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Your sata drive normally connects to your motherboard...

[guncrasher]

i had a 320 hd before never managed to use more than 50, now i have a 1tb, why? because it was on sale for $50. most likely i will never use 10% of it but If i do then i dont have to worry about it.  so get the recommended one, its a good buy 
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[cattb]

no you don't need to buy a drive you should be able to connect to the PATA on your motherboard with your old drive, ide ata, pata same thing, i only suggested the 500 gig drive for the extra warranty and space, but like you said you don't need it
should mention your drive is older, they do have limited life span, but that dosn't mean it will die in a month, might last another 4 years

[Mar]

DOH! Idiot, data transfer to the PSU, yeah right...
Still though, it looks like a pretty cheap thing and the reviews aren't good.


The old hard drive is shot, I'd rather get a new one than try to fix it.

I can always buy a bigger one later if I need it.

[airhog99]

Mar, you can shave off things from that Intel system, such as the SLI capabillity, to invest in a better graphics card. A GT 220 is a pretty weak card.
It depends on your future plans (I personally would never bother with the power requirements and heat generation of an SLI setup).
Just goes to show how one mans perfect system can be someone elses unbalanced system!
AH is typically GPU-limited, so I don't think skimping on the GPU is the way to go. (For example, my Phenom II X2 only uses 60% CPU to crank out 170 fps, which means the graphics card limits performance. And that is a much faster card than the GT 220.)

[TilDeath]

no you don't need to buy a drive you should be able to connect to the PATA on your motherboard with your old drive, ide ata, pata same thing, i only suggested the 500 gig drive for the extra warranty and space, but like you said you don't need it
should mention your drive is older, they do have limited life span, but that dosn't mean it will die in a month, might last another 4 years

He does not need one but again back to MATCHING COMPONENTS

PATA transfer rate 100/133mbps  SATA II transfer rate is higher.... cables are smaller therefor allowing the case to breath better.  Since you so in the know and bucking each post I have here.  I challenge you to a build for this man... we each offer to build him a system at no additional cost to him other then shipping and warranty the system, are you willing to do that?   I am with my build specs.  I am completely sure my speced system with out benchmark the components you suggested stock no overclocking.

[TilDeath]

DOH! Idiot, data transfer to the PSU, yeah right...
Still though, it looks like a pretty cheap thing and the reviews aren't good.


The old hard drive is shot, I'd rather get a new one than try to fix it.

I can always buy a bigger one later if I need it.

This is a Western Digital Black meaning the drive has a 32mb cache and 5 year warranty  there was a 10 difference between the 160GB and the 500GB.  I cant find the specs on the PSU included with the case.  I would not use anything other then PC Power & Cooling or OCZ PSU's but tried to give you best bag for your buc.  Reviews on newegg are not what you want to follow.  Look up the part on sites that do hardware reviews like Toms Hardware or Benchmark Reviews.  I prefer Benchmark Reviews to me they keep an equal playing field.

[cattb]

1 i have never said anything against your systems,in fact i have gave made a compliment in the past
2 read his question
3read my reply

he ask if he can use his hard drive, yes sata is faster and saves cable space

matching components i mentioned it before to show the promo price in case he donst see the sale
where do you come from

( i read the post wrong thought you asked if you could use your old hard drive, thats my bad sorry)

[Mar]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170010

PSU specs are in the tab.

[TilDeath]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170010

PSU specs are in the tab.

The PSU will not work...  again could not find the specs.  You want at least a 500watt single rail PSU with 45+ amps on the rail.  Look for PCI-e connectors at least 2 of them 6 pin plus a 6+2 pin.

[TilDeath]

1 i have never said anything against your systems,in fact i have gave made a compliment in the past
2 read his question
3read my reply

he ask if he can use his hard drive, yes sata is faster and saves cable space

matching components i mentioned it before to show the promo price in case he donst see the sale
where do you come from

( i read the post wrong thought you asked if you could use your old hard drive, thats my bad sorry)

My bad.  Having a bad evening and I took it out on you.   

[cattb]

 

[Mar]

Ok, forget under $500, doesn't seem to be cutting it, lets try $600, will just take a little longer.

Ok, let me know what you think about this:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121001

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128358

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115056

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145247

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130523

Disk drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192

Hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075

For the total of $570.42

[skribetm]

just to make it interesting, i have a build thats got FOUR cores, faster DDR3 memory and a comparable videocard.
*EDIT: actually, the HD4770 is TWICE better than the GT220.
Source: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gt-220-review-test/6

dont forget, you have a $58 mail in rebate with the items below, so it ends up just under $500.






like i said, for the $100 processor price range, intel cant touch amd's offerings.

good luck with your build!