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Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: 450gb 10kRPM Raptors @ Newegg for $120
by
DeathAndTaxes
on 04/10/2011, 14:15:27 UTC
if I really want speed, SSD is my option.

Otherwise, I'd buy a large hd (from 1 to 3T) which still gives me a decent speed.
ssd's are still super expensive you could raid 0 two of those and I'm sure you wont notice a difference. So $240 you'd have 900 gb for a $240 ssd you would have 128 gb.

I would rather have the SSD.   Latency is what matters not peak sequential throughput for most uses.  128GB is fine for putting OS, application, and games (although if I were buying one today I likely would look for 240GB models).  10K RPM creates a lot of heat, noise, and electrical draw but doesn't do much for latency.

For games & OS most of access is going to be random reads and that is where SSD shine.