Originally posted by Tranzmit
hey Pat i sure hope you overclock that thing mate!
hell no, i'm a stability and a storage whore
i don't really care for speed, plus the 512 ddr ram will keep me afloat
Aug-12-2002 16:14
ali92
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Fishtown, Philadelphia
Why isn't anyone buying the best HDDs on the market: WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SPECIAL EDITION WITH 8 MB CACHE? They have a 200 GB 7200 RPM drive coming out later this year (Oct./Nov. 2002)! I'm getting the 120 GB drive when the 200 comes out because price will be better and if I REALLY NEED 200+ GB of storage, I would just get another 120 GB drive. What's wrong with that?
Aug-13-2002 04:37
PatMcGroin
lost
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: here? there?
simple....BECAUSE I'M A MAXTOR WHORE
just like i'm a lite-on whore
an imation whore
an amd whore
a linksys whore
a logitech whore
a crucial whore
etc etc
i have my preferred companies
Aug-13-2002 04:48
Pointy
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Yea, new computer's seriously kick ass, we just got a new puter inplace of our old AMD300mhz, this beast is:
AMD AthlonXP 1800
MSI KT3 Ultra Mobo
128meg MSI Geforce4 Ti4200 3D Card
512mg PC2700 Samsung Ram
2x80gig Seagate 7200rpm HD's (Running a RAID 0 Config)
6.1 Soundcard in the mobo
48/12/48 Lite-On Burner
I cant believe how fast it is.. lol and Ali92, the reason i didn't get the 8meg Cached WD Hard drive, was the price!! the Seagates were AUS$195 each, and the WD 120gig was AUS$410, some ppl cant afford superduper computers, heheh :P
Ciao
Pointy
Aug-13-2002 05:20
Fraggle
trancEaddict Neverland
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Sydney, AUSTRALIA
quote:
Originally posted by Tranzmit
oh no the deskstar GXP are known to be problematic as hell. Go look on the web (search google) for all the rants about these hard drives. They have a habit of dying on you for no good reason and not after 4 years either
heh...i think the 120gxps are ok
...it's the notorious 75gxps which bombed out big time
(IBM recommended running time 3hrs/day LOL!!!)
funnily enough i've had one running for a while now with no problems...just to be safe tho, also have an 80mm fan running directly onto the drive 24/7
...well did have one major failure, but that was my fault - moving the hd around *at the same time* windows was installing update LOL!!!
...learnt my lesson there!!!
quote:
Originally posted by ali92
Why isn't anyone buying the best HDDs on the market: WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR SPECIAL EDITION WITH 8 MB CACHE? They have a 200 GB 7200 RPM drive coming out later this year (Oct./Nov. 2002)! I'm getting the 120 GB drive when the 200 comes out because price will be better and if I REALLY NEED 200+ GB of storage, I would just get another 120 GB drive. What's wrong with that?
yeah...as Pointy says...for an 80g 7200rpm WD 8mb cache, u can get 2x 80g 7200rpm seagate 2mb cache...plus enough money for a round at the pub
sure 8mb cache is quick...but screw the price...anyhow, just wait until serialATA becomes the norm...blow ALL current drives outta the water
and Ali92, the reason i didn't get the 8meg Cached WD Hard drive, was the price!! the Seagates were AUS$195 each, and the WD 120gig was AUS$410, some ppl cant afford superduper computers, heheh :P
