new hdd (1 Viewer)

[benno22]

i need a new hard drive, whats the best brand to get for price, performance and if its quiet or noisy, i need roughly 160 + gigs, ive been looking at seagate, particulary cus of the 5 yr warranty

 

[benno22]

nah computer is about 5 years old, so i think ill have to use IDE

 

[soul_guardian]

Seagtae and Western Digital are probably the best HDD to go far, regardless of SATA or PATA

Ive been using a seagate for ages, never had a problem; but western digitals are said to be really good as well.

Both retail at similar prices, so yeah, any would be a good choice.

 

[LoneShadow]

one of my HDDs is SATA by Seagtae...and it's darn noisy....

 

[jm1234567890]

seagate is best for SATA, and Segate hardrives have fluid bearings, which means they are totally silent.

I think the newest western digital have fluid bearings.

 

[sladehk]

An external one would be better if you are planning on getting a new computer within 3 years

 

[benno22]

nah, im gonna run this computer down till its ratshit

 

[fatmuscle]

5 yo buddy
comps life is est at 4yrs

 

[benno22]

its still running man, does the job, i dont play games so i dont really give a shit about performance or whatever

 

[jm1234567890]

well segate will last you.

and quiet is so damn important if you computer is in your bedroom.

 

[smallcattle]

how many gb are you getting?? make sure your motherboard supports them... cuz many motherboards dont support anything above 120gb..