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amoretto   04-02-2005 at 08:08:23 AM

I'm looking into getting an Athlon 64 FX 55, but have noticed OEM version can be significantly cheaper. Is it worth getting OEM? Is so, can someone recommend a good heatsink/fan for it? I was also thinking of buying a Maxtor Harddrive, but have noticed people have are not recommending it. Anyone have any ideas on a good hard drive, and should I get one that supports raid 1 or whatever (if you can explain this to me too, please do so).

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dmroeder   04-02-2005 at 10:03:23 AM
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If you are new to building then it might be worth it to get the retail because the AMD will warrenty the chip. If you are confident about building then get the OEM to save money. I always get an OEM and buy a heat sink. I would junk the stock heat sink (when buying retail) anyway and get a better hit sink. I would buy Segate HDD's because they offer a 5 year warrenty and they are usually quieter. HDD brand makes not difference when it comes to RAID as long as you have some kind of RAID controller. Either your motherboard has to have a RAID controller, or you have a PCI RAID controller.

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endyen   04-02-2005 at 11:04:20 AM
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With retail, you are paying for a 3 yr warranty, and a good quality fan. It's usually hard to find that good a fan for the price. If you are a serious OCer, forget the stock fan, and the warranty.
I have had problems with maxtor drives, but none with seagate. Western digital is mostly good.

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Rugger   04-02-2005 at 01:56:09 PM
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Agree with Endyen on the heatsink and fan. If you're not OCing, then the stock fan is good. More info on RAID can be found in the great <A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com//modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=9" target="_new">RAID FAG v1.3</A> in the HDD forum. Read that then post questions in the HDD forum.

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Spitfire_x86   04-02-2005 at 05:48:12 PM
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RAID FAG?? :wink:

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Rugger   04-02-2005 at 06:01:13 PM
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LOL - was wondering if anyone would catch that one! :wink:


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Anonymous   04-02-2005 at 09:20:46 PM
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So who is the resident RAID FAG anyways? :tongue:

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Spitfire_x86   04-02-2005 at 11:08:11 PM
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It was very obvious, there's no similarity between capital "G" and capital "Q" (unlike "g" and "q" )

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Spitfire_x86   04-03-2005 at 09:19:32 AM
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I've always had very good experience with Maxtor HDDs, so I can't recommend against getting Maxtor.

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ChipDeath   04-03-2005 at 04:01:09 PM
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We build a lot of pcs where I work, and we've just started using WD drives instead because we had quite a few Maxtors die (about 3 in a couple of months, out of maybe 15 or 20 PCs shipped out in that time).

That said, I have 3 Maxtors in my rig at home, and - touch wood - haven't had a problem with them yet. (although two of them have a dedicated 80mm Fan to keep them cool, so I have done my best to minimise risk there...)

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Rugger   04-03-2005 at 04:24:14 PM
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Quote :

- touch wood -


Trying not to disturb the drives by knocking on the wood?! LMAO

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mozzartusm   04-03-2005 at 04:27:32 PM
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As long as you dont touch my wood!

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Rugger   04-03-2005 at 04:35:11 PM
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Baby, now you're showing disdain?! It wasn't like taht when I had you over the couch! LOL

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mozzartusm   04-03-2005 at 04:39:01 PM
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Well I guess Wusy will be along anytime now.

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Anonymous   04-04-2005 at 09:18:38 AM
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wusy may be here now, but I knew you'd post that comment first :smile:

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