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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: [OT] It's Xmas - time for new gaming PC, advice please
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 07:29:46 -0800
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On 12/6/2024 5:00 AM, Geeknix wrote:
> On 2024-12-05, Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>> Geeknix  <usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
>>> Haha that was luck, I just searched for gaming optimised HDD and
>>> WD_BLACK came out top.
>>
>> There's no such thing as a gaming optimized hard drive.  Get the WD
>> Blue 8TB drive instead.  It's also a CMR drive, you just save money by
>> getting a blue sticker instead of a black one.
> 
> I see, hmm, wonder why I see so much discussion on the topic. I'll check
> out the basic stats between WD_BLACK and Blue versions.
> 
>> You really don't want to be playing games off a hard drive anyways
>> these days.  It's fine for older games and smaller ones, but most new
>> games list an SSD as a requirement.
> 
> Good tip, I'll check requirements when deciding the drive to install on.
> He has a lot of older games, or things like Ravenfield, Minecraft,
> slower moving games.
> 
>> You can use the hard drive to
>> store the games you're not playing though, as Steam makes it easy to
>> move installed games from one drive to another.
> 
> Another good tip thanks. Never thought of that, it would certainly make
> swapping AAA games around faster.
> 
> 
> EVERYONE WHO GAVE ADVICE ON MONITORS:
> 
> I wish I could afford two monitors, two 27" or two 32" would be epic.
> Unfortunately, I can afford only one 27" or maybe can stretch to 32".
> Another upgrade added to Wishlist.
> 
Advice like that is always divorced from real world economics.  :)

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