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So when I first got this hard drive( This is the exact model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433 ), I believe it was mid 2009 and I was rather inexperienced with computers in general at the time.
I was 16, building my first computer, and miraculously it worked, and still does. However, I never did any proper testing of products to ensure they were running as they should, including doing any sort of benchmark of my hard drive. Basically, I don't know what the read/write speeds SHOULD be for the drive I currently have, but they are undoubtedly lower than what they should be, and after 4.5 years I really can't complain much.
I'm looking for assistance in figuring out a good replacement for my HDD as well as a small and affordable SSD.
I currently have my eye on the current Barracuda 2TB model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
And the Samsung 840 EVO 120GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W01AZ5378
I am more of a gamer than anything else, and I'm looking for a low cost but effective replacement for my current single 1TB drive. I primarily play MMOs, and with the upcoming release of Elder Scrolls Online, I expect that it will be my primary game played, so 120GB SSD should be sufficient for my OS, ESO, and perhaps 1 or 2 other games. I don't frequently switch between games so I'm not concerned about overusing the SSD.
I'd like some help though in making sure this is a decent option for my price range, Those two drives would cost around 175$ and I would prefer to keep it at or below that. And I would also be curious to know how much an improvement in speed I could expect over my current hard drive, and I'd also be interested in just how bad my current drive is(if it really even is). Below is a screencap of a Parkdale test(I can run another tool if anyone knows of a better one, this is just the first one I found that seemed reliable)
- the bottom drive is an external
My current system:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz (Clocked at 3.7GHz)
16GB 1600MHz RAM
ZOTAC GTX760 AMP! (OC'd at 1150MHz GPU - 6880MHz Memory)
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps, I'm not too knowledgeable on storage devices quite yet, and am working on learning.
I was 16, building my first computer, and miraculously it worked, and still does. However, I never did any proper testing of products to ensure they were running as they should, including doing any sort of benchmark of my hard drive. Basically, I don't know what the read/write speeds SHOULD be for the drive I currently have, but they are undoubtedly lower than what they should be, and after 4.5 years I really can't complain much.
I'm looking for assistance in figuring out a good replacement for my HDD as well as a small and affordable SSD.
I currently have my eye on the current Barracuda 2TB model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840
And the Samsung 840 EVO 120GB:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W01AZ5378
I am more of a gamer than anything else, and I'm looking for a low cost but effective replacement for my current single 1TB drive. I primarily play MMOs, and with the upcoming release of Elder Scrolls Online, I expect that it will be my primary game played, so 120GB SSD should be sufficient for my OS, ESO, and perhaps 1 or 2 other games. I don't frequently switch between games so I'm not concerned about overusing the SSD.
I'd like some help though in making sure this is a decent option for my price range, Those two drives would cost around 175$ and I would prefer to keep it at or below that. And I would also be curious to know how much an improvement in speed I could expect over my current hard drive, and I'd also be interested in just how bad my current drive is(if it really even is). Below is a screencap of a Parkdale test(I can run another tool if anyone knows of a better one, this is just the first one I found that seemed reliable)
My current system:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz (Clocked at 3.7GHz)
16GB 1600MHz RAM
ZOTAC GTX760 AMP! (OC'd at 1150MHz GPU - 6880MHz Memory)
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps, I'm not too knowledgeable on storage devices quite yet, and am working on learning.
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