Raptor Drive

The WD Raptor drive got here yesterday, now all I need to finish up this new workstation is to pick a motherboard/CPU combo. (And get matching memory.) Can’t decide whether to go P4 or Athlon 64.

11 thoughts on “Raptor Drive

  1. AMD64 + nForce4-Ultra motherboard…cheaper and faster solution…

    Pentium 4’s are overpriced (and slow) small ovens…

    Just my 0.02 euros… πŸ™‚

  2. Pentium M desktop motherboards should be updating soon. Otherwise, go AMD 64 (you’re running linux on it, right? πŸ˜‰ )

  3. Yeah, I got a P4 – good over clock potential on it – if I stick a FORD radiator on the chip. Seriously though, keeps the house warm during these cold months. πŸ™‚

  4. Oh, and the raptors are awesome. I got a 36 for my system drive – XP loads in less than a minutes. Very freakin awesome. Really sweet for games too – almost nobody beats me in loading πŸ˜€

  5. No actually I got the Sonatta case by Antec – can’t hear a damn thing outta the machine. Highly reccommend it – I can however hear my roommates dual athlon jet engines all the time. πŸ˜‰

  6. AMD64s with Cool ‘n’ Quiet + Asus’ Q-Fan motherboard feature means that the fan switches off sometimes, when you are just reading email and doing other non-intensive things.
    How cool is that?

    I have had a number of P4s at work, and I would go with AMD64 any day of the week (just did, in fact).

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