New rig, need help w/ choosing some hard drives.

SkyBum · Nov 9, 2004, 09:12 PM

Not really sure what to use here.

I've been thinking about a WD740 SATA Raptor for OS & Apps, plus a pair of 250GB Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 for media, though I've loved my Seagate Barracuda (2x60 raid 0) and really wouldn't mind choosing Seagate again since the 'cudas have been so damn quiet and dependable. Or, should I go for something with NCQ? Mainly, I just want 400+ gb storage capacity plus a fast drive for OS/Apps.

My new rig specs are below, gaming is highest priority, 2nd is overall storage capacity. What do ya think I should do? I'll spend whatever is necessary, but since I'm not really up to date on the latest HD's I don't want to get psyched into wasting a bunch of money on marketing hype.

I'm completely open to suggestions....can anyone help me figure out a good storage setup?

Zardon · Nov 9, 2004, 10:55 PM

Get two of the new maxtor 16 meg Cache SATA drives either 2 x 250 or 2 x 300 gig, they arent a kick in the ass of the raptor performance (faster in a few instances) with the benefit of getting 5x the storage for the same price, and running cooler.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 9, 2004, 11:38 PM

Yea..i've heard good thigns about thsoe 16MB maxtors...but I too love my Cudas and can't NOT reccomend them either

Got mine for about 85 cents a gigabyte (2 160GB disks in RAID 0)

frx218 · Nov 10, 2004, 05:09 AM

Thats what i would get I am getting the 300 GB ones

, There seem to be some small problems with it check on of the earlyer threads.

Nov 9, 2004, 09:12 PM	#1
SkyBum HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Look up! Posts: 234 Rep Power: 0	New rig, need help w/ choosing some hard drives. Not really sure what to use here. I've been thinking about a WD740 SATA Raptor for OS & Apps, plus a pair of 250GB Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 for media, though I've loved my Seagate Barracuda (2x60 raid 0) and really wouldn't mind choosing Seagate again since the 'cudas have been so damn quiet and dependable. Or, should I go for something with NCQ? Mainly, I just want 400+ gb storage capacity plus a fast drive for OS/Apps. My new rig specs are below, gaming is highest priority, 2nd is overall storage capacity. What do ya think I should do? I'll spend whatever is necessary, but since I'm not really up to date on the latest HD's I don't want to get psyched into wasting a bunch of money on marketing hype. I'm completely open to suggestions....can anyone help me figure out a good storage setup? __________________

Nov 9, 2004, 10:55 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Get two of the new maxtor 16 meg Cache SATA drives either 2 x 250 or 2 x 300 gig, they arent a kick in the ass of the raptor performance (faster in a few instances) with the benefit of getting 5x the storage for the same price, and running cooler.

Nov 9, 2004, 11:38 PM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Yea..i've heard good thigns about thsoe 16MB maxtors...but I too love my Cudas and can't NOT reccomend them either Got mine for about 85 cents a gigabyte (2 160GB disks in RAID 0)

Nov 10, 2004, 05:09 AM	#4
frx218 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Thats what i would get I am getting the 300 GB ones , There seem to be some small problems with it check on of the earlyer threads.