If I were to build a computer; go with Western Digital or just pick up something like a Seagate since it's slightly cheaper right now?
Planning on ordering parts for a new PC soon so that I can be prepared for D3...will prices return to normal before the D3 release (assuming it'll be around mid-March)?
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Honestly I'm not sure name brand means much when it comes to HDDs just because of with all of the moving parts I've had a faulty HD die on me from damn near every name brand. I'm enjoying this Western Digital 1TB I've got in that I had to reformat twice in the past couple weeks. Nothing quite like having a bad MFT AND a bad MFT mirror. Good luck with that...
I can however tell you that I'm going to get a laptop as my new primary gaming PC that's only going to have a 120GB solid state drive in it. SSDs are coming down in price and from what I've heard the load times are incredulous. I'm going to convert my current PC into a media library tower that just hosts all of my video, music, and photos for the network, it has 2x 1TB drives in it. For those, Seagate would be more than adequate.
I am in the same spot Atm, I'll be purchasing a new rig soon. And just like Keiser I will be getting a SSD. They are by far the best option in the current market, they are also so much faster as has been stated.
Now I'm no expert, but Intel is generally thought of as the most reliable SSD. Some brands have quite high failure rates, so certainly do your research before you purchase.
Honestly I'm not sure name brand means much when it comes to HDDs just because of with all of the moving parts I've had a faulty HD die on me from damn near every name brand. I'm enjoying this Western Digital 1TB I've got in that I had to reformat twice in the past couple weeks. Nothing quite like having a bad MFT AND a bad MFT mirror. Good luck with that...
I can however tell you that I'm going to get a laptop as my new primary gaming PC that's only going to have a 120GB solid state drive in it. SSDs are coming down in price and from what I've heard the load times are incredulous. I'm going to convert my current PC into a media library tower that just hosts all of my video, music, and photos for the network, it has 2x 1TB drives in it. For those, Seagate would be more than adequate.
Good stuff. While I'm partial to Seagate and have been for the 12+ years I've been in the IT field, I'd agree that brand really doesn't matter anymore. HDDs will fail eventually. Regardless of the brand, there will be duds.
@Nastai...An SSD+HDD is definitely a solid way to go. However I wouldn't go with anything smaller than 120GB. Especially if games are involved. That 60gig will fill up very quickly and then what do you do? While 120 isn't a huge amount either, that 60gig difference is huge. As far as which HDD....I'm not sure where you are located in the world, but there are deals going on quite often at different places (Newegg, Best Buy etc). For example, I picked up a couple 2gig drives from BB maybe a month ago that were equal to the prices we had before all the flooding hit.
As far as prices...no they won't be back to normal by March. Many believe it will be quite some time before they drop back down...beyond 2012 even.
If you are looking for a perfomance drive get a SSD (if you can afford it and it works on your PC), 60GB SSD is not enough, get a 120GB at least imo (200$). You get low space (128 or 250GB) but a faster speed (a lot faster). Problem is it's not enough if you have medias or a lot of games and you will need a normal HDD at 1TB or more. SSD is used for your OS (this is mandatory, if your OS is not on your SSD this is stupi) and major games (or games that have a lot of load times) and major applications (web browser).
If you just want space get the usual brand (WD, seagate etc), they are more are less the same and people will have different experiences with them. You get 1TB or 2TB but slow loads.
So here it is: if you can afford it get a 128SSD and a HDD at 1TB, if not get an usual HDD (or get SSD first and get one HDD later in 1 or 2 months).
Honestly I'm not sure name brand means much when it comes to HDDs just because of with all of the moving parts I've had a faulty HD die on me from damn near every name brand. I'm enjoying this Western Digital 1TB I've got in that I had to reformat twice in the past couple weeks. Nothing quite like having a bad MFT AND a bad MFT mirror. Good luck with that...
I can however tell you that I'm going to get a laptop as my new primary gaming PC that's only going to have a 120GB solid state drive in it. SSDs are coming down in price and from what I've heard the load times are incredulous. I'm going to convert my current PC into a media library tower that just hosts all of my video, music, and photos for the network, it has 2x 1TB drives in it. For those, Seagate would be more than adequate.
Good stuff. While I'm partial to Seagate and have been for the 12+ years I've been in the IT field, I'd agree that brand really doesn't matter anymore. HDDs will fail eventually. Regardless of the brand, there will be duds.
@Nastai...An SSD+HDD is definitely a solid way to go. However I wouldn't go with anything smaller than 120GB. Especially if games are involved. That 60gig will fill up very quickly and then what do you do? While 120 isn't a huge amount either, that 60gig difference is huge. As far as which HDD....I'm not sure where you are located in the world, but there are deals going on quite often at different places (Newegg, Best Buy etc). For example, I picked up a couple 2gig drives from BB maybe a month ago that were equal to the prices we had before all the flooding hit.
As far as prices...no they won't be back to normal by March. Many believe it will be quite some time before they drop back down...beyond 2012 even.
Ouch. Well, I'll probably settle with something decently priced then. I'll keep an eye out for a deal.
On the SSD note; I thought 60gb would be plenty, because I only really plan to be loading D3 and my OS onto it. Faster boot times and faster loading in Diablo. 120gb SSD's are pretty pricy. Combine that with the extra cost of the HDD and the fact I decided to get an Intel processor (and as a result, a more pricey motherboard), and I'm looking at 200-300 dollars more. Yikes!
