EPTAny suggestions? I already bought a OCZ Vertex 2 SSD 60GB. I'm thinking of getting a Hard drive between 300 - 500 GB. Nothing smaller than 300 but if there's a good deal I'll get above 500 GB, although I doubt I'll ever go that high tbh. I don't know anything about seek/write times, but from what I hear I want at MINIMUM 7200 RPM and preferably higher than that (10,000?). Hopefully I won't spend much more than ~$100 before tax.
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
Any suggestions? I already bought a OCZ Vertex 2 SSD 60GB. I'm thinking of getting a Hard drive between 300 - 500 GB. Nothing smaller than 300 but if there's a good deal I'll get above 500 GB, although I doubt I'll ever go that high tbh. I don't know anything about seek/write times, but from what I hear I want at MINIMUM 7200 RPM and preferably higher than that (10,000?). Hopefully I won't spend much more than ~$100 before tax. | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
Western Digital Blue Caviar 320/500 gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320/500 gb | ||
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
The Spinpoint and Seagate ones you could actually go for the 1TB version without going over budget. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
But yeah, 4years for most consumer drives is about the time I retire a drive (working or not). It's not worth the risk after that. | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
Does it matter if it's 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch? I have no idea. I was looking at this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL092410&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL092410-_-EMC-092410-Latest-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136533-L02A What does it mean by "bare case"? If there's not a big diff between 3.0 and 6.0 I'd just soon as get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL092410&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL092410-_-EMC-092410-Latest-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136073-L02B | ||
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
bare case means you get the hard drive only. You'll need a SATA cable, which you should have from purchasing the motherboard, to connect it. Also a SATA?/Peripheral? power connector from your PSU. Yeah that 500gb blue is good especially after the discounts. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
If you already have an SSD and an optical drive, those are already using a SATA cable each so you may need to get an extra for like $2. Concurred, the WD Caviar Blue 500GB for $40 is a great value. I would think that a drive with a 3 year warranty--or any drive--wouldn't have a mean time of failure of 4 years, but whatever. It's not expensive to get a new one like that. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
On September 29 2010 08:54 GeneralStan wrote: The LGA1156 socket is also likely to have much more room for expansion in the coming couple of years, which is a factor in your consideration. What? No, all current sockets (AM3, 1156, 1366) are all dead by the end of 2011. Sandy Bridge is LGA1155 (no it is not compatible with LGA1156 as they have different socket notches) and Bulldozer will end up on AM3+ (which apparently is backwards compatible with older AMD processors). | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On September 29 2010 11:59 Womwomwom wrote: What? No, all current sockets (AM3, 1156, 1366) are all dead by the end of 2011. Sandy Bridge is LGA1155 (no it is not compatible with LGA1156 as they have different socket notches) and Bulldozer will end up on AM3+ (which apparently is backwards compatible with older AMD processors). I stand corrected | ||
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semantics
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a am3+ motherboard can do a am3 cpu. but a am3+ cpu will not do a am3 mobo | ||
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
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Myrmidon
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
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R04R
United States1631 Posts
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FabledIntegral
United States9232 Posts
On September 30 2010 09:29 R04R wrote: Yeah the 7200 RPM is more important than the cache. Get it! Bought, thanks! | ||
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SONE
Canada839 Posts
Not bad | ||
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Sero
United States692 Posts
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irfatality
United States31 Posts
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KOFgokuon
United States14900 Posts
On October 01 2010 18:43 Sero wrote: Since I'm in desperate need of a new computer, I've asked a friend of mine to help me build one using parts chosen from Newegg. He's come up with a Wish List of everything, and I was wondering if I could get some opinions on what he's chosen. Are each of the parts good choices, or are some unnecessarily lavish while others are lacking? I'm looking to stay at about the price range shown in the total cost, (which does include a monitor) but I'd be willing to spend more if a certain part is particularly worth it. Hoping to be able to run at max settings, although if it's a significant cost increase to do so, then I'd rather save the money. I'm really just looking to get the most value out of it that I can. Thanks for the help, any suggestions are appreciated. get a 1 gb spinpoint instead, way more capacity for only a little more cost also at your budget, you should get a 1 gb gtx 460 instead of a superclocked 768 mb, considering it's so easy to just overclock your card and reach the same clock speed anyways i don't know the performance of that cpu cooler but I've never heard of that company>? you don't have a power supply in that build | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14900 Posts
On October 01 2010 19:15 irfatality wrote: I'm building a computer for playing many games at ultra settings and need advice if I should buy this setup I have created. I have never built a computer before, but I have a friend who is able to help me build mine. I only have about a 100 dollars extra to spend so if you are suggesting to upgrade to something else keep that in mind. Without further adieu...irfatality WishList Also, I would like to have it for the next 4ish years as I will be going to college, but it will be possible for me to upgrade parts every 2 years or so. your list isn't public | ||
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