Noob Questions on Hard Drives

Craycoolz · 12-26-2005, 12:58 AM

Hey,

Right now I have
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148040
in my cart on newegg

But now I think I want an 120g one. I heard Segate is a great HD and SATA interface is the best kind. Could anyone recomend an 120g Seagate HD form newegg? I dont know the diffrence between SATA and the other interfaces but people have just told me SATA is better.

This is my motherboard just to make sure it will work with it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136152

Im thinking about this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148065

But im not sure if it will work with mobo and its RPM seems a bit low.

TheChef · 12-26-2005, 01:24 AM

Look at SATA 3.0, which your motherboard supports... This is a nice drive, or for a bit more you can get one with NCQ support.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148106

Craycoolz · 12-26-2005, 01:28 AM

also, a lot of them say OED which means no cablesI guess. Where can I buy one? or does it come with the mobo?

TheChef · 12-26-2005, 01:33 AM

Yeah, your SATA or IDE cables should come with the motherboard, and the power cables should come with the PSU.

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 04:35 AM

Quote:

I dont know the diffrence between SATA and the other interfaces but people have just told me SATA is better.

HDD101

As for cables, newegg sells them .. .you can also get them from places like http://www.mycableshop.com/

epidemik · 12-26-2005, 04:37 AM

whats your budget?

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Look at SATA 3.0, which your motherboard supports... This is a nice drive, or for a bit more you can get one with NCQ support.

For the damn near same price you can get Maxtor DiamondMax10 200GB [16MB, SATA, NCQ, $88.50]

12-26-2005, 12:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Craycoolz New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 10	Noob Questions on Hard Drives Hey, Right now I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148040 in my cart on newegg But now I think I want an 120g one. I heard Segate is a great HD and SATA interface is the best kind. Could anyone recomend an 120g Seagate HD form newegg? I dont know the diffrence between SATA and the other interfaces but people have just told me SATA is better. This is my motherboard just to make sure it will work with it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136152 Im thinking about this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148065 But im not sure if it will work with mobo and its RPM seems a bit low. Last edited by Craycoolz; 12-26-2005 at 01:03 AM.

12-26-2005, 01:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-26-2005, 01:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
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12-26-2005, 01:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Craycoolz New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 10	also, a lot of them say OED which means no cablesI guess. Where can I buy one? or does it come with the mobo?