Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB

This is a 160GB 3.5" HDD on the SATA interface. At roughly $0.38 per gigabyte it sits in the mid-range tier. Sequential throughput tops out at 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes, backed by 8MB of cache. SATA throughput caps near 550 MB/s — fine for game libraries and backups, slower for heavy scratch work.

At $60.50 it sits in the mid-range drive bracket. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and fold its price into your running build total. Seagate backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms.