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What Hard Drive and RAM?

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  • 05-09-2011 2:11pm
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    Mizu_Ger
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    I am upgrading my desktop for the first time in years and I am wondering what's the best Hard Drive and RAM to get.

    The setup I am aiming for will be based around an Intel i7-2600K processor and Intel DZ68DB board (I can get both cheap through some connections and I am more interested in stability than overclocking).

    Anyway, what would be the best RAM and hard drive for these? I was looking at 8gb 1333Mhz RAM and a 2Tb HDD, but can't decide which make is best.

    The machine will be used for storing and converting videos mostly, so a 7200rpm HDD is needed (what do people think of the Hitachi 2Tb or 3Tb 7k3000?).

    Any advice? Thanks


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    deconduo
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    Any cheap 8GB DDR3 kit will do you fine. If you are doing a lot of video editing then getting 16GB might be worth it as RAM is so cheap right now.

    Might be worth thinking about getting an SSD and then a 2TB storage drive. 2TB 7200rpm drives can be quite expensive.


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    Mizu_Ger
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    deconduo wrote: »
    Any cheap 8GB DDR3 kit will do you fine. If you are doing a lot of video editing then getting 16GB might be worth it as RAM is so cheap right now.

    Might be worth thinking about getting an SSD and then a 2TB storage drive. 2TB 7200rpm drives can be quite expensive.

    Thanks. I'll get the xtra RAM if I can fit it into the budget.

    I've been looking around and the HDD's are quite expensive. I asked about the Hitachi 7k3000 becuse I came across this: Hitachi 2TB 3.5" SATA-600 7200rpm 64MB. 2Tb 7200rpm sounds too good to be true for €95. Anyone used one?

    The deal I am getting for the board and cpu comes with an Intel 20Gb SSD. Not sure what use that would be!


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    deconduo
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    Mizu_Ger wrote: »
    Thanks. I'll get the xtra RAM if I can fit it into the budget.

    I've been looking around and the HDD's are quite expensive. I asked about the Hitachi 7k3000 becuse I came across this: Hitachi 2TB 3.5" SATA-600 7200rpm 64MB. 2Tb 7200rpm sounds too good to be true for €95. Anyone used one?

    The deal I am getting for the board and cpu comes with an Intel 20Gb SSD. Not sure what use that would be!

    Whats your budget? Would something like this work?

    Total build cost: €208.05 + €30 shipping
    Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5") €87.14
    2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9 €30.59
    Samsung EcoGreen F4 2000GB, SATA II (HD204UI) 8,9cm (3,5") €59.73


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    Mizu_Ger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Mizu_Ger


    deconduo wrote: »
    Whats your budget? Would something like this work?

    Total build cost: €208.05 + €30 shipping
    Crucial M4 64GB SSD 6,4cm (2,5") €87.14
    2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9 €30.59
    Samsung EcoGreen F4 2000GB, SATA II (HD204UI) 8,9cm (3,5") €59.73

    Thanks for looking that up.

    The Board/CPU/20Gb SSD bundle and Windows 7 all come to about €395. My budget is around €650, so what you have there looks just right.

    I have a 1tb 7200 drive in my current setup. I could keep that for the editing and get a large "green" 5400 drive for the storage. Would save a few quid that way.


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