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im looking at getting a desktop comp soonish to replace the laptop. im not an uber l337 gamer so i dont want anything too fancy, just something thats gonna handle online games like runescape in HD.

was thinking something like this with the AMD AM2 Athlon x2 5200+. Thoughts and possible upgrades?

Please tell me you didn't put Runescape and HD in the same sentence.

*Consoles 'HD'* "It's ok... he knows not what he says"

Not the gaming console.. consoles as in , calms, soothes, sympathises. lol

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I miss my tape drive.

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*tape error* "please rewind and try again"

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The green drives are 5400RPM and you do get a slight performance hit from them. I use my PC and Mac for mainly audio recording so I kinda need all the performance I can get. I have black AAKS 640Gb drives in both my PC and Mac and they're pretty impressive performers

I wanna to get rid of my 74Gb Raptor which is my XP OS drive and get 2 x 300Gb raptors....... that'll f**kin' dominate in RAID 0.

Steve, I might be interested in your 74gb Raptor if it's in good nick and the price is low......PM if you are

Steve, I might be interested in your 74gb Raptor if it's in good nick and the price is low......PM if you are

mmmmmmmm 10,000rpm goodness

Hmm.. Something tells me they could have all been in one post. :glare:

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Please tell me you didn't put Runescape and HD in the same sentence.

*Consoles 'HD'* "It's ok... he knows not what he says"

Not the gaming console.. consoles as in , calms, soothes, sympathises. lol

Well seeing as im building my computer for me..... you get the idea. Not gonna build it to support leet games when im not going to play them :S

Steve, I might be interested in your 74gb Raptor if it's in good nick and the price is low......PM if you are

I'll let you know when I actually get around to removing it. The WD 'AAKS' black drives are actually just as fast as the 36/74Gb raptors except they just don't seek so fast, but STR's are about on par if not faster than the older raptors

anyone know where I can get a couple of these drives in Adelaide tomorrow?

2x WD640Gb 32mg WD6401AALS (not WD6400AAKS which are 16mg)

I can get them interstate next Tues or Wed but would prefer them tomorrow.

I've checked with the usual, Westan, Todaytech & MSY already but no go in their price lists.

anyone know where I can get a couple of these drives in Adelaide tomorrow?

2x WD640Gb 32mg WD6401AALS (not WD6400AAKS which are 16mg)

I can get them interstate next Tues or Wed but would prefer them tomorrow.

I've checked with the usual, Westan, Todaytech & MSY already but no go in their price lists.

Have you tried Getright, Alneeds or Hypernet?

Have you tried Getright, Alneeds or Hypernet?

Getright have a listing for them on their website (whether in stock is another issue) but when you compare product details between the 16mb & 32mb cache on their site, it says the 16mb has a faster internal transfer rate.....huh??

Getright have a listing for them on their website (whether in stock is another issue) but when you compare product details between the 16mb & 32mb cache on their site, it says the 16mb has a faster internal transfer rate.....huh??

Is this new 32Mb cache drive a 7.2K RPM model?

these are the price lists i have found Pete now its up to you to let your fingers do the walking

i-Tech: Adelaide: 08 8121 2021 $135.00 inc.GST doesnt say if there in stock from adelaide as i-Tech have stores nation wide

Auswide Computers: Adelaide: 8254 3522 $179.00rrp $136.85ex. $150.54inc. again do not say if there in stock and there out at smithfield

SkyComp Technology: Adelaide: 08 7421 5880 $134 again doesn't say if there in stock here

Spotit: Adelaide: 8121 2021 $139 and yes you guessed it in stock but doesn't say if in adelaide

anyone know where I can get a couple of these drives in Adelaide tomorrow?

2x WD640Gb 32mg WD6401AALS (not WD6400AAKS which are 16mg)

I can get them interstate next Tues or Wed but would prefer them tomorrow.

I've checked with the usual, Westan, Todaytech & MSY already but no go in their price lists.

Sled.. Check out the new 500gb platter drives. :laugh:

Increased density = improved performance.

I've had the older WD640AAKS since it was released. Really nice quite fast drive. ;)

Had a little scare almost lost over 500gb of data that cannot be replaced (family, pictures video etc etc), so I'm going to fast track that nas box running raid 1 & gigabit lan with a couple 500gb platter 1tb or 1.5tb drives.

Will make the jump to SSD the moment they sort the fragmentation issues out. :P

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anyone know where I can get a couple of these drives in Adelaide tomorrow?

2x WD640Gb 32mg WD6401AALS (not WD6400AAKS which are 16mg)

I can get them interstate next Tues or Wed but would prefer them tomorrow.

I've checked with the usual, Westan, Todaytech & MSY already but no go in their price lists.

I think we just got a whole heap of these in today at work. All the info i can remember right now about them is this

Western Digital 7200rpm SATA2 640gb Black Drive with 32mb Cache

As for price i dont know, give me (Abe) a call after 9:30am on 81862733, and dont be surprised by the company name :P

EDIT: We have about 9 of these puppies in stock

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my build atm (gift for volunteer work):

intel i7 920 quad core, asus P6T-deluxe OC-palm x58 mobo, 1600mh ddr3 6gb g.skill-pi kit, Lg bluray writer, antec tpq-1000w psu, 2x 500gb wd sata, acer 24" hd lcd

will use my lian li pcv2010 case, 3870x3 cards and another 500gb wd sata hdd (my 4x 320's are full of errors from this summer-- grrrr)

will sell off my other internal gear (q6600, 4gb 667 ddr2 ram, P5E x38 board, 19" lcd, 850w coolermaster realpower pro psu) and grab new tyres from the cash-back :P

I'll let you know when I actually get around to removing it. The WD 'AAKS' black drives are actually just as fast as the 36/74Gb raptors except they just don't seek so fast, but STR's are about on par if not faster than the older raptors

I absolutely love my dual 10,000rpm Raptors - I have one for each os.

my build atm (gift for volunteer work):

intel i7 920 quad core, asus P6T-deluxe OC-palm x58 mobo, 1600mh ddr3 6gb g.skill-pi kit, Lg bluray writer, antec tpq-1000w psu, 2x 500gb wd sata, acer 24" hd lcd

will use my lian li pcv2010 case, 3870x3 cards and another 500gb wd sata hdd (my 4x 320's are full of errors from this summer-- grrrr)

will sell off my other internal gear (q6600, 4gb 667 ddr2 ram, P5E x38 board, 19" lcd, 850w coolermaster realpower pro psu) and grab new tyres from the cash-back :P

Dang that is one kick-ass setup there Tangles .... I am hanging to upgrade my Phenom system, but can't be stuffed doing a fresh reinstall of everything - I have my system set up just how I likes it. Ah well, the Phenom will hang in there for a while yet.♠

I absolutely love my dual 10,000rpm Raptors - I have one for each os.

Dang that is one kick-ass setup there Tangles .... I am hanging to upgrade my Phenom system, but can't be stuffed doing a fresh reinstall of everything - I have my system set up just how I likes it. Ah well, the Phenom will hang in there for a while yet.♠

sweet

actually running a qx6850 and a x48 dfi lanparty board, they'll go to the wifes/kids pc and the q6600/p5e will come from that ;)

the 320 hdd raid errors have been a p.i.t.a. must have done 20 reinstalls the past 2 months :laugh:

oi, whats wrong with advan tri-spokes ?! I'd have a set !! :P

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