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I would prefer the 5400 rpm drive because its more silent. But it depends on your personal taste and usage if you prioritize silence over data transfer rate. For example you will only be able to take advantage of a high transfer rate if you copy regularly to a similar fast device (e.g. not a network storage).MidKnight wrote: Consider investing in a 7,200 RPM hard disk. Even for data storage, the extra speed makes a difference. I'd personally be happier owning a 7200 RPM 1TB drive than a 5400 RPM 2TB one.
It's a 1GB (the 768MB are slower!) & SuperSuperClocked: 850MHz instead 675MHz.MidKnight wrote:Well, I don't know the going price for things in Europe, but it seems like you're paying a bit too much for the GTX 460. You can get one hereabouts for about $100.
The 120gb one is an ssd, not a regular hd. It's going to be very useful for windows, photoshop, 3ds max, chrome and all those other programs.Caydr wrote:My advice is to wait until AMD's new CPU line ("Bulldozer") is available. It will be a few months but you'll either get a better product or a ton of price pressure on existing ones.
Speaking of AMD, exactly the same as above can be said of Radeon 7xxx series. It's what the 6xxx series was intended to be, but due to some special level of FUBAR at their chip fab they were unable to make. Due in a few months - probably in line with Bulldozer's release so they can call it their new flagship platform.
Also, I'm sorry to say it but that 120 GB hard drive might be too small, it's right on the edge of useful for a typical user, let alone a gamer or anyone who uses much professional software. Windows and everything that goes with it is around 5 GB, your swap file will be 8 GB, a typical game is 2-15 GB... May I suggest buying two 90s and putting them in a RAID0 configuration? This is what I did, it gets you 50% more capacity and ~70% better performance for around 40% more money. Even with 180 GB I'm limited to about 10 games installed at a time because I need Adobe Creative Suite, Max, Office, etc.
What brand is the hard drive? If it's Seagate, pick a different one. WD or Samsung are safer bets.
To save money you might even want to try just going with a single 1-2 TB Western Digital Black drive, they're very good.
Well I just found a way to get a vertex 3 120gb for the same price as the vertex 2 version. Read/write speeds 2x higher than the vertex 2, at 550/500. My mobo supports sata 3 (or sata 600) so I'll be able to use it to the max.Forboding Angel wrote:oh motherfuck, I thought that 120 was a 160. Ok, so for the ssd it's headed into ripoff territory, but you, like so many, probably have a slobbering hardon for ssd, so at least you are getting a decently sized one.
