I have upgraded just about everything in my computer, and finally, it's time to drop the cash for a new one! Here is my shopping cart from Newegg so let me know if anyone has any suggestions. I was planning on using my old Pioneer 111D for the DVD drive as it is amazing for backing up my 360 games. I haven't followed the whole 360 backing up for a while so I don't know if the 111D is still the hot drive to have. =P I appreciate any help and suggestions. Thanks. Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $119.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD $99.99 EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $169.99 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail $44.99 ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $99.99 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail $248.99 Subtotal: $783.94
Yup, thanks for the reminder though. I forgot to even mention I already had one. Does everything else look good?
That's a high end build, what PSU are you using with it? It needs to be a decent one, if it's a cheap low end one, change it for a proper unit like a Corsair HX 520W, or you will regret it. Parts look good to me.
dump the barracuda and get a samsung spinpoint, they are comparable to 10000rpm raptors in read/write times too. (I.e. Its great for games )
Lol if only. Where did you get that information sobhy? Samsungs are the same speed as any other drives, and if anything the Seagates are probably faster. Remember, there are two characteristics defining a drive's speed, read/write transfer rate, and access latency. The former tells you how quickly you can move a large file, the latter how many files you can access in a small period of time. The latest drives including the 32MB Cache Seagates and Spinpoint F1s have very high transfer rate, about 10% less than a Raptor when working flat out, but their access latencies are DOUBLE that of Raptors due to the spindle speed. Consequently booting an operating system, and loading games with lots of small files will be much faster on a Raptor.
there is only a tiny amount of difference between seek times of a raptor and a spinpoint 4,7ms for a raptor and 6,9ms for a spinpoint (Think so anyway) In any case these are *BLAZING* fast seek times for any drive, both will serve their purpose for gaming (With the raptor having a slight lead) but for the average joe, a raptor is just too little space for too much money. Atleast thats what i think
Last time I checked the Spinpoint was 8.9, nearly double. The Raptors are ludicrously expensive for what they are, but if you've ever owned one (I have) you'll see why they're still worth buying.
