Best hard drive choice?

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darkecho

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Last night I ran out of space copying DVDs and decided that it is finally time for me to upgrade my harddrive like I have been wanting for the past year :p

Im looking for something relatively fast because i like to game and edit/listen/watch video/audio

is NCQ really all that great? I am thinking something around 200-300 GBs will sustain my hobbies (I have 56k [dont ask] at home so I dont download much haha.)

mostly I want something sub 150$ if possible... not really sure what direction to go here...

for starters are there any brands that I should blacklist? haha
 
Well, if you want something fast like a raptor yet have all the drive space, get one of those 300 GB / 16 MB cache ones. NCQ is good, yes.

-J.
 
darkecho said:
which one are you refering to geforce? what brand?
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lol i thought u started talking abotu video cards. geforce, get a new name
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He's talking about me, asshat. :)

Hitachi Deskstar or Seagate. :)

-J.
 
fuckery, u saw my post before i could edit bahahaha
 
hmm newegg doesnt have a 16mbcache 300gb seagate... they do have this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148064
that looks like it will suit my needs well, do you guys think that 8mb is too low? i do play HL2 a bit but im not into gaming as much as i would like to be due to having 56k at home :(

i will probably be using it mostly for storage. But i dont want it to be slow.
 
trust me any newer seagate with NCQ thats 8mb cache or better will be faster then your current.
 
Uh oh. Do you need SATA or IDE?

But here's a search from NewEgg: 16 MB Cache Hard Drives

SATA 16 MB Cache HD's are a force to be reckoned with. Did I say that correctly? :)

Edit: Mommy's correct. But if you want anything near Raptor's speeds - that's the way to go. :)

-J.
 
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