Ingram Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 hello my hardrive died the other day, basically im after a good value for money one, i dont understand all this buffer speed crap, and is there alot of difference when you go for a 10,000 rpm one? i mainly use my computer for games so any help would be apreciated, thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I have a 10k RPM one and it's mehish. I didn't notice much difference when I changed from a 7.2k one. It's also noisy as hell.... If you want a silent one then get a Samsung SpinPoint P. Stupidly quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 if you get a decent raptor drive they can be a lot quicker for startup and loading big apps, but very exspensive. i guess your after a standard ide/pata drive? western digi drives or samsugns are pretty damn good, get one with the biggest buffer and lowest seek time you can afford. shouldnt go too far wrongcraig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 it'll be a sata one thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 it'll be a sata one thanks guysMaxtor have been doing me fine for a few years now. I haven't had my sata one for long but Ive got 2 (80gig and 60gig ) ata ones I've been running for 2 - 3 years with no problem. Also, the maxtor maxline3 disks come with (i think) a 3 year guarantee against failure.I used to swear by the 10,000 rpm IBM disks (I've got an 8 year old 10gig one still running ) but since I had 2 bigger ones fail on me - a 60gig and an 80gig - within a year of buying them I've lost faith a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikenipple Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Get either a Seagate Barracuda (up to 750gb), Western Digital Caviar or Samsung Spinpoint, all of which are fast, quiet and reliable in my experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 You cant really go wrong with Samsung, Western Digital, Maxtor or Seagate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 You cant really go wrong with Samsung, Western Digital, Maxtor or Seagate...Seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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