Resolved - Wells - new HD

[Wells 1st MRB]

Name: Renée Wells

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Type of issue: Hardware

Brief Description of Issue: I need a new hard drive. I need help finding what's compatible with what I have now. Specs:

Motherboard: EVGA 131-GT-E767-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 SLI3 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel

Processor: Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core

RAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

HD: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

CD/DVD: LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98

Graphics: EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked

Audio: ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels

Monitor: Samsung PX2370 23" 2ms Full HD LED BackLight LCD

Power Supply: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI

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Current Status: Resolved

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Main Technician: McDowell

Supporting Technician: Ascencio

Edited November 21, 2014 by Candy 1st MRB

[Wells 1st MRB]

What about a SSD for running windows and a HD for everything else? Is that not recommended for what I have?

[J. Ascencio 1st MRB]

What about a SSD for running windows and a HD for everything else? Is that not recommended for what I have?

I would recommend that. I f you have all your Windows files on an ssd then your computer will boot up a lot faster. Then you can have all your other files on the HD such as games, pictures etc. If you are in the market for a new HD then I suggest one that runs at similar or faster rpms so you don't see a decrease in speed.

[Wells 1st MRB]

An SSD would be great for your OS and core programs, you would have to re-install Windows on that drive though.. Make sure to have a good backup of anything you might need beforehand like your documents, pictures, etc

It's too late for that....r.i.p. *sobs

Ok, so ideally if I only wanted to buy a SSD for windows only...how much space should it have?

[Yamagata 1st MRB]

Black November on Newegg! Amazon always has sales...

This is the best time of year to buy computer parts.

You could go very minimal with your SSD and use it just for the essential programs that you want to load quick and then put the rest of your money into a nice terrabyte HDD for the rest.

[Wells 1st MRB]

How would I know what other programs should run on the SSD?

[Yamagata 1st MRB]

I put games that I want to load up quickly on there. If you have any other programs that have a long startup process, SSD is a good way to speed them up.

[Lafy BAR]

If you want a top performing drive then get the Samsung 840 Pro 240GB.

If that's a little too pricey, then here's some other decent options:

Samsung 840, 840 evo

Intel 520, 525, 530

Sandisk Extreme II

Kingston HyperX 3K, SSDNow V300

If you find something else you like then post the model, size, price and I (or somebody else) can let you know if it's a decent drive.

[Candy 1st MRB]

An SSD would be great for your OS and core programs, you would have to re-install Windows on that drive though.. Make sure to have a good backup of anything you might need beforehand like your documents, pictures, etc

It's too late for that....r.i.p. *sobs

Ok, so ideally if I only wanted to buy a SSD for windows only...how much space should it have?

Don't get rid of that old drive, it's possible you might be able to get some of your data through a data retrieval service or even some software programs

[Candy 1st MRB]

2ndLt Wells, Have we resolved your problem or do you want us to research further?

[Candy 1st MRB]

Talked to 2ndLt. Wells and she said this issue is fixed. Closing Ticket.