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Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:09 AM

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:10 AM

rwest · 10-19-2010, 10:15 AM

The links have a problem, but it may be newegg. I get directed to newegg, but it says the page is unavailable.

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 10:16 AM

Links do not work for me..
also if you can add a description of the item right above the link...would help out a lot

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:17 AM

ok let me try and fix it

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:23 AM

CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX260OCGMBOX

MOBO: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-880GM-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU FAN: Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler

HDD: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

CASE: Newegg.com - Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU: Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 400R 400W ATX12V Power Supply

RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Flare 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Desktop Memory Model F3-14400CL9D-4GBFLS

KB & M: Newegg.com - Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000

DISC DRIVE: Newegg.com - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - Blu-Ray Burners

i am going to put windowns 7 (64 bit) on, so what do you guys thing?

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 10:23 AM

On a side note...what is this build for? and if you have a budget can you list that a well

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

On a side note...what is this build for? and if you have a budget can you list that a well

i want to build a desktop just for everday use, and for downloading and storing movies on the hard drive. i want to also use it for home theater, by watching the movies on my tv via the HDMI porn on the motherboard

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

On a side note...what is this build for? and if you have a budget can you list that a well

this is mainly going to be for downloading and storing movies, so i can watch them on my tv via the hdmi port on the motherboard, it will also be for everday use, but not any gaming, i dont really have a strict budget but i dont want to get rediculous with price, so i would say my budget would probably be to try and stay under 800

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 11:15 AM

Change the Gskill ram to A-Data, Corsair, Crucial or Kingston.(quality issues)
That motherboard is good but you should also look into Asus mobos.

Drop the CPU cooler no need unless your going to overclock..

Switch the PSU to something better like Corsair

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

Change the Gskill ram to A-Data, Corsair, Crucial or Kingston.(quality issues)
That motherboard is good but you should also look into Asus mobos.

Drop the CPU cooler no need unless your going to overclock..

Switch the PSU to something better like Corsair

how much wattage do you think i need for my PSU?

Hufigyed · 10-19-2010, 12:23 PM

400W should be adequate. The one you selected does not have a 8-pin CPU connector. Don't get the Corsair 430W, it's not made by SeaSonic like the rest. Good brands include SeaSonic, Antec, FSP, PC P&C, Sparkle, etc.

The experts around here generally recommend Asus boards.

David M · 10-19-2010, 12:36 PM

How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive.

Which PSU you get depends largely on which graphics card you choose. You don't need a powerful card to watch a movie.

I would consider a nice quiet Corsair 550 watt PSU to power this card...Newegg.com - ASUS EAH5570/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready Video Card It has a HDMI port.

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David M

How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive.

Which PSU you get depends largely on which graphics card you choose. You don't need a powerful card to watch a movie.

I would consider a nice quiet Corsair 550 watt PSU to power this card...Newegg.com - ASUS EAH5570/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready Video Card It has a HDMI port.

what about the graphics card on my motherboard? would that be good enough to watch hd movies if i decide to stick with that motherboard? its a ATI Radeon HD 4250

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 01:05 PM

[QUOTE=David M;1482986]How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive.

QUOTE]

i was originally looking at at a wester digiatal 2tb drive, but i was told it wasnt as great because it was the green edition and it was only 5400 RPM. So i found this one that is 7200 RPM and black edition and 6gb/s so i decided to choose that one and if i need to ill add another one on later

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alston518

i was originally looking at at a wester digiatal 2tb drive, but i was told it wasnt as great because it was the green edition and it was only 5400 RPM. So i found this one that is 7200 RPM and black edition and 6gb/s so i decided to choose that one and if i need to ill add another one on later

that board you chose does not have SATA 6Gb/s

Green edition is used mostly for storage...but if all your going to be doing is movie watching and simple computer use...you won't notice any difference

plus its only $10 more and comes with a free cable if bought before the end of the month

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

quartet-man · 10-19-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alston518

Quote:

Originally Posted by David M

How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive.

i was originally looking at at a wester digiatal 2tb drive, but i was told it wasnt as great because it was the green edition and it was only 5400 RPM. So i found this one that is 7200 RPM and black edition and 6gb/s so i decided to choose that one and if i need to ill add another one on later

The black one is a much better drive (especially for the main one.) You could add a blue, green or another black as a secondary one for storage. I prefer to use black ones all the way around, but you could save money with the others and since they wouldn't be used as much should be okay.

quartet-man · 10-19-2010, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

Green edition is used mostly for storage...(snip)

plus its only $10 and comes with a free cable if bought before the end of the month

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Wow! That WOULD be a bargain.

