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Please help me choose a Hard Drive and a Graphic Card!




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Profile: newbie
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Please help me choose a Hard Drive and a Graphic Card!

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s




Radeon 4870 512 mb

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Nvidia Gtx 260 896mm

NB: Acer 22" lcd monitor wt HDCP

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WD6400AAKS and either graphics cards.

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I personally would say WD drive and GTX260 card. But I am an NVIDIA fan myself.

Profile: Eternal Poster
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4870 is a little bit faster than GTX260. Choose based on price.

Both hard drives are great. Depends on your storage needs.


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The WD drive and the 4870.

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So does the doubled cache size of the Seagate not matter much? I see most people suggesting the larger WD drive?

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The cache speed increase is minimal; if you really want a fast HD, get a SSD or a 10,000 RPM drive.

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The Seagate is $5. less than the Western Digital


The Radeon 4870 512 mb is $5 less than the Nvida Gtx 260 896mb


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