Western Digital Purple Surveillance 3 TB

This is a 3000GB 3.5" HDD on the SATA interface. At roughly $0.06 per gigabyte it sits in the high-end tier. Sequential throughput reaches 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes, backed by 256MB of cache. SATA throughput caps near 550 MB/s — fine for game libraries and backups, slower for heavy scratch work.

Expect to pay around $168.00, which lands it among high-end options. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current drive prices across retailers. Support and warranty service run through Western Digital, with terms that vary by region.