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quartet-man

Wow! That WOULD be a bargain.

Haha oops...meant $10 more

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

that board you chose does not have SATA 6Gb/s

Green edition is used mostly for storage...but if all your going to be doing is movie watching and simple computer use...you won't notice any difference

plus its only $10 more and comes with a free cable if bought before the end of the month

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

oh ok so i need to find a board that will suppost sata 6 GB/s if i want to use that hdd then?

what about this one??

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131654

***glc*** · 10-19-2010, 01:32 PM

I would not buy a SATA 6.0 drive unless you are getting a motherboard with a SATA 6.0 controller, which that one does not. I'd get a SATA 3.0 Black.

Concur with Raiden's ram recommendation, and DDR3-1800 is a waste. All you need is DDR3-1333.

You don't need a video card, and 400 watts is plenty. Just make sure the PSU has an 8 pin CPU connector.

Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Raiden619 · 10-19-2010, 01:32 PM

If your going to stick with the black version then yes.

or this

Quote:

Originally Posted by glc

I would not buy a SATA 6.0 drive unless you are getting a motherboard with a SATA 6.0 controller, which that one does not. I'd get a SATA 3.0 Black.

Alston518 · 10-19-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiden619

If your going to stick with the black version then yes.

or this

ok i will probabyl just look for another mother board just so it will be faster, but anyways i found this mother board....

Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

do you guys think this is a good one?

it has an ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics card, is this a good card for watching HD movies via HDMI? or would you guys suggest upgrading it?

***glc*** · 10-19-2010, 05:03 PM

Any of the current onboard graphics chipsets are fine for watching movies. Remember, you can always add a card later as long as the board has a PCI-Ex16 slot.

rwest · 10-19-2010, 09:51 PM

As far as watching the movies, I doubt you'll see any difference on a 6/gbs Hdd vs a 3/gbs hdd.

Writing the movie to the drive will be faster with the 6/gbs hdd if you get a board with the sata 6.0 controller.

Yes, thats a better board for your purpose. It also supports usb 3.0, which would be excellent for a future external backup plan.

I would highly reccomend something like the 640gb WD black:

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Use for your OS and a different hdd to load your movies to. You don't want a to have a bunch of movies loaded to your OS drive. If the OS needs reinstalled or gets garbled for whatever reason and you need to format, you could end up losing all your movie files.

The 640 is large enough to hold plenty of apps and personal files and is reasonably priced. Then I would go with some thing like this drive for your movie files:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136365
This is WD's best storage drive. designed for maximum storage and access but with quite alot of price difference compared to two 1T Blacks. This particular drive does operate at 7200 rpm.

But this drive is still fine for loading movies to also:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
but as noted previously, it does operate at 5400rpm.

Alston518 · 10-20-2010, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwest

As far as watching the movies, I doubt you'll see any difference on a 6/gbs Hdd vs a 3/gbs hdd.

Writing the movie to the drive will be faster with the 6/gbs hdd if you get a board with the sata 6.0 controller.

Yes, thats a better board for your purpose. It also supports usb 3.0, which would be excellent for a future external backup plan.

I would highly reccomend something like the 640gb WD black:

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Use for your OS and a different hdd to load your movies to. You don't want a to have a bunch of movies loaded to your OS drive. If the OS needs reinstalled or gets garbled for whatever reason and you need to format, you could end up losing all your movie files.

The 640 is large enough to hold plenty of apps and personal files and is reasonably priced. Then I would go with some thing like this drive for your movie files:
Newegg.com - Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
This is WD's best storage drive. designed for maximum storage and access but with quite alot of price difference compared to two 1T Blacks. This particular drive does operate at 7200 rpm.

But this drive is still fine for loading movies to also:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
but as noted previously, it does operate at 5400rpm.

