http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/Channel8/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/Max Builds a PC Series Part V: Hard Diskhttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/en-usThu, 21 Feb 2008 08:09:10 GMTThu, 21 Feb 2008 08:09:10 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3163.4106, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)Nos, valljuk be nem sok pc van a hétköznapi forgalomba amelytől a Vista 5.9-es értékelést kap. Elég komoly<div>Trackback from <a href="http://msportal.hu/blogs/turczy_attila/archive/2008/02/20/kapt-225-l-m-225-r-a-vista-t-243-l-5-9-es-233-rt-233-kel-233-st.aspx">Turóczy Attila</a></div>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/Trackbacks/2474/Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:09:10 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/Trackbacks/2474/0http://channel8.msdn.com/2474/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Nos, valljuk be nem sok pc van a hétköznapi forgalomba amelytől a Vista 5.9-es értékelést kap. Elég komolyTrackback from Turóczy AttilaSystem0http://channel8.msdn.com/2474/Trackback.aspxRaptor main drive, backup drive... both Western Digital most likely.http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=948Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:58 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=9480http://channel8.msdn.com/948/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Raptor main drive, backup drive... both Western Digital most likely.Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/948/Trackback.aspxok, I might have missed it, but what was the general consensus here?http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=923Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:32:24 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=9230http://channel8.msdn.com/923/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0ok, I might have missed it, but what was the general consensus here?campusK0der0http://channel8.msdn.com/923/Trackback.aspxSo what will be the bottleneck do you guys think?http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=894Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:40:15 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8940http://channel8.msdn.com/894/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0So what will be the bottleneck do you guys think?Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/894/Trackback.aspx10,000 RPM HDDs of any size are good idea so the HDD won't be a bottleneck in this machine<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=893Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:22:09 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8930http://channel8.msdn.com/893/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=010,000 RPM HDDs of any size are good idea so the HDD won't be a bottleneck in this machinejbj0http://channel8.msdn.com/893/Trackback.aspxEnterprise Class drives from WD are by far the best drives on the market. A 500 GB or twin 320's are probably a good bet.http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=892Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:19:01 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8920http://channel8.msdn.com/892/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Enterprise Class drives from WD are by far the best drives on the market. A 500 GB or twin 320's are probably a good bet.AndreBoi0http://channel8.msdn.com/892/Trackback.aspx<p>Yeah Max, I do play a sax...great instrument, I love playing jazz in jazz bands.</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=890Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:02:00 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8900http://channel8.msdn.com/890/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Yeah Max, I do play a sax...great instrument, I love playing jazz in jazz bands.Trix0http://channel8.msdn.com/890/Trackback.aspxyeah max. you see the build they making tell me it does resemble all the parts and the points i layed out.. ( in referral to toms hardware)http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=887Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:13:13 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8870http://channel8.msdn.com/887/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0yeah max. you see the build they making tell me it does resemble all the parts and the points i layed out.. ( in referral to toms hardware)platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/887/Trackback.aspx<p>Haha, sorry Platinum.&nbsp; Looks like I won't be played the fool today, although I'm sure you guys will get me sometime soon... ;-)&nbsp; Just keep in mind that you get me, I'll get you back!</p> <p>PS: anyone see THG's <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/12/21/toms_reference_system/">new build</a>??&nbsp; I like it... I like it a lot.</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=883Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:07:16 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8830http://channel8.msdn.com/883/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Haha, sorry Platinum.&nbsp; Looks like I won't be played the fool today, although I'm sure you guys will get me sometime soon... ;-)&nbsp; Just keep in mind that you get me, I'll get you back! PS: anyone see THG's new build??&nbsp; I like it... I like it a lot.Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/883/Trackback.aspxdamnnit man. i was actually gonna do that and surprise you by my image change.. hahah. damn man can't mess around with you guys.. so i am guessing we done with the hardrive right.. what next, Graphics card / sound card. I think with graphics card we all agreed sometime ago on the ati 3870http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=882Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:05:58 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8820http://channel8.msdn.com/882/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0damnnit man. i was actually gonna do that and surprise you by my image change.. hahah. damn man can't mess around with you guys.. so i am guessing we done with the hardrive right.. what next, Graphics card / sound card. I think with graphics card we all agreed sometime ago on the ati 3870platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/882/Trackback.aspx<p>Thanks Platinum.