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Honestly I'm not sure name brand means much when it comes to HDDs just because of with all of the moving parts I've had a faulty HD die on me from damn near every name brand. I'm enjoying this Western Digital 1TB I've got in that I had to reformat twice in the past couple weeks. Nothing quite like having a bad MFT AND a bad MFT mirror. Good luck with that...
I can however tell you that I'm going to get a laptop as my new primary gaming PC that's only going to have a 120GB solid state drive in it. SSDs are coming down in price and from what I've heard the load times are incredulous. I'm going to convert my current PC into a media library tower that just hosts all of my video, music, and photos for the network, it has 2x 1TB drives in it. For those, Seagate would be more than adequate.
Good stuff. While I'm partial to Seagate and have been for the 12+ years I've been in the IT field, I'd agree that brand really doesn't matter anymore. HDDs will fail eventually. Regardless of the brand, there will be duds.
@Nastai...An SSD+HDD is definitely a solid way to go. However I wouldn't go with anything smaller than 120GB. Especially if games are involved. That 60gig will fill up very quickly and then what do you do? While 120 isn't a huge amount either, that 60gig difference is huge. As far as which HDD....I'm not sure where you are located in the world, but there are deals going on quite often at different places (Newegg, Best Buy etc). For example, I picked up a couple 2gig drives from BB maybe a month ago that were equal to the prices we had before all the flooding hit.
As far as prices...no they won't be back to normal by March. Many believe it will be quite some time before they drop back down...beyond 2012 even.
Ouch. Well, I'll probably settle with something decently priced then. I'll keep an eye out for a deal.
On the SSD note; I thought 60gb would be plenty, because I only really plan to be loading D3 and my OS onto it. Faster boot times and faster loading in Diablo. 120gb SSD's are pretty pricy. Combine that with the extra cost of the HDD and the fact I decided to get an Intel processor (and as a result, a more pricey motherboard), and I'm looking at 200-300 dollars more. Yikes!
While a 60GB will probably work fine I'm going to warn you that the speed can be addicting :P. Sooner or later you'll want to pluck anything you can onto the SSD, at least that's what happened to me. My 80gb is crammed nowadays..
While a 60GB will probably work fine I'm going to warn you that the speed can be addicting :P. Sooner or later you'll want to pluck anything you can onto the SSD, at least that's what happened to me. My 80gb is crammed nowadays..
Just a thought.
Interesting point. Very true...
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Planning on ordering parts for a new PC soon so that I can be prepared for D3...will prices return to normal before the D3 release (assuming it'll be around mid-March)?
I can however tell you that I'm going to get a laptop as my new primary gaming PC that's only going to have a 120GB solid state drive in it. SSDs are coming down in price and from what I've heard the load times are incredulous. I'm going to convert my current PC into a media library tower that just hosts all of my video, music, and photos for the network, it has 2x 1TB drives in it. For those, Seagate would be more than adequate.
Now I'm no expert, but Intel is generally thought of as the most reliable SSD. Some brands have quite high failure rates, so certainly do your research before you purchase.
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Good stuff. While I'm partial to Seagate and have been for the 12+ years I've been in the IT field, I'd agree that brand really doesn't matter anymore. HDDs will fail eventually. Regardless of the brand, there will be duds.
@Nastai...An SSD+HDD is definitely a solid way to go. However I wouldn't go with anything smaller than 120GB. Especially if games are involved. That 60gig will fill up very quickly and then what do you do? While 120 isn't a huge amount either, that 60gig difference is huge. As far as which HDD....I'm not sure where you are located in the world, but there are deals going on quite often at different places (Newegg, Best Buy etc). For example, I picked up a couple 2gig drives from BB maybe a month ago that were equal to the prices we had before all the flooding hit.
As far as prices...no they won't be back to normal by March. Many believe it will be quite some time before they drop back down...beyond 2012 even.
If you are looking for a perfomance drive get a SSD (if you can afford it and it works on your PC), 60GB SSD is not enough, get a 120GB at least imo (200$). You get low space (128 or 250GB) but a faster speed (a lot faster). Problem is it's not enough if you have medias or a lot of games and you will need a normal HDD at 1TB or more. SSD is used for your OS (this is mandatory, if your OS is not on your SSD this is stupi) and major games (or games that have a lot of load times) and major applications (web browser).
If you just want space get the usual brand (WD, seagate etc), they are more are less the same and people will have different experiences with them. You get 1TB or 2TB but slow loads.
So here it is: if you can afford it get a 128SSD and a HDD at 1TB, if not get an usual HDD (or get SSD first and get one HDD later in 1 or 2 months).
Ouch. Well, I'll probably settle with something decently priced then. I'll keep an eye out for a deal.
On the SSD note; I thought 60gb would be plenty, because I only really plan to be loading D3 and my OS onto it. Faster boot times and faster loading in Diablo. 120gb SSD's are pretty pricy. Combine that with the extra cost of the HDD and the fact I decided to get an Intel processor (and as a result, a more pricey motherboard), and I'm looking at 200-300 dollars more. Yikes!
Just a thought.
Interesting point. Very true...