WD Black or Gold for Gaming (10TB)

Black Flag · 2025-03-04T12:31:17+0000

After five years it's time to replace my main gaming hdd, the WD4005FZBX edition.

But it's not easy to find the Black model with 512 MB cache and 10 TBs of capacity, here in Greece and when I finding it, costs a lot.

So it's ok to go with WD103KRYZ Gold Enterprise? It's faster than the WD4005FZBX I already own.

Solaris17 · 2025-03-04T13:43:52+0000

Yeah it will work fine. It’s gonna make noise though so don’t get scared.

Frick · 2025-03-04T13:51:53+0000

I'n gonna say it's high time for an NVMe SSD, for the modern games anyway.

Black Flag · 2025-03-04T14:01:01+0000

Thanks for your answers.

I've already have nvme ssd for OS. I don't play latest demanding games often. Indiana Jones runs great. So I will spend money for nvme gaming later.

I'm aware that are noisy HDDs, but they're reliable at least. I tend to replace HDDs in 4 or 5 years of usage.

Frick · 2025-03-04T15:01:56+0000

Games don't even have to be demanding. Some games (World of Warcraft for instance) are pretty atrocious on HDDs. Starfield is nigh unplayable on HDD apparently.

nomdeplume · 2025-03-04T15:07:19+0000

Black Flag said:
I've already have nvme ssd for OS. I don't play latest demanding games often. Indiana Jones runs great. So I will spend money for nvme gaming later.

If you need 10TB for mostly older games. Go for the Gold and (if your mobo has second full speed M.2) keep your eye out for acceptably high quality 500GB or larger NVME for small money. Something with a decent warranty suggesting it will stand up to the TBW rating if you change games installed on it regularly. Even older games.

Black Flag · 2025-03-04T15:11:21+0000

Not exactly old. I have purchased about 400 games (GoG, Blizzard, Steam, Epic, Ubisoft) and I want to have them all installed. Some are old. But many are new. I also have a DOS gaming collection and Windows 3.x - 9x.

GenericNinja · 2025-03-04T15:27:49+0000

Black Flag said:
Thanks for your answers.

I've already have nvme ssd for OS. I don't play latest demanding games often. Indiana Jones runs great. So I will spend money for nvme gaming later.

I'm aware that are noisy HDDs, but they're reliable at least. I tend to replace HDDs in 4 or 5 years of usage.

Are you replacing this WD 10 TB due to age? Because preventively replacing a modern hard drive in a very low stress use case like a gaming drive without any signs of failure like SMART warning or a new clicking sound during operation makes no sense for your wallet or the environment.

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WD Black or Gold for Gaming (10TB)

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