Quick Question

[pc-gamer-dude]

will i notice much of a difference between an 8mb cache and a 2mb cache? cuz i can get a western digital 40gb 7200rpm with 2mb cache for $53, or i can get one with an 8mb cache for $63. im on a really tight budget, and if i wont notice a difference im getting the 2mb one. please help.

[Broken]

Yes. You'll notice.
That is were the computer to store data before it can be used by the ram allowing faster and times that you will notice.

[kaiweiler]

go with the 8...
where are you from?

[pc-gamer-dude]

united states, and im not ordering from any other website other then newegg.com if thats what ur thinkin. im prolly gonna go with the 2mb cache, just so i have more money to spend on a 9600pro, instead of a fx5600.

[Broken]

You'd be taking a big hit to preformance for ten dollars. But it's your call, everyone will tell you to go with 8mb.

[pc-gamer-dude]

right now i have really good system performance with a 512kb cache hard drive running at 66mb/s. so im not to worried about it, i was thinking gaming performance, but since im prolly not gonna notice to much a difference im gonna get the 2mb cache one (unless somebody gives me a really good reason to get the 8mb cache one).

[ricochet]

I went to a 8mb. catch and I think its great... things run a lot faster. I will never go back...


The recover time from a online game is much faster...

[pc-gamer-dude]

ill have to think about it... depends on if i can come up with the extra $10 for it. i just barely have enough to get the hard drive, the gfx card im gonna get (saphire 9600), and the memory im getting (another stick if kingston px2700 256mb), and 4 speeze case fans. so ill see what i can do, but im hoping for the 8mb cache if stuff is gonna exit faster, cuz my computer seems to have problems doing that (very long exit times...).

[bigdawgfoxx]

its worth the 10 bux..go wash someones car for 10 bux to make up for it lolol

[pc-gamer-dude]

u know.. its supposed to snow tuesday for me (heavy snow meaning 10+ inches) so maybe ill make 40-50 shoveling for people, then i could go with a 60gig and a radeon 9600 pro!!! well i can dream. but ill come up with the $10.

[adamp2p]

If you are in the united states it is a bad week for discounted hard drives. If I were you I would hang out till next week, and I am sure there will be some hard drives that are very capacity and cheap.

[bambang]

Go for the one with the 8MB cache.... you will feel the difference.

[Evil Gemini]

Can someone give an example of it being faster than a 2mb cache ??

[Duffman]

that seems way high 53$ usd? because for 100$ i got a segate 120gig 8mb cache one and 80 less gigs and a smaler cache and still 50 bucks seems kinda steep, maybe you should wait a week and hope a new sale starts soon

[Duffman]

heres one one day sale 6$ more twice the capacity 8mb cache, just wait a while or buy this one you can get a better deal

hard drive (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-122&catalog=14&depa=1)

[pc-gamer-dude]

thing is... i wont be able to order till friday.. and i cant go to my computer show if it snows to much (meaning 2-5+ inches). hopefully i can find a good sale soon. or im gonna be ordering everything at full price this friday

[Duffman]

are you in new york?

[pc-gamer-dude]

yeah.. i live in waverly, new york.

[angelique]

Originally posted by Duffman3@3 February 2004 - 02:56
that seems way high 53$ usd? because for 100$ i got a segate 120gig 8mb cache one and 80 less gigs and a smaler cache and still 50 bucks seems kinda steep, maybe you should wait a week and hope a new sale starts soon
I payed $110 for 80GB Seagate, ugh, I don't like you, lol j/k.