hi all. i recently put together a new gamin rig. i was using a hdd from my old rig but i recently dropped it and it wont format properly, though otherwise works fine so I dont think it will live long. iam new to all this, the only factors to consider, that i know of, when buying a new hdd are: capacity, spin speed, cache, and interface.
so here are a few hdds iam not sure which one to get:
1.Seagate 500GB 3.5" Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s - 7200RPM 16MB Cache:
http://www.ebuyer.com/252857-seagate-500gb-3-5-barracuda-sata-iii-6gb-s-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-cache-st3500413as
2.WD 500GB SATAII 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Green
http://www.ebuyer.com/167819-western-digital-wd5000aads-500gb-hard-drive-sataii-32mb-cache-oem-caviar-wd5000aads
3.WD 500GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue - 7200RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/241715-wd-500gb-3-5-sata-6gb-s-caviar-blue-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-wd5000aakx
4.WD 750GB 3.5" SATA-II Caviar Green - 7200rpm 64MB Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/248477-wd-750gb-3-5-sata-ii-caviar-green-hard-drive-7200rpm-64mb-cache-wd7500aars
500gb and 7200rpm is enough for me. is sata3 important? do they even reach that speed? will there be a major difference between 16mb, 32mb and 64mb cache for gaming? should i avoid OEMs or are they ok? is there anything else to watch out for?
thanks
so here are a few hdds iam not sure which one to get:
1.Seagate 500GB 3.5" Barracuda SATA-III 6Gb/s - 7200RPM 16MB Cache:
http://www.ebuyer.com/252857-seagate-500gb-3-5-barracuda-sata-iii-6gb-s-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-cache-st3500413as
2.WD 500GB SATAII 32MB Cache - OEM Caviar Green
http://www.ebuyer.com/167819-western-digital-wd5000aads-500gb-hard-drive-sataii-32mb-cache-oem-caviar-wd5000aads
3.WD 500GB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Caviar Blue - 7200RPM 16MB Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/241715-wd-500gb-3-5-sata-6gb-s-caviar-blue-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-wd5000aakx
4.WD 750GB 3.5" SATA-II Caviar Green - 7200rpm 64MB Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/248477-wd-750gb-3-5-sata-ii-caviar-green-hard-drive-7200rpm-64mb-cache-wd7500aars
500gb and 7200rpm is enough for me. is sata3 important? do they even reach that speed? will there be a major difference between 16mb, 32mb and 64mb cache for gaming? should i avoid OEMs or are they ok? is there anything else to watch out for?
thanks