A week ago, I knew nothing about SATA, SATA II, etc. Now I'm about to buy one!
I'm building a budget minded system that has headroom for upgrades down the road. I started with an ABIT KN8 SLI mobo, which has 4 SATA II ports. My next purchase is the HDD I think, and right now I can only afford a single unit.
So the question is which one? First, OEM or retail? This being my first build, I'd like to get all the help I can. Is a retail kit better for a newbie or is installing an OEM no big deal?
As for cost, I'm thinking in the $150 to $180 range for a retail drive, or about $100 to $150 OEM. I could go a little higher, but the more I spend on the drive, the less I can spend on the processor.
As for storage requirements, I don't require a massive amount.
The new machine will be used mostly for online racing sims like GTR and GTL. Both are a little too much for my current system and given its age, I just can't do much in the way of cost effective upgrades.
Any suggestions as to specific HDD units would be reatly appreciated!
Building my first system. What HDD to buy?
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I love Western Digital, but with the 5yr warranty and SATA2 on Seagate ,t hey cant hardly be beat.
Heck you could probably just put a 80gb in there and have plenty of room. Might be able to do less, but I would stick with at least 80, as things tend to pile up on your hard drive after a while
example - I dont know if this is the cheapest price, it is just an example
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148107
80gb Seagate SATAII - $58 + 4.99 shipping - OEM
for that price you could almost get 3 of them...buy 2, use one for windows and programs, the other for your swap file and data files, backups, etc.
Mike
Heck you could probably just put a 80gb in there and have plenty of room. Might be able to do less, but I would stick with at least 80, as things tend to pile up on your hard drive after a while
example - I dont know if this is the cheapest price, it is just an example
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822148107
80gb Seagate SATAII - $58 + 4.99 shipping - OEM
for that price you could almost get 3 of them...buy 2, use one for windows and programs, the other for your swap file and data files, backups, etc.
Mike
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