Reddit mentions of (Old Model) Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD(Solid State Hybrid Drive) SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DX001)

For people who are turned off by the high price of a SSD relative to its capacity, I'd recommend a hybrid HDD. It may not be quite as fast, but my load times are still incredibly short since I installed it.

The best part is that it was only $77 for a 1 TB drive.

I picked up a SDHD - it's a hybrid drive that uses a bunch of RAM to make the HD more efficient. It's a 1TB from Amazon that cost around $70... http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463519341&sr=8-3&keywords=sdhd

None of these builds includes the cost of headphones, monitor, mouse, or keyboard. Select as-desired.

>(stick with NVIDIA though for Linux gaming)

AMD is okay with the open-source drivers now. AMD's proprietary drivers are awful.

> Budget

I'd drop the optical drive. No point; lots of laptops don't have them now, and there's enough inertia that they aren't going to be required. The only real reason to use optical now is (a) proprietary software that comes on CD, which is very rare on Linux, or (b) if someone is purchasing media on optical media, which also isn't incredibly-common for a lot of people.

Obviously, no reason to get Windows.

I'd use half of the savings to double the RAM to 16GB. If your programs aren't using the RAM, your OS will be using it for disk caching. Never hurts to have more.

> Value

I personally hate cases with a lot of plastic molding stuck on the outside and would be much happier with their "budget" case than their "value" case (save $15). I don't know why they switched optical drives between "value" and "budget", given that the two cost the same; in any event, I'd probably drop it ($20). No Windows ($100). No idea why they purchased a more-expensive brand of memory with the same speed as their "budget" build. I'd drop that. Unless someone is (a) planning on overclocking (I don't recommend it) or (b) wants a quieter system (fair enough), not much point in purchasing a third-party heat sink ($30). I haven't actually looked up the power consumption numbers, but heatsinks are almost always vastly over-rated for the amount of power that's required; may be possible to use a less-expensive heat sink; they seem to have just randomly purchased more-expensive components across-the-board.

Would again increase RAM to 16GB ($60). Would consider moving from the purely-rotational drive ($60) to a hybrid drive ($78) with the same 1TB capacity but better performance.

Would consider adding a wireless gamepad ($32). Depending upon the types of games played, can be rather more-comfortable.

> High-End

I suppose everyone has their own preferences; I think that the CPU and GPU parts cost quite a bit more here without providing a huge return. I probably would not purchase a $530 GPU (heck, I'm not sure that I'd get a $400 GPU for their mid-range tier), and the i7 provides no substantial performance benefit over the i5 for single-threaded work that dominates computation. This saves another $15 on memory.

I'd knock both of those down to their mid-range tier, saving $80 on the CPU and $129 on the GPU. I'd drop the molded plastic junk case (save $45).

I'd drop the $20 optical drive, and the $100 copy of Windows.

Out of the $374 savings:

• Move from $60 1TB rotational drive to a $132 2TB hybrid drive, $72 more.
  
  
• Would consider adding a wireless gamepad ($32).
  
  
• Would double memory ($60).
  
  
• Would consider a larger monitor (monitors are ignored in these builds, but a reasonable place to put money)
  

I have some experience building computer's, here's my recommended build that's just under $800.

CPU
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J2LIFBY

Motherboard
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8AFMDC

RAM
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006WAGGUK

Optical Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033Z2BAQ/

Power Supply
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EON40CS

Video Card
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NAWD4DA

HDD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EIQTOFY

Tower
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAJ0ZGK

I couldn't find any specifics on what LoL needs to run on ultra, but it seems to not need a whole lot. I put in the more powerful card you had listed (R9 280) just in case.

The case has two USB 3.0 ports on the front, and the motherboard has 6 total USBs on the back. Also stuck in Windows since I wasn't sure if you needed it or not. Still a bit of room in your budget if you want a different case or anything.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $204.29 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | $17.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $66.34 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $79.98 @ OutletPC
Storage | Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive | $69.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card | $217.99 @ Amazon
Case | Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case | $36.99 @ Directron
Power Supply | OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $54.99 @ Amazon
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) | $86.43 @ SuperBiiz
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $834.99
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 01:40 EST-0500 |

Nope, here it is: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-Solid-Hybrid-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY

And now that I search for those drives it seems like using 8GB of bcache per drive. Interesting.

