Archive for the 'Gaming PC' Category

Hard Drive for a Gaming PC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

One of the major innovations in hard drives lately is having a big buffer. This translates to faster load times in games and programs. Pick a hard drive that has at least 8 MB buffer and 160 GB capacity like this Western Digital 160 GB drive (B00008BFJW). Having more space allows you to install games […]

Optical Drive for a Gaming PC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

For both a high and low gaming rig, you should definitely get an optical drive that has DVD and CD burning capabilities. The Pioneer DVR-A09XL (B0007M60ZK) is a great choice here. It burns double layer DVD+R at 6x speed, single layer DVD+R and DVD-R at 16x speed and CD-R at 40x speed. With […]

Floppy Drive for a Gaming PC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

As files sizes continue to increase, floppies have become less of an essential component. It does come in handy in situations where you need to boot with a minimal set of drivers and when you want to flash your BIOS. The Mitsumi internal floppy drive (B0000DK6IB) will do just fine.