So you are suggesting 2 hard drives, one for movies and one for everything else? Do you think I would be ok with saving some money and getting say like a 100GB hard drive for my OS and everything else, then a 1 or 2 TB for movies? Because i wont have much else on the computer other than that.

***glc*** · 10-20-2010, 09:32 AM

I personally would get a 500 or 640 gb Black for the OS and software, and a 2 tb Green for file storage.

Alston518 · 10-20-2010, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glc

I personally would get a 500 or 640 gb Black for the OS and software, and a 2 tb Green for file storage.

ok is it difficult putting 2 hard drives in a computer? or do you do the same thing for both?

***glc*** · 10-20-2010, 09:43 AM

Very simple. Build it with the primary drive and install the OS. Then connect the second drive and format it.

rwest · 10-20-2010, 09:52 AM

Yes, two hdds. A 100gig hdd is gonna fill up fast. I'd suggest getting nothing smaller than a 250gig for your OS and apps. The reason for the 640 gig; it's the smallest WD Black that supports 6gb/s. Although it is only like $20 bucks more for the 1T.

The drive for your movies that I suggested is 3/gbs but it is thier best drive for storage. You could save money and go with the greens or stay in the middle of the road and put your movies on all Blacks(these are great drives and the most reccomended). Although; currently right now, from what I've seen on newegg, the largest WD Black is 1.5T

The most 'bang for buck' is gonna be the WD 1Terabyte 6/gb/s WD Black.
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

10-19-2010, 10:09 AM	#1
Alston518 Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 21	opinions on my computer build here is the list of what i will be using in my computer, just looking for some opinions on my choice of hardware... CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103887 99.99 MOBO : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813128439 89.99 CPU FAN : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835185125 34.99 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533 89.99 CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811147112 29.99 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...305X575088 48.99 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...305X575088 89.99 KB & M http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6823109064 35.91 DISC DRIVE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827136181 109.99 WINDOWS 7: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 99.99 what do you guys think? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 10:10 AM	#2
Alston518 Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 21	CPU : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103887 99.99 MOBO : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813128439 89.99 CPU FAN : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835185125 34.99 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136533 89.99 CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811147112 29.99 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...305X575088 48.99 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...305X575088 89.99 KB & M http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6823109064 35.91 DISC DRIVE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827136181 109.99 WINDOWS 7: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116754 99.99 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 10:15 AM	#3
rwest Member (11 bit) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,388	The links have a problem, but it may be newegg. I get directed to newegg, but it says the page is unavailable. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Gigabyte 880GA-ud3h / 3.1 Phenom II x2 550 BE Callisto(4 cores and OC to 3.4) / Corsair Vengence 2x4gb DDR3 1600 / 640gb WD Black 2ea./HIS 6870/ 650 EarthWatts / Win 7 64bit

10-19-2010, 10:16 AM	#4
Raiden619 Member (8 bit) Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 146	Links do not work for me.. also if you can add a description of the item right above the link...would help out a lot Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Asus P7P55D-E LX \| Intel i5-760 @ 2.8GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \| 8GB DDR3 1600 A-DATA \| HIS 5870 \| Corsair TX 650 \| Western Digital Black 1TB 64MB Cache \| Cooler Master RC-690 \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Three Asus 23" VH236H w/ Eyefinity \| -Raiden

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10-19-2010, 10:23 AM	#6
Alston518 Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 21	CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX260OCGMBOX MOBO: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-880GM-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard CPU FAN: Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler HDD: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive CASE: Newegg.com - Rosewill R101-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case PSU: Newegg.com - FSP Group SAGA+ 400R 400W ATX12V Power Supply RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL Flare 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Desktop Memory Model F3-14400CL9D-4GBFLS KB & M: Newegg.com - Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000 DISC DRIVE: Newegg.com - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - Blu-Ray Burners i am going to put windowns 7 (64 bit) on, so what do you guys thing? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 11:15 AM	#10
Raiden619 Member (8 bit) Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 146	Change the Gskill ram to A-Data, Corsair, Crucial or Kingston.(quality issues) That motherboard is good but you should also look into Asus mobos. Drop the CPU cooler no need unless your going to overclock.. Switch the PSU to something better like Corsair Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by Raiden619; 10-19-2010 at 11:36 AM.

