3.5" Desktop Hard Drives / HDDs

Desktop HDD

Desktop hard drives are general purpose 3.5" drives that you will find in most home or office computers. Ranging in sizes from 256GB to over 10TB, desktop drives offer the best performance to capacity ratio of any storage drive available today.

Who are Desktop HDD's suitable for?

If affordability, versatile, reliability and capacity are the most important factors when choosing a drive, you won't find a superior solution.

Energy Efficiency vs Speed

If energy efficiency is a priority choose the slightly slower 5400rpm variant whereas if speed is more important, be sure to select a model that boasts 7200rpm and SATA 6G.

SATA 6G

SATA 6G drives offer superior transfer rates (600 MB/s vs 300MB/s) when used in conjunction with a compatible motherboard. It's also worth noting that SATA 6G drives are backward compatible and will work with the slightly older SATA II interface.

The Home PC

Desktop HDD's are the perfect companion for home PCs thanks to the low cost and high capacity. They are particularly great for archiving vast media library including music, videos, and pictures.

The Office PC

Most office PC's are budget systems dedicated to basic office tasks of which desktop drives excel. In addition to this desktop, drives are highly reliable which is another key factor when choosing your businesses storage solution.

Desktop Drives at Overclockers UK

If you’re looking for a comprehensive range of desktop drives from trusted brands including Seagate (BarraCuda, FireCuda), WD (Blue, Black) and Toshiba (P300, X300), then Overclockers UK has everything you need. Not sure what you need? Not a problem; our dedicated support staff are available to help you make the right choice. Simply contact us anytime Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm, or Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and an experienced member of our team will be on hand. That’s why we’re the number one store for gamers and PC enthusiasts.