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jfahey108

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Yea I wasn't sure if it would work to be honest. I think this one should work https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1JSFQRJ7QVIRW/ref=cm_wl_huc_view
But if it doesn't
MOBO-Gigabyte LGA1151
Memory- Ballistix 8GB DDR4
GPU-Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6GB
CPU-Intel i5 6500
SSD-ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5 Inch SATA III
HDD-WD Blue 1TB

 
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jfahey108

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Well thanks, all I needed was some reassurance haha.

 
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EtnoNyt

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1TB blue is the best option for who does not need large capacity IMO. I'd go for HGST for anything higher than 1TB blue.
I will never choose seagate again until they can prove their QA is working properly then
 
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babernet_1

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I foolishly recommended a friend buy a WD Blue. The thing failed after a few months. WD Black is the best way to go.
 
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EtnoNyt

EtnoNyt

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For reliability, HGST is best choice so far. WD has crappy quality control lately.
Black costs too much, much more than it should be.
 
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DarkSable

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Statistics is a thing. No matter what brand you buy, some people are going to have defective drives.

You can't use anecdotal evidence. (Unless it's about the way the drive runs; i.e. does it have a tendency to run hot and noisy)

WD Blue and Black have nearly identical failure rates; the difference is the longer warranty on the Blacks. (But that doesn't cover your data, so you're better off buying a pair of Blues and mirroring them.)
 
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babernet_1

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16GB is plenty of RAM unless you are doing other than gaming.

Actually, I myself have a 500GB SSD. When I update, a 1TB SSD (M.2 sized). No more HDD's for me. HDD's are so yesterday. Use only if you have a tight budget or a large need for storage.
 
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DarkSable

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There's pretty much no reason to get 32GB right now. No games need it. If they do in the future, buy a second 16GB kit once they're cheaper.

Babernet, here's the thing... yes, SSDs are nicer, but once your OS is on the SSD, what need is there really for that much storage? Putting your games on there gives you virtually nothing but slightly faster load times...

And keeping your games on a second drive means that reinstalling windows is much, much less painful.

I personally never want to have a single-drive system again, and even though I'm going to be upgrading to a system with purely SSDs, that's simply because of the size and portability of them, and not because hard drives are in any way inadequate.

For the average gamer, a 128GB SSD + a 1TB hard drive is going to be the best balance between budget and storage space.
 
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