10-19-2010, 12:23 PM	#12
Hufigyed Member (8 bit) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 162	400W should be adequate. The one you selected does not have a 8-pin CPU connector. Don't get the Corsair 430W, it's not made by SeaSonic like the rest. Good brands include SeaSonic, Antec, FSP, PC P&C, Sparkle, etc. The experts around here generally recommend Asus boards. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Antec 902 \| Asus P7P55D \| Intel Core i7 860 \| Corsair H60 \| 16GB Corsair 1600MHz DDR3 \| Asus GTX 460 \| WD Caviar Black 1TB & 640GB \| Seasonic 620W \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Last edited by Hufigyed; 10-19-2010 at 12:26 PM.

10-19-2010, 12:36 PM	#13
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,959	How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive. Which PSU you get depends largely on which graphics card you choose. You don't need a powerful card to watch a movie. I would consider a nice quiet Corsair 550 watt PSU to power this card...Newegg.com - ASUS EAH5570/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready Video Card It has a HDMI port. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \|

10-19-2010, 01:05 PM	#15
Alston518 Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 21	[QUOTE=David M;1482986]How many movies? You may want up to a 2 terrabyte drive. QUOTE] i was originally looking at at a wester digiatal 2tb drive, but i was told it wasnt as great because it was the green edition and it was only 5400 RPM. So i found this one that is 7200 RPM and black edition and 6gb/s so i decided to choose that one and if i need to ill add another one on later Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 01:32 PM	#21
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,765	I would not buy a SATA 6.0 drive unless you are getting a motherboard with a SATA 6.0 controller, which that one does not. I'd get a SATA 3.0 Black. Concur with Raiden's ram recommendation, and DDR3-1800 is a waste. All you need is DDR3-1333. You don't need a video card, and 400 watts is plenty. Just make sure the PSU has an 8 pin CPU connector. Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 05:03 PM	#24
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,765	Any of the current onboard graphics chipsets are fine for watching movies. Remember, you can always add a card later as long as the board has a PCI-Ex16 slot. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-19-2010, 09:51 PM	#25
rwest Member (11 bit) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,388	As far as watching the movies, I doubt you'll see any difference on a 6/gbs Hdd vs a 3/gbs hdd. Writing the movie to the drive will be faster with the 6/gbs hdd if you get a board with the sata 6.0 controller. Yes, thats a better board for your purpose. It also supports usb 3.0, which would be excellent for a future external backup plan. I would highly reccomend something like the 640gb WD black: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX 640GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Use for your OS and a different hdd to load your movies to. You don't want a to have a bunch of movies loaded to your OS drive. If the OS needs reinstalled or gets garbled for whatever reason and you need to format, you could end up losing all your movie files. The 640 is large enough to hold plenty of apps and personal files and is reasonably priced. Then I would go with some thing like this drive for your movie files: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136365 This is WD's best storage drive. designed for maximum storage and access but with quite alot of price difference compared to two 1T Blacks. This particular drive does operate at 7200 rpm. But this drive is still fine for loading movies to also: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive but as noted previously, it does operate at 5400rpm. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by rwest; 10-19-2010 at 11:32 PM.

10-20-2010, 09:32 AM	#27
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,765	I personally would get a 500 or 640 gb Black for the OS and software, and a 2 tb Green for file storage. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-20-2010, 09:43 AM	#29
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,765	Very simple. Build it with the primary drive and install the OS. Then connect the second drive and format it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

10-20-2010, 09:52 AM	#30
rwest Member (11 bit) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,388	Yes, two hdds. A 100gig hdd is gonna fill up fast. I'd suggest getting nothing smaller than a 250gig for your OS and apps. The reason for the 640 gig; it's the smallest WD Black that supports 6gb/s. Although it is only like $20 bucks more for the 1T. The drive for your movies that I suggested is 3/gbs but it is thier best drive for storage. You could save money and go with the greens or stay in the middle of the road and put your movies on all Blacks(these are great drives and the most reccomended). Although; currently right now, from what I've seen on newegg, the largest WD Black is 1.5T The most 'bang for buck' is gonna be the WD 1Terabyte 6/gb/s WD Black. Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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