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| 198506 | 2003-12-08 21:24:00 | I am looking at building a dream PC am wanting some information on hard drive setup. I am interested if anyone has a site that can offer some information. I want to know the different setups available and what are the advantages of each etc. I have been told that having windows etc. on one drive and storing all your information on another is a good setup but am more interested in performance than anything else. Please help. |
Jackiex (4951) | ||
| 198507 | 2003-12-08 21:35:00 | If you want performance go for a multi disc raid setup (not software enabled). There are many permutations of raid and it does depend on you want. Have a look at this (www.webopedia.com), its got some links for your reading pleasure. You might find this (www.techadvice.com) interesting as well. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 198508 | 2003-12-09 04:41:00 | Well SATA IMO is better than IDE. And the more things a mobo has on it the better (ie USB 2, firewire, SATA, sound). Except onboard video. Onboard video isnt really enough. SATA is way faster than IDE and also doesnt create as much heat as IDE cables, due to the thin cable. It also depends what version of Windows you get for the system. SATA if you do get it is native to XP. BUT still works on other OS's. If u want USB,. USB 2 is better, well thats if u intend on getting USB 2 devices. Firewire is good ONLY if you have something like a digital video cam or something that supports firewire. Its as good as USB2 and just as fast. I prefer P4 to AMD. AMD might be cheaper but they tend to overheat quickly. P4 can handle heat, BUT the parts (CPU etc) are usually dearer. |
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