Going by 1TB drives, 3 of these would be $300. 3 of their non hybrid drives would be $210.

With that $90 difference, it looks like I have my pick of 120-128GB SSDs, of which I could portion out up to 40GB of bcache per drive (though I would probably use less and store boot/bins there).

It seems like a nice idea for someone buying a single drive, and I notice that many of the hybrids are 2.5" for laptops where one can't easily RAID multiple drives. However, the price differences don't seem to scale well.

Former pre built PC buyer here, I can assure you that pre built ones are almost all overpriced and are not built well together! it will just bottleneck each other and you will have no idea what's wrong with your new computer.

This subreddit taught me a lot of things, and I'm changing everything parts by parts, this is way cheaper and efficient. Please do not waste on pre built PCs.

EDIT: Also for hard drive you should get hybrid like this one, way cheaper than SSD, almost as fast as SSD, capacity size of my dick (very huge).

This is on facebook marketplace, seller is moving by the end of next week and wants his whole rig sold, here's the specs:

GPU- ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG Strix Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-GeForce-Strix-Graphics-STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING/dp/B01K5F8MJK

CPU- i7-8700k https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-8700K-Desktop-Processor-Unlocked/dp/B07598VZR8

Mobo- ASUS ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming LGA1151 (Intel 8th Gen) https://www.amazon.com/Strix-Z370-H-Gaming-LGA1151-Motherboard/dp/B075RJHLBC

Case- Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Mid-Tower Gaming Case https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-CARBIDE-SPEC-02-Mid-Tower-Gaming/dp/B00I0MKMG2

RAM-Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 2400mhz https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-Sport-8GBx2-PC4-19200-288-Pin/dp/B00UFF7Y4A

Hybrid Drive- Seagate 1TB Desktop SSHD 1TB https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY

SSD-HyperX 120gb https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-HyperX-SHFS37A-120G/dp/B00KW3MTBS

coming to $1,600 in total, but he's willing to sell for $1,000....

Should I do it? (i just realized now by adding this all to my cart how much this all is holy fuck)

edit: forgot to ask, I can oc CPU and GPU with this set up right?

I'm need more storage space after building my pc. I have:

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1456897118&sr=1-2&keywords=sshd

and it's been working great on boot up. However, I feel like my games are taking while to launch but its manageable. But anyways i'm running low on storage and I'm looking for 1tb hard drive (ssd's are to expensive for me at the moment) My question is should I get the same SSHD as above or

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1456897277&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+caviar+blue

WD blue seems to get a lot of praise but idk if it is better than the sshd?

Thanks for the help

For just a bit more, you could have (this)[https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467067688&sr=8-1&keywords=1tb+hybrid] drive.

Not only more cores but it's cheaper! The accountant in me took over for a second. I've changed my Amazon cart to include the i5 and new motherboard. I was actually looking at getting a SSD Hybrid drive, I added the wrong one to my cart. I'm looking at the Seagate drive.

My final question is do you think I should go with a 290, a 280x, or stick with my 670? I'd like the upgrade but only if it's actually going to be a noticeable upgrade, especially when spending that kind of money.

Looking at your build, I would loose the SSD and go for more RAM.
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-Solid-Hybrid-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY/ if you really care about drive speed for your programs and OS.

And I'm tempted to ask why you're buying Windows, but that can slide.

If you want boot time, why not an SSHD?

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Desktop-Solid-Hybrid-ST1000DX001/dp/B00EIQTOFY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1381101040&sr=1-1&keywords=sshd+desktop

OP's use case might be different, but I don't see going down 500GB from 1.5 TB too much of a loss.

And that way, all your applications benefit a little.