Best PC upgrade I ever done.

sproggy · 20-08-2007, 10:48 AM

Holy sheet my Tinternet PC is rocking. Have got that new drive installed, 4 partitions!

1 for software, 1 just for temp files, 1 for general files.... and... wait for it... The biggest partition is for 1 thing only.. to record loads of sproggy mixes.

The plan is well and truly in action. No more need to defrag after downloading loads of tunes, no more 'haven't got drive space to record a mix'.

The only problem is the pants selection of smilies on teh Mongforum with which I'm supposed to express my joy. \o/

Mong · 20-08-2007, 11:11 AM

Noice one, what's the spec of the HD?

sproggy · 20-08-2007, 11:37 AM

80gig, 7200rpm. Can't go higher on that motherboard.

It browses feckloads faster now.

sproggy · 21-08-2007, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sproggy

It browses feckloads faster now.

I can say that again!!

Just added the old 4gig (lol) drive back on... 5 drives wohooo.

WTF I'll use the drive 5 for, I don't know.

Kadafi · 21-08-2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sproggy

I can say that again!!

Just added the old 4gig (lol) drive back on... 5 drives wohooo.

WTF I'll use the drive 5 for, I don't know.

i use 5 in total... got one for music, one for movies, one for OS / programs, one for downloads and one for backup important shit... movies one is full though so looks like a 6th is coming =/

might replace my OS drive with a high speed one and use the current one for more storage... not sure how much difference those high speed drives actually make though, for the price i could get a few on raid 0... any ideas?

tom · 21-08-2007, 06:28 PM

SATA II drives are pretty nice if your mobo will tek em.

Larger buffer is better (16MB is nice) and ge the highest RPM you can. 7200 minimum.

sproggy · 21-08-2007, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kadafi

i use 5 in total...

See folks, multiple drives are the way to go... You heard it from 'Mr Speedy PC' himself.

mr ben · 22-08-2007, 02:45 AM

all this has gone way over me head

Mandrick · 22-08-2007, 10:16 AM

while we are talking of harddrives, I've got an internal western Digital (160gb) and also bought a Seagate Barracuda 250gb for my dad.

Under XP when formatted both drives will not be recognised as more than 127gb (also shows in the BIOS) .
Each drive was formatted by XP when rebuilding each system (also formatted on different computers)

We both have the same motherboard - The Asus A7SX-x (from memory). Presumably it could be a bios update thing?
Any ideas whats going on????? Stumped, am I.

To give you a listing of what I use at the mo:

Internal:
160gb Western Digital,
80GB Seagate barracuda

External USB2 drives (these are a GOD SEND)
Maxtor - 300GB (uses powerpack/plug to power)
Hewlett Packard - 250GB (uses plug to power)
80GB Toshiba (standalone euns off USB wire, no powerpack/plug needed)

Kadafi · 22-08-2007, 10:55 AM

very strange
wat filesystem u format with?

20-08-2007, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
sproggy Manchester CityCentre Fan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 22.5m up Posts: 3,741 Credits: 60,326	Best PC upgrade I ever done. Holy sheet my Tinternet PC is rocking. Have got that new drive installed, 4 partitions! 1 for software, 1 just for temp files, 1 for general files.... and... wait for it... The biggest partition is for 1 thing only.. to record loads of sproggy mixes. The plan is well and truly in action. No more need to defrag after downloading loads of tunes, no more 'haven't got drive space to record a mix'. The only problem is the pants selection of smilies on teh Mongforum with which I'm supposed to express my joy. \o/

20-08-2007, 11:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
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20-08-2007, 11:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
sproggy Manchester CityCentre Fan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 22.5m up Posts: 3,741 Credits: 60,326	80gig, 7200rpm. Can't go higher on that motherboard. It browses feckloads faster now. __________________ sproggy on MySpace sproggy on Soundclick

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22-08-2007, 10:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mandrick Experimenting Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13 Credits: 25	while we are talking of harddrives, I've got an internal western Digital (160gb) and also bought a Seagate Barracuda 250gb for my dad. Under XP when formatted both drives will not be recognised as more than 127gb (also shows in the BIOS) . Each drive was formatted by XP when rebuilding each system (also formatted on different computers) We both have the same motherboard - The Asus A7SX-x (from memory). Presumably it could be a bios update thing? Any ideas whats going on????? Stumped, am I. To give you a listing of what I use at the mo: Internal: 160gb Western Digital, 80GB Seagate barracuda External USB2 drives (these are a GOD SEND) Maxtor - 300GB (uses powerpack/plug to power) Hewlett Packard - 250GB (uses plug to power) 80GB Toshiba (standalone euns off USB wire, no powerpack/plug needed) __________________ FREE DJ Tutorials site - Comprehensive tutorials from beginner to advanced covering all aspects of Djing with over a gig of video, mp3 mixes and mashups to download. http://www.djmandrick.com Last edited by Mandrick : 22-08-2007 at 10:21 AM.

21-08-2007, 06:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
tom Frequency Specialist Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Westcountry Jungle Posts: 585 Credits: 43,914	SATA II drives are pretty nice if your mobo will tek em. Larger buffer is better (16MB is nice) and ge the highest RPM you can. 7200 minimum.

22-08-2007, 10:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kadafi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 852 Credits: 8,083	very strange wat filesystem u format with?

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