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Time for a new system
PL1:
Has anyone had any experience with the WD Caviar Black drives?
Are there any advantages/disadvantages to the Asus Intel B85M-G motherboard compared to the MSI B85-G41 PC MATE motherboard or is the B85 chipset not a good choice?
Scott
othar:
i use 2 * 1To WD black in desktop computer... you can use Green model for a home computer... the difference is warranty 5 years on black, and only 3 on Green...
roknrol:
I have two WD Black 1TB drives. Very nice spindle drives and show a (slightly) noticeable difference in access speeds for the OS and programs. However, if you're really looking to make a significant difference in speed -- nothing beats an SSD.
WD Black Drives = Taking a 1989 Nissan Sentra and adding the Turbo package
SSD = Just buying the Corvette ZR1 in the first place
PL1:
I'm looking at the WD Caviar Black for reliability and capacity not speed.
The old system had an EIDE drive so that would have been like a Geo Metro, right? :lol
The "Sentra" will be a nice step up without paying "Corvette" prices -- just wanted to be sure they aren't lemons like the -11 Seagates. ;D
Scott
ark_ader:
If I was you I would look at buying a used mobo and cpu (Amd X2 something) and ram. Keep XP going in your cabinet. Windows 7 might have problems with older drivers. Unless you are thinking of exploring the more intensive games that Mame supports.
In that case I should concentrate on getting an AMD A10 and an Asus MB with 16gb ram and one of those lovely Black WD drives. I would get a ATI 7750 to complement the on board graphics. Betcha it costs about $400 minus PSU (500W) and case.