which hard drive?

[someblackguy7130]

hey guys, im getting another hard drive for my pc build. BTW it is going great , i got all parts excpet for cpu (whick got backordered) so once i gett that ill set up os and run this mea machine!

ok so what hard drive should i get? i want a faster one good for gaming. should i get...

sata II HDD HP - Hard drive - 160 GB - internal - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm
http://www.dreamhardware.com/products/details.php?product_id=396248


Seagate Cheetah 73GB 10K free 80 to 68 pin adapter
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=710241&cid=25608&fp=F


or this one but this is super expensive i dont know if i can even get this one. Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/product/Produ...GD+36.7GB+10,000+RPM+Serial+ATA150+Hard+Drive

which one do u think is best deal?

 

[Me__2001]

the cheetahs fly but you need to get a SCSI card, which are reasonably priced, the raptors are probably the best for sustaied data transfer because they spin faster but the SATA-II will be able to transfer lots of data in a big burst

personally i'd go with the raptor, if you can get a SCSI controller card cheap then the cheetah would be better

 

[muckshifter]

Add more kit, could add to any problems ... my oppinion, just get the SATA II (300Gbs/7200rpm)

 

[Quadophile]

Add more kit, could add to any problems ... my oppinion, just get the SATA II (300Gbs/7200rpm)

Very sane advise I must say, more kit added more the problems.

KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid )

 

[PotGuy]

personally if you can stretch to a raptor it would be best. SCSI cards arent usually cheap anyway

 

[floppybootstomp]

Best choice by far Note that's a 74Gb Raptor, not 36Gb.
Best second choice
Suggestion for alternative choice

Or any other name make, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi, Maxtor, take your pick and choose your size.

I wouldn't personally go for a Cheetah/RAID Card, for same reasons others have mentioned.