&nbsp; I thought you knew some crazy trick I did not about setting a gamertag on live since I tried to make it this icon but found no way to do so easily.</p> <p>I could go old school analog and use the feature "take a picture with your live camera" and just hold up a printout....</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=879Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:41:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8790http://channel8.msdn.com/879/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Thanks Platinum.&nbsp; I thought you knew some crazy trick I did not about setting a gamertag on live since I tried to make it this icon but found no way to do so easily. I could go old school analog and use the feature "take a picture with your live camera" and just hold up a printout....Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/879/Trackback.aspxSpeed is more important than size. Chose SATA II and 10 000 rpm. And since size is never enough anything above 250GB will suffice.<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=874Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:08:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8740http://channel8.msdn.com/874/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Speed is more important than size. Chose SATA II and 10 000 rpm. And since size is never enough anything above 250GB will suffice.akafazov0http://channel8.msdn.com/874/Trackback.aspxSpeed is more important than size. Chose SATA II and 10 000 rpm. And since size is never enough anything above 250GB will suffice.<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=873Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:08:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8730http://channel8.msdn.com/873/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Speed is more important than size. Chose SATA II and 10 000 rpm. And since size is never enough anything above 250GB will suffice.akafazov0http://channel8.msdn.com/873/Trackback.aspxhmm. max i ma not so sure what you mean about the gamertag. are you talking about the profile on channel 8. ( if that is the case you just go to edit profile , make sure you are logged on with the live id that you use for xbox&nbsp; and in the edit profile just choose My xbox&nbsp; live Gamer tile from the "what type of avatar would you like to use"). if you are talking about me using spaceman spiff form my gamertag pic that we will have to ask majornelson to have a calvin and hobbes theme and gamer pic set, since Microsoft is keeping the theme/gamerpic set closed.http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=871Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:53:08 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8710http://channel8.msdn.com/871/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0hmm. max i ma not so sure what you mean about the gamertag. are you talking about the profile on channel 8. ( if that is the case you just go to edit profile , make sure you are logged on with the live id that you use for xbox&nbsp; and in the edit profile just choose My xbox&nbsp; live Gamer tile&#8230;platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/871/Trackback.aspxYeah, I'm really agreeing with Trix's comments here. A nice mid-sized primary (~150) with a larger (500-750) slave would probably be best. Western Digitals have always performed well for me, and again, RAID is whack. Save RAID and all that tricky stuff for the servers. Use a typical array for typical work.<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=869Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:34:59 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8690http://channel8.msdn.com/869/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Yeah, I'm really agreeing with Trix's comments here. A nice mid-sized primary (~150) with a larger (500-750) slave would probably be best. Western Digitals have always performed well for me, and again, RAID is whack. Save RAID and all that tricky stuff for the servers. Use a typical array for typical work.JKrebo0http://channel8.msdn.com/869/Trackback.aspx<p>1.a Fast HDD for Main OS either Raptor or SSD if the price is acceptable.</p> <p>1.b two perpendicular Seagate's in RAID 1 for per and perp. drives are already reliable enough.</p> <p>2. One or two perpendicular Seagate's for the data anything&nbsp;in 500GB is 'future proof' enough. </p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=865Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:35:33 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8650http://channel8.msdn.com/865/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=01.a Fast HDD for Main OS either Raptor or SSD if the price is acceptable. 1.b two perpendicular Seagate's in RAID 1 for per and perp. drives are already reliable enough. 2. One or two perpendicular Seagate's for the data anything&nbsp;in 500GB is 'future proof' enough. campusK0der0http://channel8.msdn.com/865/Trackback.aspx<p>1) Platinum... how do you make it your gamertag picture?&nbsp; I actually would do it as well (yeah I know you said no one take it... but ya gotta give at least me the shot right ;-)&nbsp; )</p> <p>2) We're not putting terabytes in this thing you cha-cha-cha-ing fruit cups!</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=863Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:00:22 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8630http://channel8.msdn.com/863/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=01) Platinum... how do you make it your gamertag picture?&nbsp; I actually would do it as well (yeah I know you said no one take it... but ya gotta give at least me the shot right ;-)&nbsp; ) 2) We're not putting terabytes in this thing you cha-cha-cha-ing fruit cups!Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/863/Trackback.aspx<p>yeah sorry that was out of topic. but i vote for a couple of terabytes who is with me.. ohh nooo.. the dreaded I-Like-A-Do-Da-Cha-Cha.. hmm that sounds pretty good i think i could do the cha- cha - cha to it.. </p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=861Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:08:27 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8610http://channel8.msdn.com/861/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0yeah sorry that was out of topic. but i vote for a couple of terabytes who is with me.. ohh nooo.. the dreaded I-Like-A-Do-Da-Cha-Cha.. hmm that sounds pretty good i think i could do the cha- cha - cha to it.. platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/861/Trackback.aspx<p>i am sorry this is completely out of topic but i just remembered after seeing Max's pic, you know the one of spaceman spiff... hmm that should be my new xbox live gamertag.. please no eon take it... </p> <p>Hey max guess what i got for christmas.</p> <p>I got the Leather bound 3 book edition of Calvin and hobbes, so don't mind me if i put a pic of Hobbes hitting calvin as my image..</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=860Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:03:55 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8600http://channel8.msdn.com/860/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0i am sorry this is completely out of topic but i just remembered after seeing Max's pic, you know the one of spaceman spiff... hmm that should be my new xbox live gamertag.. please no eon take it... Hey max guess what i got for christmas. I got the Leather bound 3 book edition of Calvin and&#8230;platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/860/Trackback.aspxAt last! Finis!<br /><br />http://lloydhumphreys.com/blog/?p=124<br /><br />Sorry about the formatting, but it looked fine in WLW and I can't be bothered changing it... it's a tedious process. Enjoy!<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=858Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:51:12 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8580http://channel8.msdn.com/858/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0At last! Finis!http://lloydhumphreys.com/blog/?p=124Sorry about the formatting, but it looked fine in WLW and I can't be bothered changing it... it's a tedious process. Enjoy!Lloyd_Humph0http://channel8.msdn.com/858/Trackback.aspxI've got nothing better to do! What else can I do... of course I could waste time playing AC/COD4/BF2142 but I prefer this.<br /><br />Lasering shouldn't be too difficult, hell even I could walk to the key cutters in my (really) small town and they'd do it for me :P<br /><br />UPDATE: Got the sketch done, and I'm turning it into a mini-step-by-step thing.. with pics!<br /><br />Unfortunately I just realised I was drawing on my contrast plane :(&nbsp; start again....<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=856Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:19:31 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8560http://channel8.msdn.com/856/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I've got nothing better to do! What else can I do... of course I could waste time playing AC/COD4/BF2142 but I prefer this.Lasering shouldn't be too difficult, hell even I could walk to the key cutters in my (really) small town and they'd do it for me :PUPDATE: Got the sketch done, and I'm turning&#8230;Lloyd_Humph0http://channel8.msdn.com/856/Trackback.aspx<p>There are no villains here, just strong opinions.&nbsp; And SUPER Villians! HAH!</p> <p>Don't work too hard on a stencil, I make no guarantee of any lasering.&nbsp; Maybe I'll just chicken scratch the logo on there with my keys, how about that?</p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=854Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:05:47 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8540http://channel8.msdn.com/854/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0There are no villains here, just strong opinions.&nbsp; And SUPER Villians! HAH! Don't work too hard on a stencil, I make no guarantee of any lasering.&nbsp; Maybe I'll just chicken scratch the logo on there with my keys, how about that?Max0http://channel8.msdn.com/854/Trackback.aspxSure. Will work on it now :)<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=853Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:01:27 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8530http://channel8.msdn.com/853/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Sure. Will work on it now :)Lloyd_Humph0http://channel8.msdn.com/853/Trackback.aspx<p>damn it. I thought the entire world was with me, max i am disappointed with you, trying to crap on me like this.. . aite it looks like we need a villain here.. Trix&nbsp; i mean dau_sama. you are my next target :) .. Lets make this look good.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>ohh lloyd with respect to the stickers, why not kick it up a notch send max a stencil of which they can laser engrave this machine.</p> <p>Damn man. the more we build the more i want this machine.. wooo saaaaaa. ok keep it calm&nbsp; don't be greedy </p>http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=852Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:58:17 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8520http://channel8.msdn.com/852/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0damn it. I thought the entire world was with me, max i am disappointed with you, trying to crap on me like this.. . aite it looks like we need a villain here.. Trix&nbsp; i mean dau_sama. you are my next target :) .. Lets make this look good. &nbsp; ohh lloyd with respect to the stickers, why not&#8230;platinumacetric0http://channel8.msdn.com/852/Trackback.aspxwoo jazz :D<br />http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=851Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:32:22 GMThttp://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Max-Builds-a-PC-Series-Part-V-Hard-Disk/?CommentID=8510http://channel8.msdn.com/851/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0woo jazz :DLloyd_Humph0http://channel8.msdn.com/851/Trackback.aspx