Which should I pick? 5400rpm CMR or 7200rpm SMR HDD for OBS recording?

rockbottom

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Probably neither.

If you're going to be writing to that drive, a CMR/7200 hi-po drive would be the best option. Something like a WD Black or similar.

Avoid SMR (Shingled), they should only be used to archive files.
 
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