see this configuration and suggest a HDD

[gsmsikar]

i have to assemble a PC , the configuration which i have decided is as below :-

CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
MOTHERBOARD = ASUS M2NPV-VM
RAM = Kingston 2* 512MB 667mhz
Optical Drive = Asus DRW-1608P3S 16X DVD Writer

HDD = this is what i am unable to decide until now ...


please help me decide a HDD...
i need 160GB, but should i go for IDE or SATA , i have heard that SATA HDD are of very high failure rates .. but are of high speed while IDE HDD are slow compared to SATA but less failure rates ..
which one should i go for ?
i like samsung as i have one which is of high speed compared to seagate , is that true ?
i heard that WD is giving good support ?
what will BUFFER SIZE do to me ?


so i am confused ...

samsung or seagate or WD?
IDE or SATA ?
which model ?

please help me ..

thanks

[kooldude]

Originally Posted by gsmsikar

i have to assemble a PC , the configuration which i have decided is as below :-

CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
MOTHERBOARD = ASUS M2NPV-VM
RAM = Kingston 2* 512MB 667mhz
Optical Drive = Asus DRW-1608P3S 16X DVD Writer

HDD = this is what i am unable to decide until now ...


please help me decide a HDD...
i need 160GB, but should i go for IDE or SATA , i have heard that SATA HDD are of very high failure rates .. but are of high speed while IDE HDD are slow compared to SATA but less failure rates ..
which one should i go for ?
i like samsung as i have one which is of high speed compared to seagate , is that true ?

so i am confused ...

samsung or seagate ?
IDE or SATA ?
which model ?

please help me ..

thanks

Go for Seagate

Close your eyes n go for SATA

160GB SATA 2 7900.9 rpm

[gsmsikar]

Originally Posted by kooldude

Go for Seagate

Close your eyes n go for SATA

160GB SATA 2 7900.9 rpm

please mention the model no of this HDD & is this of 2MB buffer size ?

[kooldude]

Originally Posted by gsmsikar

please mention the model no of this HDD & is this of 2MB buffer size ?

Model No - ST3160212A & yes 2 MB Buffer

[primitive_trash]

well what i think is that you should go for a seagate sata 7200rpm 250gb hdd...as it offers the best price per gb ratio... its available for 3375 at the itwares.com

[gsmsikar]

Originally Posted by kooldude

Model No - ST3160212A & yes 2 MB Buffer

tis HDD is not a SATA it is an ATA drive ...

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/ata/st3160212a.html

[kooldude]

Originally Posted by gsmsikar

tis HDD is not a SATA it is an ATA drive ...

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/ata/st3160212a.html

Look for this then - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148163

[abhi1301]

i wld have gone for seagate 250 GB SATA .. RPM & model u can decide upon does not make real much of diff .. if money is not a big issue then go for a SCSI drive .. they are even faster

[sakumar79]

Try to get 160GB SATA model with 8 MB buffer... They will offer better performance

Arun