It's not udma 33 or 66 or even 100 that makes a difference. Infact their
are no current drives that can even reach 33megs a second the throughput of
udma 33. What really matters is seek time and rpms. If you game alot or use
3d modelling apps, you'll want 7200 rpm, if you just surf the net, and do
stuff like word it won't matter. Realistically though the performace
difference between 5400 and 7200 is about 10%. If you can get a 7200 for not
much more than a 5400 get it, but if there is a hefty premium for 7200 don't
worry about it.
Jamy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Chris Oertell
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 10:04 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Computer question, non dak related. HARD DRIVES
Dester,
It will make a little bit of a difference. What will really make a big
difference is going from UDMA33 to UDMA66 or 100. But you either need a
motherboard that supports it or a special card. I have both a 10GB 5400 and
a 13GB 7200 and I can tell a difference in seek time. Good Luck.
Chris Oertell
Arcadia, Ca
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http://home.earthlink.net/~coertell
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuong Nguyen <dester223@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 6:49 PM
Subject: DML: Computer question, non dak related. HARD DRIVES
> Okay, I'm sorry it's off topic, but I do need help and the DML is full of
> computer geeks (gurus) and you guys can probably answer my question hehe.
> Sorry. I'll stop the stupid jokes now.
>
> Anyways. I'm getting an AMD 1000 mhz processor, 256 ram, 32 mb nvidia
video
> card, 12x dvd, 40 GB 5400 rpm hard drive. 56k modem, etc.....
>
> My question is, for an additional 39 bucks, is it worth it to have a 7200
> rpm hard drive installed instead of the 5400 rpm? and will there be a
> difference worth paying for? I intend to save a lot of MP3s onto the
> hardrive, and play a couple high graphics games. Will it make a good
> difference in PC performance, or is it just wasting cash?
> -Dester
>
> DML Content: I'll be using the computer to log onto the DML with.
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