do u build ur own computer? check this..
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cnichols
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Any answers you need can be answered, and answered WELL by Tom's Hardware guide.
http://www.tomshardware.com
They've done a test on almost EVERYTHING on the market and usually test stuff months before it comes out. They are computer PIMPS.
http://www.tomshardware.com
They've done a test on almost EVERYTHING on the market and usually test stuff months before it comes out. They are computer PIMPS.
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Eklectrick
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cnichols wrote:Instead of going with the 2 MB Cache HD, try one of the 8 MB caches...not too big of a difference in price. It makes a difference...don't you know that "Cache moves everything around ME!!!!"
RAID is never a bad idea either IMO. But, all your hard drives need to be the same size...or you're just wasting even more space.
I agree on the 8mb cache, if you can swing the extra few bucks it is worth it. As for raid, its nice if you are paranoid about your data and want a backup if you wanna use the mirror mode, but for the striping mode it is only worth it if you work with lots of large files. for gaming and other normal uses, it can actually slow down data retrieval. Or is it writing. it's one or the other so it actually is kindof a wash.