Recommendation for new HDD (?)

nik0ndude · 3rd August 2012, 2:49 PM

Hi guys,

I'm looking to replace my 5 years old HDD.

Can someone recommend on a good HDD - anything that has new tech into it.
1TB would be good.
Needs to be silent and fast as it can be for silent HDDs.

My budget is just about $100.

Thanks.

Gil.

BigDave · 4th August 2012, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nik0ndude

anything that has new tech into it.
1TB would be good.
Needs to be silent and fast as it can be for silent HDDs.
My budget is just about $100.

Not in your bubget but ticks all the boxes

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=20096

issa2006 · 4th August 2012, 4:43 AM

whats your system, curr hdd model...

ide sata 1 or 2

what you pc being used for

hdd from 5 years ago are 1/2 the speed of current models...

some sata 1 motherboards dont like sata 2/3 hdd or certain sizes in hdd (limited to small size hdd etc) (this includes operating systems, like windows xp no service pack etc...(133g hdd size before sp1)

via/amd chipsets (sata 1 dont like sata 2 hdd, older hdd could put pins on them to turn sata 2 hdd to sat 1, but this feature has been removed on newer hdd models, including translating firmware(lets drive be detected as smaller hdd), newer adf format hdd etc,, dont like xp etc/+ old bios...

mevereyn · 4th August 2012, 5:43 PM

Hm. If it's a pretty old machine (I guess so

), you could probably do worse than to pick up a second hand Spinpoint F1 or similar. I seem to remember they did okay with sound level tests and stuff. No, they're not as fast as the current breed, but they're alright, and should almost certainly be compatible with whatever hardware you have.

Just a thought. Maybe some seller even has excess stock (of "new" ones) or something.

3rd August 2012, 2:49 PM	#1
nik0ndude Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Posts: 25	Recommendation for new HDD (?) Hi guys, I'm looking to replace my 5 years old HDD. Can someone recommend on a good HDD - anything that has new tech into it. 1TB would be good. Needs to be silent and fast as it can be for silent HDDs. My budget is just about $100. Thanks. Gil.

4th August 2012, 4:43 AM	#3
issa2006 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA (ADL) Posts: 2,545	whats your system, curr hdd model... ide sata 1 or 2 what you pc being used for hdd from 5 years ago are 1/2 the speed of current models... some sata 1 motherboards dont like sata 2/3 hdd or certain sizes in hdd (limited to small size hdd etc) (this includes operating systems, like windows xp no service pack etc...(133g hdd size before sp1) via/amd chipsets (sata 1 dont like sata 2 hdd, older hdd could put pins on them to turn sata 2 hdd to sat 1, but this feature has been removed on newer hdd models, including translating firmware(lets drive be detected as smaller hdd), newer adf format hdd etc,, dont like xp etc/+ old bios... __________________ 2700k+Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3/i-ram 4g -32g ddr3 1600/2xssd in raid 0(sam 120g M-830)+ hdds+sound card+g19/g9x etc....27" 120 +3d samsung +7" touch screen etc...(gig oc 670 x2 sli)1250psu evermax+water cooling (oc4.8)ghz etc-win7 64bit +eboostr+supercache 5(3600+mb/sec hdd access)

4th August 2012, 5:43 PM	#4
mevereyn Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 907	Hm. If it's a pretty old machine (I guess so ), you could probably do worse than to pick up a second hand Spinpoint F1 or similar. I seem to remember they did okay with sound level tests and stuff. No, they're not as fast as the current breed, but they're alright, and should almost certainly be compatible with whatever hardware you have. Just a thought. Maybe some seller even has excess stock (of "new" ones) or something.