Bellingham LAN Experiment - help me build a super computer part 2: the revenge

07-10-2010, 04:15 AM	#31
bloodseek Fine. Make up your own damn title. Real Name: thomas Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: behind you Posts: 852	I'll just replace the raptor with another WD 640 gb for now and get another one in the future. I tried finding that one momentus on newegg but couldn't find it =P now for the more important question... what games are you kids playin nowadays? I havn't really invested in computer games for quite a while due to consoles being more available while in the navy __________________

07-10-2010, 11:18 AM	#32
Tuanies Fine. Make up your own damn title. Real Name: Tuan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Puyallup Posts: 1,034	You might want to get a triple-channel memory kit, no use in letting that third memory channel go to waste.

07-10-2010, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodseek

I'll just replace the raptor with another WD 640 gb for now and get another one in the future. I tried finding that one momentus on newegg but couldn't find it =P

now for the more important question... what games are you kids playin nowadays? I havn't really invested in computer games for quite a while due to consoles being more available while in the navy

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Originally Posted by CrazyRob

I wouldn't buy any of the 10k rpm raptors, they just don't make sense anymore, and are generally expensive. If you want a fast hard drive don't want to pay the high dollar per GB of SSD, check out the new Seagate Momentus XT. It's a hybrid SSD/Hard Drive that easily matches or outperforms the raptors, and comes in sizes up to 500GB for about $120.

*edit* also, they're 2.5" drives, so you may need to find a physical 2.5" to 3.5" adapter to mount it in that case.

*another edit* otherwise, I like all your other choices so far.

I was reading the reviews of the drives on newegg. There seems to be a number of people saying there is a good amount of lag for the drive to access something once the drive spins down.
One other reviewer who didn't have problems said :

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I don't think this drive is good for older systems without extra CPU cycles to spare. Reading other reviews, older systems tend to have spin down problems and lags. Newer PCs like mine don't have this problem.

I am wondering what constitutes a 'newer system'; I am thinking of upgrading my own system soon. Any ideas what would make it or break it?

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07-11-2010, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by NatterZane

Seriously copy paste "Seagate Momentus XT" into the newegg search
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...20Momentus%20XT

BLE plays "Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty 4, ~~Counter-Strike: Source, Cube Soccer, Savage 2~~, Left 4 Dead, Track Mania Nations, Flat Out 2, Tee Worlds," and Bad Company 2. People have also been playing a bit or GTA 4, and Star Craft 2.

I was reading the reviews of the drives on newegg. There seems to be a number of people saying there is a good amount of lag for the drive to access something once the drive spins down.
One other reviewer who didn't have problems said :
I am wondering what constitutes a 'newer system'; I am thinking of upgrading my own system soon. Any ideas what would make it or break it?

I'm guessing that having the system configured for AHCI might make a difference. AHCI allows more advanced file queuing which I imagine would come into play on a hybrid drive like that. The thing that sold me on the drive the most was this video:

Granted those tests are done by Seagate, but it's based on a wide enough variety of common apps that it seems legit.

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07-16-2010, 12:27 PM	#35
bloodseek Fine. Make up your own damn title. Real Name: thomas Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: behind you Posts: 852	so i was using the power supply calculator on newegg and with 2 of the vid cards i'm getting and 3 hard drives as well as a high end mobo with the i7 chip and 12gigs of ram (3x4gb) it's saying i need about a 1050w PSU. (i plan on getting a second vid card and an extra HD later on) how accurate is that thing or does it exagurate it a bit so you buy the more expensive stuff

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