I wanted cheap reliable internal storage for my pc. While I use an SSD for my boot drive I use this for gaming and photo video storage. Although, it's not marketed for that purpose it works well for me. I choose it based upon it's lifespan as it's not cheap consumer grade like WD blue. The description says it's not for gaming systems it's probably too thick. I use it as an internal pc drive so no issues there. The price I paid for the amount of storage can't be beat. I am very happy with my purchase.