new hard drives

2008-07-30 08:32:46

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steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6649|the land of bourbon

ok, so my main PC has an 80 gig 10k sata as the primary, and a 160 gig 7200 sata as the secondary.

needless to say, i can barely have more than 3 games installed at once (vista is huge) and my data drive is quickly approaching full. what are the best drives i can replace both with? quality is very important, since i have no built-in fault tolerance. help me spend my money

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2008-07-30 08:35:49

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

500GB Samsung Spinpoint.

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2008-07-30 08:36:55

#3

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6649|the land of bourbon

500 for a primary? i kinda like the smaller size since seek time is pretty quick. i was thinking no bigger than 250 for the primary, but even as low as 160...

2008-07-30 08:37:00

#4

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

Well, the new Velociraptors seem pretty good, if you've got the cash. Otherways, an SSD would be a cool thing to get, or, for a more normal suggestion, a Samsung Spinpoint F1.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-30 08:37:51

#5

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6984

I have had Seagate/Western Digital/Maxtor and currently have Western and Seagate in my comp and no issues... hard drives are pretty durable nowadays... They all have the possibilty of failing but that seems few and far between... I have seen a few people with raid setups that fail though... not all..some... 500gb drives are 90 bucks now...

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2008-07-30 08:38:01

#6

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6984

640GB WD is faster then a raptor.

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2008-07-30 08:41:16

#7

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7097|Grapevine, TX

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Well, the new Velociraptors seem pretty good, if you've got the cash. Otherways, an SSD would be a cool thing to get, or, for a more normal suggestion, a Samsung Spinpoint F1.

Ditto

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
640GB WD is faster then a raptor.

wat? blasphemy!! off with his head!!

2008-07-30 08:44:10

#8

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|6852|England

2 x 160GB RAID0

2008-07-30 08:48:37

#9

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6859|Reisterstown, MD

I'd go with a Samsung Spinpoint. They are sexy.

2008-07-30 09:51:53

#10

jamiet757: Member; +138|6890

steelie34 wrote:
ok, so my main PC has an 80 gig 10k sata

No such thing, unless you mean the 76GB raptor?

2008-07-30 09:55:52

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6465|Winland

jamiet757 wrote:
steelie34 wrote:
ok, so my main PC has an 80 gig 10k sata
No such thing, unless you mean the 76GB raptor?

Who mentioned a Raptor? It could just as well be a server drive.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-30 09:57:17

#12

jamiet757: Member; +138|6890

Freezer7Pro wrote:
jamiet757 wrote:
steelie34 wrote:
ok, so my main PC has an 80 gig 10k sata
No such thing, unless you mean the 76GB raptor?
Who mentioned a Raptor? It could just as well be a server drive.

No one mentioned a raptor, except for me. I didn't say his was a raptor, I simply stated there is no 80gb 10k drive. The closest thing is the 76gb raptor.

2008-07-30 10:13:30

#13

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6649|the land of bourbon

jamiet757 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
jamiet757 wrote:

No such thing, unless you mean the 76GB raptor?
Who mentioned a Raptor? It could just as well be a server drive.
No one mentioned a raptor, except for me. I didn't say his was a raptor, I simply stated there is no 80gb 10k drive. The closest thing is the 76gb raptor.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Comp … 774638.htm

yeah its a raptor, and dell messed with the firmware to make them report a bit more space... whatev, i only get about 74 of usable space. the point is, i want a new one

2008-07-30 11:18:16

#14

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6845

jamiet757 wrote:
steelie34 wrote:
ok, so my main PC has an 80 gig 10k sata
No such thing, unless you mean the 76GB raptor?

there is, i had one. And i think you mean 74 GB not 76.

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2008-07-30 12:44:05

#15

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6850|SE London

steelie34 wrote:
500 for a primary? i kinda like the smaller size since seek time is pretty quick. i was thinking no bigger than 250 for the primary, but even as low as 160...

The bigger the drive the better the seek time (for comparable data volumes).

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