Computer hard drives which one?????

Question

i have just built myself a computer from scratch buying everything individually, and now have a top of the range very fast pc, this is all new to me, so have learnt as i have gone along, one thing that i would like to know is can i put any desktop hard drive into my computer, or does it have to be a specific one, any suggestions would be grateful....

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter, you just need to be able to connect it to your motherboard right. I think that Serial ATA hard drives (SATA) are the fastest as far as i know. Good luck.

Answer 2

Generally computers either accept a SATA or IDE hard drive.  Check your motherboard packaging (or online) to see what it takes, or take a look at the connectors on the board.  IDE connectors are very long and flat with a large ribbon cable, whereas SATA connectors are much smaller.

As long as the connector is compatible, the drive should work.  Other than this, you should look at how quickly data can be read or written to the disk (obviously the faster the better) and the drive size.  Many times the disk will give the RPM of how quickly the platters spin. Generally, the higher the RPM the faster it reads and writes.  I just bought a 500GB Western Digital drive for my computer.  It's data transfer speed is 3Gb/s and I'm pretty happy with it.

Answer 3

you can put any hard drive into your computer. And permitting the computer has a second cable to allow it, you can have two or more hard drives internally that can be accessed in My Computer.

Answer 4

you will need to know your hard drive format first of all. Think you might have a SATA drive but not sure. Go full tilt if can afford it but getting about a 750 GB to 1 TB hard drive for games, music, and photos

Answer 5

any hdd will do,with my experience,i prefer you to buy a seagate hdd,its really nice & sturdy

Answer 6

Any HD will do, as long as it is an internal drive. IDE or SATA.