[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Pie Crust]

I never said that I couldn't afford it (atleast not yet) but I wanted to stay away from SATA drives. I have 3 broken SATAs on my desk. I've never had a single problem with IDE drives or SCSI. And I guess I have no other choice. I'm going to try to buy the parts in local stores. I'd really hate having to ship them here as Customs will most probably put them in quarantine and force me to pay 50% tax.

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[Pentium]

Oh right, I thought you lived in the US, sorry about that lol.
And yeah, I know what you mean; I've heard about people who's had loads of trouble with modern hard drives failing. However, the only drives that have these reliability problems are really large hard drives, like 1 TB or more, while smaller ones tend to be fault-free. My 500GB Seagate drive is four and a half years old by now and still works like a charm. Regardless it's not worth the trouble sticking to old tech. Your old SCSI drive would make your $1500 gaming computer feel like something that was bought at Walmart 15 years ago.

[Pie Crust]

I've had the same Seagate IDE for 10 years. Seems like Seagate is virtuably failproof from what you've posted and from what I've read from other forums.

[Fredulus]

lol you're seriously saying IDE > SATA? bahahahah wtf XD

[SPooK]

Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit $100 (newegg
Intel Core i7-4770S $310 (newegg)
CORSAIR Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) $128 (newegg)
2TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA  $120 (tigerdirect)
GeForce GTX 760 2gb $260 (newegg)
Total: $918 with out a case or power supply

I don't know buying the entire pc at one time seems to be cheaper.

It's the balance of the parts not the cost u dumbo.

[Pie Crust]

lol you're seriously saying IDE > SATA? bahahahah wtf XD

I'm saying exactly that. I've had a WD Caviar SE for 2 years before it died. I have this Seagate IDE drive, 10 years of age, 120GBs, 5200RPM, has a few bad sectors, gives an opera when writing/spinning and it STILL works.

[The Magical Dunes]

I'm saying exactly that. I've had a WD Caviar SE for 2 years before it died. I have this Seagate IDE drive, 10 years of age, 120GBs, 5200RPM, has a few bad sectors, gives an opera when writing/spinning and it STILL works.

regardless of your experience, i'd still strongly advise you buy an internal SATA drive (HDD or SSD) for your new computer. Running windows from an external sounds like a slow and painful way to live.

[Pie Crust]

I'll consider getting a 2TB HDD.

[Bisjac]

When you say 'recycle', are you talking about gold recovery?

You must be new here

[Pecon]

I'll consider getting a 2TB HDD.

If you're really so concerned about the drive breaking down, then invest in an SSD. It's at least immune to mechanical failure.

[Pentium]

I'll consider getting a 2TB HDD.

Make sure you're getting a performance-oriented hard drive, like the WD Black; the cheaper units are not meant to be used as system drives and may fail due to excessive usage. I've heard this happen with WD Greens before, and may be why your Caviar SE broke.

You must be new here

Well, what do you mean by 'recycle', then? I'm honestly curious.

[Fiber Glass]

pls halp :c

This isn't a gaming PC.. Right? Because you are not getting a good PC for $500.

[Doomonkey]

How else would you straighten them out?

If only a couple of pins are bent, use an empty mechanical pencil. (0.7 mm I think) The pin will fit in the end of the pencil and you will be able to easily reposition it.

[Pie Crust]

If you're really so concerned about the drive breaking down, then invest in an SSD. It's at least immune to mechanical failure.

You can't recover data from a SSD if something tragic were to happen (Ex: it gets wet in a flood or a power surge).

[Bisjac]

what do you mean by 'recycle', then? I'm honestly curious.

i have an entire workshop for recycling. any tiny bit is profittable.