ok, i`m using a velpociraptor 300g atm, but i require a larger HDD for more games, and i`m wondering what other players use, and trust, as there`s some crap hard drives out there, which have got amazing reviews, yet perform cak !
so any ideas ? as i`m looking for a 1tb+ drive
i`m basically looking for something like this, around the £100 mark, i can budget more, but i`m trying not to ...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Caviar-Internal/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1332539349&sr=1-3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-WD1002FAEX-Caviar-Internal/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1332539349&sr=1-3)
Hard Drive prices are still pretty high due to flooding in Thailand (I think) where a lot of hard drives are manufactured.
The PC gamer Rig uses this one I honestly have no idea how it performs, http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb-hitachi-0f13180-deskstar-7k1000d-35-hdd-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-32mb-cache-8ms-oem
It costs £76.92
Yes its all to do with the flood, But its is only components within the hard drive that is made there for all Brands. Hard drives prices will start to drop in April, I work for a computer distributor, we supply all major companies, and I see the prices slowly coming down... At last. For price and realibilty I would go for Samsung...., But just to let you know all 3Tb are still very unrealible and the moment, If there was a way of me getting you one, I can get all computer components Cheaper.
Been looking at this. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-336-WD
What do you guys think of it?
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;347416Been looking at this. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-336-WD
What do you guys think of it?
It's very expensive for a 1TB drive, you'd be better off going for one of Seagate's Barracuda drives imo.
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;347416Been looking at this. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-336-WD
What do you guys think of it?
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/3TB+Hitachi+Deskstar+Coolspin+SATA+III+6GB%2Fs+32MB+3.5%22+Hard+Drive+?productId=48928 3tb for a bit more?
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/1TB+Hitachi+Deskstar+3.5%22+SATA-III+Hard+Drive+-+7200RPM+32MB+Cache+?productId=47825 - Isnt a bad price
Im currently using 2 of these:
http://www.cclonline.com/product/27033/WD2002FYPS/Hard-Drives/2TB-Western-Digital-RE4-3-5-Hard-Disk-Drive/HDD0498/
Had no issues at all over the 5 years of using this brand either (Had SATA1 in my old desktop) highly recommend
Crazy prices for drives, you could go for this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290687323328&clk_rvr_id=326994343325)and take out the drive if you didnt want to use it in a caddy.
Quote from: DarkAngel;347445Crazy prices for drives, you could go for this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290687323328&clk_rvr_id=326994343325)and take out the drive if you didnt want to use it in a caddy.
That's a 5400rpm drive - the performance won't be great.
Quote from: Tutonic;347417It's very expensive for a 1TB drive, you'd be better off going for one of Seagate's Barracuda drives imo.
You've missed:
WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5" SATA hard drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 64MB cache, SATA 6Gb/s interface with an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Rock solid mechanical architecture and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.
I think that's why it's £50 squid higher. I'm also looking at a new rig and anything I buy must be portable to it.
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;347496You've missed:
WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5" SATA hard drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 64MB cache, SATA 6Gb/s interface with an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Rock solid mechanical architecture and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.
I think that's why it's £50 squid higher. I'm also looking at a new rig and anything I buy must be portable to it.
It's really not much better - it's still a 7200rpm drive at the end of the day.
You'd get better performance with two cheaper, smaller drives and putting them in a RAID 0 array.
Quote from: Tutonic;347501It's really not much better - it's still a 7200rpm drive at the end of the day.
You'd get better performance with two cheaper, smaller drives and putting them in a RAID 0 array.
I had that until recently when one of my samsung drives packed in. Now that I'm on one I honestly don't see the difference.