Mister_K
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My Hitachi 7100.C (7.2k rpm, 32mb cache, 1tb) died after not even year of use. I have checked for warranty and it says I have warranty till 2014 (entered S/N number to check) so il be sending it for RMA.
Now my question is. I need an SSD since my backup HDD is 140GB and only 2mb cache, 7.2K RPM and its IDE drive, which i hate. Which is a decent SSD for 1-2 games as a boot drive? I am looking at Corsair Sandforce 3 120GB. I have sata 2 mobo so that kind of sucks and since iv spent quite some money on new clothes I have £40 left (hopefully parents can fill the gap for the new SSD).
I have F3 Spinpoint but I got that one after the Hitachi HDD so its not my boot drive and i cant reformat it since I have made it my backup drive. I can't use the 140GB for too long since its old and slow.
Hopefully Hitachi sends me a replacement drive, il write them a letter as well just to make it more convincing ^^
So which SSD is decent out there? Minding I have sata2 mobo but i rather but Sata 3 SSD even though it most likely wont max out on the speeds. Any advice? Is the SATA2 cable same size as SATA3 or do i need an adapter? How about getting SATA3 card for my SATA2 mobo, would it that work?
Any ideas? Hope you can help me out guys ^^
Now my question is. I need an SSD since my backup HDD is 140GB and only 2mb cache, 7.2K RPM and its IDE drive, which i hate. Which is a decent SSD for 1-2 games as a boot drive? I am looking at Corsair Sandforce 3 120GB. I have sata 2 mobo so that kind of sucks and since iv spent quite some money on new clothes I have £40 left (hopefully parents can fill the gap for the new SSD).
I have F3 Spinpoint but I got that one after the Hitachi HDD so its not my boot drive and i cant reformat it since I have made it my backup drive. I can't use the 140GB for too long since its old and slow.
Hopefully Hitachi sends me a replacement drive, il write them a letter as well just to make it more convincing ^^
So which SSD is decent out there? Minding I have sata2 mobo but i rather but Sata 3 SSD even though it most likely wont max out on the speeds. Any advice? Is the SATA2 cable same size as SATA3 or do i need an adapter? How about getting SATA3 card for my SATA2 mobo, would it that work?
Any ideas? Hope you can help me out guys ^^