD are still to expensive imo to start doing that for games, special if your some that install all the game you have reguardless if u play them or not.
As far as I'm concerned, the era of performance HDDs has passed. Now I only have need for ~5400 rpm archive HDDs, and then SSDs for the OS, programs, and games.
SSD are still to expensive imo to start doing that for games, special if your some that install all the game you have reguardless if u play them or not.
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#5146185 Posted on: 08/23/2015 08:54 PM
That's why I use an SSD as a cache drive and a mechanical drive for the system drive. It's much more cost effective as I only have to replace the SSD if it fails. I still get the performance benefits of the SSD though since nearly everything I use it cached on the SSD. The performance of the mechanical drive is only obvious the first couple boots and runs of any piece of software. After that, it's all cached and launches from the SSD anyway.
SSD are still to expensive imo to start doing that for games, special if your some that install all the game you have reguardless if u play them or not.
That's why I use an SSD as a cache drive and a mechanical drive for the system drive. It's much more cost effective as I only have to replace the SSD if it fails. I still get the performance benefits of the SSD though since nearly everything I use it cached on the SSD. The performance of the mechanical drive is only obvious the first couple boots and runs of any piece of software. After that, it's all cached and launches from the SSD anyway.
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#5146234 Posted on: 08/23/2015 11:20 PM
That is one way for durability too, however if you use it "just" as OS cache I wonder why NOT using it as main OS drive too,with no games installed ofc,only main/usual programs.-Almost- everything would be faster for your system compared with your current state with HDD in the mix).
No offence but a SSD bootdrive (with OS and regular/most common used programs and apps) can't be the same as a HDD with SSD as cachedrive.
I know you are experienced PC user and I believe that you know if I am right or not, with all due respect to you my friend.
Basic chatting on previous post you replied to was if it's worth for games too VS HDDs with main factor the cost per GB.
That's why I use an SSD as a cache drive and a mechanical drive for the system drive. It's much more cost effective as I only have to replace the SSD if it fails. I still get the performance benefits of the SSD though since nearly everything I use it cached on the SSD. The performance of the mechanical drive is only obvious the first couple boots and runs of any piece of software. After that, it's all cached and launches from the SSD anyway.
That is one way for durability too, however if you use it "just" as OS cache I wonder why NOT using it as main OS drive too,with no games installed ofc,only main/usual programs.-Almost- everything would be faster for your system compared with your current state with HDD in the mix).
No offence but a SSD bootdrive (with OS and regular/most common used programs and apps) can't be the same as a HDD with SSD as cachedrive.
I know you are experienced PC user and I believe that you know if I am right or not, with all due respect to you my friend.
Basic chatting on previous post you replied to was if it's worth for games too VS HDDs with main factor the cost per GB.
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#5146236 Posted on: 08/23/2015 11:30 PM
just gonna leave this hear....
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I like WD blacks. Nice warranty, good quality, fast for a HDD, and most importantly, so much cheaper than SSDs. I use blacks for storage and most things, my SSDs are reserved for the OS and gaming, can't afford more or bigger SSDs.
just gonna leave this hear....
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Or you could do it the cheap way. Use Intel's Smart Response Tech. I use a 64GB SSD as a cache drive and a 1TB, 7200rpm HDD as a system drive. My system boots and responds just as fast as it did with an SSD for the system drive but has considerably more storage space. If I need more storage space, I just buy a larger HDD and clone the old one to the new one. Saves a lot of money that way.