I'm building a new system beginning next month and am torn on which would provide the bigger boost to performance. This system will be my primary gaming rig.
Anyway, I can either: (a) pick up a 74GB 10K RPM Raptor and a GF6600 GT, or (b) stick with my existing 80GB 7200RPM 8MB cache Maxtor and opt for the GF6800GT. I'm really leaning towards the former, as I want load times to be snappy as well, but not sure how much difference the extra speed in the HDD will make. (Not to mention, a GF6800GT is much more than I've ever spent on a vid card.)
Anyway, I can either: (a) pick up a 74GB 10K RPM Raptor and a GF6600 GT, or (b) stick with my existing 80GB 7200RPM 8MB cache Maxtor and opt for the GF6800GT. I'm really leaning towards the former, as I want load times to be snappy as well, but not sure how much difference the extra speed in the HDD will make. (Not to mention, a GF6800GT is much more than I've ever spent on a vid card.)