June 06, 2024, 01:12:42 am
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Ok now on to storage. I've noticed that some people seem to want to get a very small ssd and pair that with a 1tb 7200 rpm. Is there any reason to do that other than cost? I ask because Newegg has a 512gb ssd for $54 right now. I've got sata drives lying around so doesn't that seem like enough storage?
That and arrow direct means I rarely spend over $150 for a mame cabinet.
Hey Howard I use https://pcpartpicker.com/ to try to track down the best deals. Just use the filters to really get it down to what you want. Plus https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/ will post some good deals if you can catch them.
PC cases have come a long way, in 2007 one of the best cases you could get was the Antec Nine Hundred; ...
Case #3:https://www.ebay.com/itm/APEX-Apexgaming-X1-Black-Steel-Tempered-Glass-E-ATX-Mid-Tower-Chassis-Computer-/292785656206?mkevt=1&mkrid=711-153677-346401-4&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=307364301297_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dsa-19959388920&adpos=&device=c&loc=9009075&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=1615587334&sitelnk=&test=LauraTest&gclid=CjwKCAjwkun1BRAIEiwA2mJRWdtQGZVq4rDGXCpaCouCNNhvSbEzXIIZ4uRshk2wfuS-J8Oog_aNLxoCZEkQAvD_BwEIt's a bit pricer than the other options, but it's closer to what I originally ordered. That "jeweled" pattern on the front might not be for me though... very 90's.
I got the cheapest 3000mhz 16gb pair of ram that didn't look ugly
I guess I'm swimming against the tide here, but what irritates me about modern PC cases (apart from the chintzy build quality) is the lack of external drive bays. I realise not everyone wants an optical drive anymore, but they're still useful for things like trayless hard drive racks, and for adding extra USB ports, card readers etc.That's one reason why you'll have to prise my beige case from my cold dead hands.
I guess I'm swimming against the tide here, but what irritates me about modern PC cases (apart from the chintzy build quality) is the lack of external drive bays. I realise not everyone wants an optical drive anymore, but they're still useful for things like trayless hard drive racks, and for adding extra USB ports, card readers etc.
USB 3 kind of killed that argument. I've got an optical drive in an external enclosure. When I need one (which is usually only to install vb 6 when I first install windows) I plug it in and when I don't it's out of the way and not eating up power and prematurely killing my power supply. I used to want all kinds of crap on my computers in terms of add-on ports but I've come to the realization that all I actually use are the two usb ports and the headphone jack. Even for sd cards I typically use the little usb adaptors that come with hardware as It's quicker than trying to hunt up a sd-mini to standard sd card adaptor.