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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($42.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.26 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $949.66

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Here's the build that I'm going to do. I was also getting a HDD for extra storage, but I don't think I need 1 TB. I was wondering which one is reliable, cheap, and around 250-500GB? The 1TB one I had on this list was $50 and I just figured I could save myself like $25 on extra storage that I won't be using.

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WD Blue if you want cheap
WD Red if you want extra reliable
WD Black if you want bae

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WD Blue if you want cheap

WD Red if you want extra reliable

WD Black if you want bae

i have heard wd blacks are really noisy and make weird clicking noise 

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i have heard wd blacks are really noisy and make weird clicking noise 

All hard drives click. It's the head moving left and right - unless you're talking about something else.

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All hard drives click. It's the head moving left and right.

ya but they have annoyingly loud clicks

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Get whatever drive YOU feel confident about which offers a decent amount of storage for the price. For me, that would be Toshiba, WD, HGST and SOME Seagate drives (drives with 2 year warranties or more).

 

 

Does the Cache of 8mb 16mb and so on matter much?

Some people say it doesn't. I don't think it has a huge effect all around, though with my Toshiba MD(some model name), which has 128MB of cache, I saw very good sequential number, just over 220MB/s. Though obviously, small file performance is what matters the most if you ask me. I wouldn't make a huge deal out of cache size.

 

i have heard wd blacks are really noisy and make weird clicking noise 

Depends on the drive tbh. Some drives are noisy, some aren't, it's basically a lucky dip. My WD Black is basically silent while my previously mentioned Toshiba MD drive screams when dealing with smaller files... Well, it doesn't scream, but it is noisy.

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320 gb for 25 bucks

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q85WOK/?tag=pcpapi-20

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This is the one I'm getting. :)

I couldn't find this on pcpartpicker for $25 though. I could only find a $27 one on amazon from pcpartpicker. v.v whyyyyyyyyyyy

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https://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd3200aajb partpicker link

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The drive is fine but the price/GB is stupidly high for a HDD. It's like 8 cents per GB.

yeah i agree, but this si what happpens when you go to lower capacity drives, its like buying wholesale

 

How in the world..

search  all hard drives, raise minimum size to 320 gb sort by lowest cost and there ya go

buying wholesale

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Turns out that one isn't even compatible. xD I might just stick with the original one as it's sata 6 if that means anything, at least I know it will work. -.-. if anyone needs an extra 700GB let me know xD

my bad didnt realize it was pata, you can get sata versions of the same drive for about the same amount

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd3200aajs

 

but its only sata 3gb/s if you want 6 gb/s you will be going up in price

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i have heard wd blacks are really noisy and make weird clicking noise 

They're fine. Some people get unlucky - happens with any product.

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ooh Here's another question I'm struggling to figure out how to do.. 

When I tried to do my build it shows it like this:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($42.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($66.26 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $949.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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How do I get it to show like this?
 
Is there somewhere on pcpartpicker where you copy pasta it like that?
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next to where it says mark up click [bb] and then copy pasta

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next to where it says mark up click [bb] and then copy pasta

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1002.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hey there XtraToothpaste,
 
I could recommend checking out WD Blue and WD Green for simple regular storage. Both work great and are pretty inexpensive. WD Green is an energy-saving drive that works cool and quiet while WD Blue is designed for everyday computing and can handle a bit heavier workloads compared to WD Green. Here's more info if you'd like to check it out: 
 
Pretty much any HDD would work as long as it has a SATA connection. HDDs rarely exceed 200MB/s in transfer speeds so it wouldn't matter if you plug them in a SATA2 (3Gb/s) or in a SATA3 (6Gb/s) port. :) 
 
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Hey there XtraToothpaste,
 
I could recommend checking out WD Blue and WD Green for simple regular storage. Both work great and are pretty inexpensive. WD Green is an energy-saving drive that works cool and quiet while WD Blue is designed for everyday computing and can handle a bit heavier workloads compared to WD Green. Here's more info if you'd like to check it out: 
 
Pretty much any HDD would work as long as it has a SATA connection. HDDs rarely exceed 200MB/s in transfer speeds so it wouldn't matter if you plug them in a SATA2 (3Gb/s) or in a SATA3 (6Gb/s) port. :)
 
Captain_WD.

 

Thanks Captain! Yeah I didn't realize for HDD's SATA 2 vs SATA 3 isn't as big of a deal as it is for SDDs. I'll find my 320GB now and settle. :)

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 rpm is pretty good, i have one, i load in first in BF2 and Men of War AS2, also isnt bad in other games!

the write speed is about 250 MB/s (according to samsung magician benchmarks)

it costed me 50€

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