 Free Scan: Update Your PC's Outdated Drivers to Optimize Performance 
August 9th, 2008, 07:21 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Gerbil
Posts: 275
|
Im looking for a new hard drive for my computer, im finally running out of space, and i need more for my music collection (currently sitting on an external drive over our wifi)....
right now i have Seagate Technology - Barracuda 7200.7
and for my next hard drive i am looking for 200+gigs of memory, but im also looking for speed more than anything. It has a 8.5ms read time, but im looking for something blazingly fast! So i would rather sacrifice memory over speed, but id really like to have over 200 gigs! Im not 100% sure what to look for, thanks for your help
Ryan
__________________
ryanredbaron™
www.ilovellamas.com
| 
|  | |
August 9th, 2008, 07:27 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas
Posts: 2,139
|
__________________
“Where do you put the bayonet?” (upon seeing a flamethrower for the first time)
-CHESTY PULLER, USMC
| |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 07:40 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Gerbil
Posts: 275
|
Its been awhile since i worked on comps, where do i find out again!?
ps: it ISSS a little pricey, but i mean i really need the speed... cheaper would be better, but well see how it plays out
| |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 07:47 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas
Posts: 2,139
| | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:01 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Gerbil
Posts: 275
| | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:10 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas
Posts: 2,139
|
Sorry, but your motherboard doesn't support Sata. You will need a PATA (also called ATA or IDE) drive.
Or you can also install a SATA controller card if you have an open PCI slot. | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:14 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Gerbil
Posts: 275
|
would it be simpler/cheaper to buy a new mobo? | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:30 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas
Posts: 2,139
|
I'm not familiar with AMD CPUs so I can't give you a definite answer but offhand I would say no it would be neither simpler nor cheaper to install a new motherboard. I would think you would also have to replace the CPU, memory and/or the video card if you install a new motherboard with SATA capabilities.
Maybe someone familiar with AMD CPUs can give you a better answer. | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:35 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Near Gerbil
Posts: 275
|
ahhh thanks, ill save this for another day, thanks for all the info! | |
| | |
August 9th, 2008, 08:38 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Texas
Posts: 2,139
|
You are more than welcome. Sorry I couldn't have been of more help. | |
| | |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may post new threads You may post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |   Most Active Discussions  | | | | | Recent Discussions  | | | | | 
|
hardware
prices 
