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Tasuma
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I'm looking to downsize my rig to a node 202 later this year. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out storage. Since it can only fit 2.5" drives I am trying to figure out which storage solution to go with. Either take my 1tb wd blue, get an external enclosure for it, try to get some extra cash for a 1tb ssd (which would be hard for me to do but a possibility), or get a 250gb ssd with a 1tb 2.5" laptop drive. 

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5 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I'm looking to downsize my rig to a node 202 later this year. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out storage. Since it can only fit 2.5" drives I am trying to figure out which storage solution to go with. Either take my 1tb wd blue, get an external enclosure for it, try to get some extra cash for a 1tb ssd (which would be hard for me to do but a possibility), or get a 250gb ssd with a 1tb 2.5" laptop drive. 

Why not get a 2.5" HDD then if you want to save money?

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Why not get a 2.5" HDD then if you want to save money?

I was thinking that. How big of a difference is it to go from 7200rpm to 5400rpm? 

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1 minute ago, Tasuma said:

I was thinking that. How big of a difference is it to go from 7200rpm to 5400rpm? 

Not much tbh. I have a 5400rpm drive in my laptop and a 7200rpm in my desktop. The Windows 10 Fast boot makes booting windows really fast, even on a laptop (while my desktop has an SSD)

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Not much tbh. I have a 5400rpm drive in my laptop and a 7200rpm in my desktop. The Windows 10 Fast boot makes booting windows really fast, even on a laptop (while my desktop has an SSD)

Ok then 

 

8 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I'm looking to downsize my rig to a node 202 later this year. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out storage. Since it can only fit 2.5" drives I am trying to figure out which storage solution to go with. Either take my 1tb wd blue, get an external enclosure for it, try to get some extra cash for a 1tb ssd (which would be hard for me to do but a possibility), or get a 250gb ssd with a 1tb 2.5" laptop drive. 

Here's some hdds: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/internal-hard-drive/#f=3&S=960000,10000000&t=7200,10000,10025

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Not much tbh. I have a 5400rpm drive in my laptop and a 7200rpm in my desktop. The Windows 10 Fast boot makes booting windows really fast, even on a laptop (while my desktop has an SSD)

I would be getting a 240gb ssd for the build as a boot drive. This is just mass storage and such. 

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10 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I'm looking to downsize my rig to a node 202 later this year. Only issue I'm having is trying to figure out storage. Since it can only fit 2.5" drives I am trying to figure out which storage solution to go with. Either take my 1tb wd blue, get an external enclosure for it, try to get some extra cash for a 1tb ssd (which would be hard for me to do but a possibility), or get a 250gb ssd with a 1tb 2.5" laptop drive. 

Just get a 250 ssd and a 1tb 2.5" hdd. 

 

2 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I would be getting a 240gb ssd for the build as a boot drive. This is just mass storage and such. 

 

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1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Get a HDD. No point in an absurdly expensive SSD for storage

Yea. I think I will go with a 1tb wd blue 5400rpm. =) 

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7 minutes ago, Tasuma said:

I was thinking that. How big of a difference is it to go from 7200rpm to 5400rpm? 

Not as much as it used to be. These days the controller matters most.

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Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
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2 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Xbox one or PS4?

I prefer the XBox One controller. PS4 still feels awkward to hold after 4 generations. 

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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